Howling, The Sol Above, Nothing Below

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	1.	Howling 08:49
	2.	Yet All We Grasp is Black Void 05:57

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"Like being slowly ground to mush by slabs of drab, grey concrete. At least as desolate and bleak as any DSBM record; even the drums sound listless and like they’ve given up hope. Yet the vocal style is not the typical howl of agony, but rather a defiant snarl, and the air is one of soldiering on despite knowing about the pointlessness." - Toilet ov Hell

" ...these songs are constantly surprising, albeit in different ways. There is a surreal quality to the music as it flows along its twisting course, with outbursts of dark, dissonant, thorny permutations interwoven with soulful, gliding, and sinuous instrumental passages, both moody and mystical, that sometimes partake of traditions other than extreme metal.

The result is completely captivating, even though the music is also more than a little unsettling. It’s a riveting experience to follow along, but also a very dark, often desolate, and sometimes agonizingly demented trip." - No Clean Singing

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released November 18, 2018

Cover art is part of Leon Augustin Lhermitte's "Death and the Woodcutter", year unknown.

Guitars, bass, programming drums and lyrics by Henry.

Written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Henry, 2018.

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