AZOTHYST — BLOOD OF DEAD GOD MLP / MCD / CASSETTE / DIGITAL / T-SHIRT

(Description by Shawn Haché)
In an age of saccharine palatability the only antidote is poison. A dreaded and mysterious formula to execute the uninitiated and elevate the worthy. Delivered in a stained chalice, Vault of Dried Bones puts this corrosive tincture to your lips and demands, “Imbibe!”. The long anticipated first offering of AZOTHYST is a sanguine solution. Swallow, enter a violently altered state, and prepare for the horror that awaits in the Blood of Dead God.

The cult of Azothyst has long lingered in whispers throughout the Canadian extreme metal microcosm. Occasionally surfacing in merciless sneak attacks, only to rescind back to unbeing. Complete manifestation has recoiled to the stuff of legend and oral tradition among the elite. With ranks comprising ancient corpse-keepers and the adversely prophetic, respect was immediately due upon initial rumour. At last, the hour is nigh! Sufficient belief has breathed life into thought-form and Pandora’s box has been shattered. Travel deep enough into the abyss and enter a parallel realm of horror and diabolism. Azothyst’s domain is an inversion of reality where the wretched become the crowned and conquering. The bottom of the pit is the pinnacle of the mountain, and it is a summit of skulls and carrion. You drank the slain deity’s essence to get this far, but will you scale the peaks or plumb the depths of a mass grave?

Neophite! Attune to the horrifyingly vast and oppressively cavernous before proceeding or abandon hope completely. From the moment of revelation, the onslaught is pure, pushing the frenzy to a fever pitch. Azothyst’s execution of sheer violence on Blood of Dead God is a ruthless dagger to the throat. At the peaks of madness, gnostic moments of clarity give way to hypnotic formlessness, and all suspends in suffocating surreality. In the grip of awakening, malevolence takes hold once again and the spiral towards brutality resumes. This calculated cycle of black/death metal in equal parts psychoactive ceremony and savage execution continues until the ritual is complete.

Track premiere: Listen to the opening track RITES OF ASCENDANCY to the upcoming AZOTHYST album BLOOD OF DEAD GOD.

Mixed by P.M. and Damian Herring, mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios.
Logo, sigils and booklet illustrations by Krag.
Painting and borders by Abomination Hammer.
Cover illustration by Artem Grigoryev.
Layout by P.M.

Track list:
1. RITES OF ASCENDANCY (5:19)
2. FANES AT THE ENGUR (1:19)
3. BESTIAL BLOOD TEMPLE OF RITUAL PREDATION (4:25)
4. THE DEAD REEK OF THE ABYSS BEYOND LIGHT (1:04)
5. ERADICATION ALTAR (3:55)
6. GRAVELESS MASS (4:11)

EXCLUSIVE VINYL EDITIONS
Translucent Black | DARK DESCENT RECORDS | USA
Red | IN FASTU NEGAS | South America
Clear | TBA | Europe
White | VAULT OF DRIED BONES | Wholesale
Black | VAULT OF DRIED BONES
— 180gram vinyl at 45rpm for maximum sound quality.
— Reverse board jacket and inside flooded with gore.
— 12×12 inch insert
— 20 page A5 booklet with lyrics and extensive artwork.
— Black poly-lined inner sleeves.

COMPACT DISC EDITION
— 10 page booklet

BLACK ICE | DARK DESCENT RECORDS | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BESTIAL BLOOD TEMPLE RED | IN FASTU NEGAS | LATIN AMERICA

AZOTHYST — AS ABOVE FLAG
Illustration by Artem Grigoryev. The polyester flags measure 48 inches x 48 inches. Limited to 25 units.

AZOTHYST — SO BELOW FLAG
Painting by Abomination Hammer. The polyester flags measure 48 inches x 48 inches. Limited to 25 units.

AZOTHYST — RITES OF ASCENDANCY T-SHIRT
Illustrations by Krag. Printed with white discharge ink on black Gildan heavy cotton, 100% cotton shirts.