12/10/2021 21:50

Abysmal Dawn

Abysmal Dawn's EP 'Nightmare Frontier' out in February 2022

Los Angeles death metal titans Abysmal Dawn will be releasing a new EP, 'Nightmare Frontier', on February 4, 2022 via Season of Mist. It will be available as digipak CD and limited edition 12" vinyl (500 copies).

Track listing:
1. A Nightmare Slain (04:43)
2. Blacken the Sky (04:15)
3. Behind Space (03:37)
4. Bewitched (06:43)

'Nightmare Frontier' was mixed and mastered by Charles Elliott at Tastemaker Audio. Drums were engineered by John Haddad at Trench Studios, while tracking for all instruments was handled by Elliott.

In conjunction with the release, the band is now sharing their brand new single, 'A Nightmare Slain' along with a music video that was created by Guilherme Henriques.

Abysmal Dawn frontman/founding member Charles Elliott commented: "The music for this track was recorded for 'Phylogenesis', but we left it off the record. We thought it was a great song but we felt it didn't quite fit into the flow of that album. The music shows a bit more of a slightly progressive and melodic side of the band, which we may explore more in the future. The lyrics were written during the pandemic and are inspired by the lore of the video game "Bloodborne".

Now, we have a lot of songs filled with social commentary and introspective lyrics. When it came time to write the words for this one, I don’t think I could bring myself to focus any more on the misery or subjugation that we live in our day to day lives. Who needs another song of COVID drivel or divisive politics at this point? Hopefully we can all agree on what I discovered while I was trapped at home for over a year; "Bloodborne" is one of the greatest video games ever made. "Animal Crossing" and "Mario Party" fans should definitely check it out, along with the rest of the "soulsborne" genre for a stress free good time… We hope you enjoy our song inspired by one of the most metal games ever made. Enjoy and see you on tour!"

(source: Season Of Mist)