We’re excited to work with Drofnosura who are melding multiple styles – sludge, doom, black and even post-metal – to create a cohesive, breathtaking, and evocative sound. The new album “Ritual of Split Tongues” is a huge step ahead both artistically and musically, a sprawling hour-long masterpiece of swirling, hypnotic, and eerily dissonant music bearing a common translucent body with constantly changing shades within. Listen to their comparatively short opening song AT THIS LINK.
| Band’s statement – “It is with great honor that we join the Transcending Obscurity clan! Transcending Obscurity has long been home to a diverse range of high-quality acts across the extreme metal spectrum and has introduced us to numerous bands over the years. Label esteem aside, knowing a bit about Kunal’s background and the work he does running an animal sanctuary adds an extra layer of meaning to this alliance.We feel privileged to fly under the Transcending Obscurity banner and to bring a little more weirdness to the fold with our own brand of bizarre darkness.” |
About the album –
“Our sophomore album, Ritual of Split Tongues, is a visceral and unrelenting sonic journey through dense dissonance, intricate drumming, evocative vocal performances, and haunting synthesized textures, creating a soundscape that defies convention. The album blurs the lines between sludge, doom, post-metal, and black metal to form a unique fusion that collapses under an oppressive, psychedelic weight.”
About the artwork –
“For Ritual of Split Tongues, we once again collaborated with artist Dusty Ray, who crafted the cover for our 2019 debut Voidfever. We’ve admired Dusty’s work for over a decade, and his distinct style captures the eerie, visceral energy embodied in our music.
As Ritual of Split Tongues took shape over 2023, the band witnessed Dusty Ray’s visual nightmare come to life in parallel, while the auditory violence crawled from the studio monitors. Revisiting the same visual collaborator was a deliberate choice—a thread connecting the bleak, spacious world of Voidfever to the more chaotic, riff-heavy terrain of Ritual of Split Tongues. The artwork reflects this evolution: from void to vision, from stark decay to layered dissonance.”
Line up –
W.L.F. – Guitars, Vocals, Synthesizers
D.A.S. – Drums & Percussion, Vocals, Synthesizers
M.A.D. – Bass, Vocals, Synthesizers
Artwork by Dusty Ray Art
