Agony’s Bespoke Out September 20 on Beyond The Top Records
Seattle’s progressive blackened death quartet BLIGHTED EYE has shared the lyric video for “A Reverent Stillness,” the newest single off their upcoming second studio album, Agony’s Bespoke.
The band comments on the song, “The penultimate track from our forthcoming full-length Agony’s Bespoke, “A Reverent Stillness” is in a way the perfect snapshot of the album as a whole. As the first song written during this album cycle, it interweaves catchy melodic leads, dense atmospheric sections, and a more grim and frostbitten approach to melodic death metal riffing, all bolstered by a thunderous and ever-present rhythm section. Thematically, the song is simultaneously triumphant and hopeless as the character at the center of Agony’s story has finally achieved the vengeance he long sought, but at a heavy physical and psychological cost.”
Stream the lyric video for “A Reverent Stillness” at youtu.be/BtcFOqJvsrg?si=KqGjl1kSEbripq6e
Agony’s Bespoke is a monumental, hour-long work, marking a new height for the band’s growing skills of songwriting and storytelling. Theatrical and immersive, the album is heavily inspired by the 2018 Australian film, “Nightingale,” and tells a similarly tragic story. Highlighting the transformative power of violence and the ultimate futility of revenge, the album seeks to explore the lasting emotional and psychological impact of trauma.
Beyond The Top Records will release Agony’s Bespoke on digipak CD, limited-edition vinyl, and digital formats on September 20. Pre-orders are available at:
www.beyondthetoprecords.com/category/blighted-eye
beyondthetoprecords.bandcamp.com/album/agonys-bespoke
BLIGHTED EYE has already released two tracks off Agony’s Bespoke. Stream “In Emnity” and “Howls from Beyond the Mist” on Spotify and Apple Music.
Agony’s Bespoke tracklist:
1. Tragoedia
2. The Wounding
3. In Emnity
4. Howls from Beyond the Mist
5. A Feast for Worms
6. Pallid
7. Nightingale
8. A Reverent Stillness
9. Agony’s Bespoke
Agony’s Bespoke was produced, mixed, and mastered by Alex Sedin. Cover art by Caelan Stokkermans.
Hailing from the greater Seattle area, BLIGHTED EYE is a progressive death/black metal act featuring members from Aethereus, Mesmur, and Pantheist. The band interweaves crushing riffs and blastbeats with intricate, layered melodic work akin to Opeth, Swallow the Sun, Rotting Christ, and Dark Tranquility. Their musical journey aims to evoke a bespoke atmosphere that delves into the depths of the human psyche, exploring the haunting lyrical themes that reside within the darkest recesses of the mind.
BLIGHTED EYE is:
Christopher Jones: Guitar
Kyle Chapman: Guitar, Vocals
Ben Gassman: Bass
John Devos: Drums