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.
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
— 180 gram vinyl at 45 rpm for maximum sound quality.
— Reverse board jacket and inside flooded with gore.
— 12×12 inch card stock insert
— 20 page A5 booklet with lyrics and extensive artwork.
— Black poly-lined inner sleeves.
WHITE | VAULT OF DRIED BONES | WHOLESALE
BESTIAL BLOOD TEMPLE RED | IN FASTU NEGAS | LATIN AMERICA
BLACK ICE | DARK DESCENT RECORDS | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AZOTHYST — RITES OF ASCENDANCY T-SHIRT
Illustrations by Krag. Printed with white discharge ink on black Gildan heavy cotton, 100% cotton shirts.
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SORTILEGIA T-SHIRT
Illustration by Vatra I Sumpor. Reprint of 27 units.
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– The difference between BLACK DEATH CULT and ANTEDILUVIAN is that the latter always has a learning curve. I write riffs beyond my ability and then force myself to sharpen up in order to play them tightly. I’m always pushing the envelope in terms of aggression and extremity. With BDC, I’m allowed to write things I can play immediately. It’s ferocious but more straightforward and to the point, abrupt and exclamatory with a sprinkling of doom and sleaze which would never fit the ANTEDILUVIAN vibe. In the sense that I’m writing within my ability, the process feels very natural – more like letting go than pushing forward. It’s not less heavy but, internally, it feels very different. I’m able to refer back to bands like BETHLEHEM, PENTAGRAM, TROUBLE, even TYPE O NEGATIVE, as well as the death rock and post-punk stuff which has been a huge part of my listening palate for just as long as black and death metal…
Two designs supporting the BLACK DEATH CULT album Devil’s Paradise are now available from Vault Of Dried Bones. The double vinyl and cassette versions of Devil’s Paradise were released by Serpents Head Reprisal on September 11th, 2019. Compact disc to be released by Hell’s Headbangers Records fall/winter 2020.
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MONARQUE — VASSAL DES ENFERS SWEATSHIRT
In conspiracy with Les Productions Hérétiques, Vault Of Dried Bones releases this exclusive design for long standing Québécois black metal legion Monarque. Demonic illustration by M.S. / @abomination.malleo of Human Agony. Printed with white and metallic gold plastisol ink.
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Artwork supporting Monarque’s second full length album released on cassette by Les Productions Hérétiques in 2018. Printed with white discharge ink.
In support of the long standing, ancient death metal legion IMPRECATION, VAULT OF DRIED BONES releases a new and exclusive design illustrated by M.S. of HUMAN AGONY.
Strictly limited and only available from Vault Of Dried Bones.
