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Artist......: Deviated
Album.......: The Altar of Absence
Year........: 2026
Genre.......: Death Metal
Type........: Album
Label.......: New Standard Elite
Language....: English
Source......: WEB/FLAC (24bit)
Quality.....: 1660kbps / 44.1 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 8 tracks
Playtime....: 00:24:14
Size........: 289.9 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-09-19
S.Date......: 2026-09-18
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/y5sc3x72pnyfk
01. Reverence at the Void 3:27
02. The Altar of Absence 3:16
03. Orphan of Celestial Entity 3:00
04. Enraptured Prostration to Eldritch Bestower 3:18
05. Vacuous Ministration 3:22
06. An Offering to Nothingness 1:57
07. Starless Convergence 3:07
08. Transmigration Severance 2:48
Deviated deliver 24 minutes of concentrated brutal death
metal on The Altar of Absence, an eight-track release
issued by New Standard Elite. Built around
guitarist/bassist Tomonori Inahara, vocalist Wasumit
'Aon' Wongwai and drummer Pratchaya Phadungthin,
Deviated is an international collaboration connecting
the Japanese and Thai brutal death metal undergrounds.
The musicians bring experience from groups including
Despoilment, Strangulation, Dismal Dissonancy,
Ecchymosis, Intricated and Pathological Sadism.
The Altar of Absence operates within the uncompromising
aesthetic associated with New Standard Elite,
concentrating on dense riffing, guttural vocals, abrupt
rhythmic changes and technically demanding percussion.
The compact running time keeps the material focused,
with songs generally around the three-minute mark rather
than expanding the band's ideas into lengthy
arrangements.
The titles establish an appropriately bleak and
otherworldly atmosphere. 'Reverence at the Void' leads
into the title track, followed by 'Orphan of Celestial
Entity' and 'Enraptured Prostration to Eldritch
Bestower.' The second half continues with 'Vacuous
Ministration,' the shorter 'An Offering to Nothingness,'
'Starless Convergence' and closing 'Transmigration
Severance,' reinforcing recurring imagery of emptiness,
cosmic isolation and ritualistic devotion.
Released by New Standard Elite in 2026, The Altar of
Absence presents Deviated as a tightly focused brutal
death metal unit whose members' experience within the
Asian extreme-metal underground informs an exceptionally
concentrated recording. With eight tracks delivered in
just over 24 minutes, the album favors sustained
intensity and technical execution over excess, offering
a concise statement for listeners devoted to the most
uncompromising end of death metal.