Today, Hells Headbangers announces the
signing of Australia's Solipsism. The
first fruit of this union shall be the band's striking debut album, Cruelty & Necrospection, on CD
format - the vinyl LP version will be handled by Altare Productions -
which will see release in early 2022.
Although brand-new in name, since the beginning of 2020, Solipsism have quickly
created a considerable canon for themselves. Which is perhaps not surprising
given that the band is a cross-continental work between Australian
vocalist/guitarist The Seer and Bosnian drummer Iblis; between them, they
number a vast span of recordings, most prominently with The Seer's Lament in Winter's Night and
Iblis' connection to the esteemed Black Plague Circle through Obskuritatem.
However, as Solipsism, they create
righteously raw black metal in a manner most melancholic and medieval. Smeared
and bleary, the band's Cruelty & Necrospection debut
album is almost too accurately titled: wave after wave of agonized yet
alluringly melodic nastiness hits the listener with no remorse and no escape. Solipsism succeed because
they inherently understand black metal being BLACK METAL; boundaries are
respected, the essence remains forthright, and new hymns are conjured from the
past. As such, references can be made to the French Black Legions, vampyric
pioneers Black Funeral, and the paradigmatic Drowning the Light, but on
evidence of Cruelty & Necrospection, Solipsism are poignantly
contributing to this proud lineage rather than merely (r)aping it.
Now on CD for the first time ever, Cruelty & Necrospection precedes
a brand-new Solipsism album forthcoming
from Hells Headbangers on CD
and vinyl (the cassette version will be handled by The Seer's Atrocity Altar
label). The dungeons are calling!
Release date for Cruelty & Necrospection will
be announced shortly. The album can be streamed in its entirety HERE
at Solipsism's Bandcamp. Cover and
tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting
for Solipsism's Cruelty & Necrospection
1. Blinded Amongst The Legions [5:01]
2. Cruelty & Necrospection [5:34]
3. They Will Betray You [5:06]
4. A Respite From Death's Call [5:19]
5. Alone With My Thoughts Again [6:32]
6. As I Wince At The Unrelenting Stare of Truth [4:08]
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