Horrendous didn't just drop what's arguably the best album of their career. They made one of the best death metal albums in recent memory, according to Metal Sucks.
Don't miss your chance to hear 'Ontological Mysterium' in all its twisted glory. Philly's finest and filthiest death metal band are celebrating their new record with a special run of shows to kick off the new year. As if that wasn't enough of a holiday bonus, they'll be joined by fellow statesmen Outer Heaven.
Ontological Mysterium Record Release Shows
December 27, 2023: Worcester, MA @ Ralph's Rock Diner [TICKETS]
December 28, 2023: Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts [TICKETS]
December 29, 2023: Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus Bar [TICKETS]
January 13, 2024: Richmond, VA @ Bandito's*
January 14, 2024: Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery [TICKETS]
* No Outer Heaven
Let your chariot ride!
Horrendous were on the cover of the September issue of Decibel magazine. Order a copy and get an exclusive limited edition The Silver flexi disc.
"After years of incredible support from Decibel Magazine, we are honored to make it to the cover of Decibel", the band says. "Eternal thanks to Albert Mudrian for always believing in our music, Mike Wohlberg for all of his artistic contributions to the band, and Scott Kinkade for capturing us masterfully, and everyone out there who has supported us."
'Ontological Mysterium' is a labyrinth. The deeper in you go, the more this album twists and churns, luring you toward some monstrous final battle. The riffs on the title track slice like the blades of an Apache helicopter, while the battle cry that opens "Cult of Shaad'oah" will make you feel like you're about to carve up a volcano full of giant, flaming snake warriors.
"Somehow these guys can take Iron Maiden, mesh it with '90s prog-influenced death metal masters like Atheist, dispense with traditional metal song structures and create something that you've never heard before", writes Metal Injection.
Lambgoat says "Ontological Mysterium is a pholosophical treat cloistered within some of the most ravenously delectable death metal you could subject yourself to this year, perhaps ever".
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“Surprises always come up during writing — spontaneous ideas pull you into new territory and enable the realization of novel possibilities that previously were inaccessible.”
Such are the words from Horrendous drummer Jamie Knox when discussing the creation of the band’s fifth full-length, the highly anticipated 'Ontological Mysterium'. Knox’s quote also encapsulates Horrendous’s approach to extreme metal. Since 2009, the band has capably tapped into the inaccessible by providing a fresh, unconventional take on death metal that harnesses technical brilliance with elaborate, mind-melding melodies, frothy, spewing vocals and labyrinthine song structures. This combination has made each Horrendous long play a clinic in the gratifyingly unorthodox. The trend continues on Ontological Mysterium.
The follow-up to 2018’s Idol was recorded, mixed and mastered at Subterranean Watchtower Studios in Virginia, which doubles as the homestead of guitarist/vocalist Damian Herring. While the band (completed by guitarist/vocalist Matt Knox and bassist Alex Kulick) finished much of the songwriting for Ontological Mysterium in 2019, its recording was delayed by the 2020 global pandemic and various life events. Horrendous eventually finished recording in early 2022 and mastered the album before the start of 2023.
The album upholds Horrendous’s position as one of the underground’s best outside-of-the-box extreme metal bands. Having long abandoned concern whether people would appreciate their “uniqueness,” Horrendous has embraced its role as a band willing to veer far from death metal conventions, intentionally stretching and breaking norms. To wit, the band primarily views its music as filtered through a death metal lens. This may be Horrendous’s defining trait: By not accepting parameters, nothing is off-limits.
Lineup:
Damian Herring - Guitar, Vocals
Matt Knox - Guitar, Vocals
Alex Kulick - Bass
Jamie Knox - Drums
Producer / Sound Engineer / Mixing / Mastering: Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studio, Arlington, VA, USA
Style: Progressive death metal
Cover art: Brian Smith
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