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M M X V I I I

by FLESH/VOID

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Final I don’t know who does their drums, but they need to keep and promote them at any cost.
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Noctis Une découverte incroybale pour moi! Le temps s'arrête dès que la musique embarque. J'aime tout simplement l'énergie dégagée par la lourdeur des riffs et les vocals caverneux. Très peu nombreux sont les groupes de Blackened Doom au Québec. Je vous lève mon chapeau! Favorite track: Where The Fear Has Gone, There Will Be Nothing.
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To Long For The Stars Constrained; Prisons Of Flesh Recursive Meaninglessness Desolate And Secluded Forever Withering like Whispers In Time Lost To The Void
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The Celestial Abyss Gazed Back Into My Forlorn Glances Remnants Of My Humanity Are Like Bones To The Dust Bury Me Under The Mountain Where The Cosmos Is Silent
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In Death, We Bloom Arise From The Carrion To Stand Against The Gods And Devour Their Light Strength Comes From What We Overcome Where The Fear Has Gone There Will Be Nothing

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Since the solidification of their line-up in November 2017, FLESH/VOID has been toiling away on what was bound to become their first release. Simply titled MMXVIII, it sees the band deliver a crushing 3-track demo of eclectic doom metal.

Spanning a little over 35 minutes, MMXVIII sees the Montreal band vacillate between funeral doom, black metal and soundtrack / drone influences without ever toning down its menacing and tortured vocals or punishing, heavy riffs - except for prolonged & spacey instrumental intros and outros. What transpires is a brutal awakening, a gust of wind that slowly evolves into a celestial whirlwind of sonic violence.

Lyrically, the band questions the place of a prideful, arrogant humanity within the infinite expanse of the universe through short and evocative texts that contrast sharply with the lengthy bludgeoning of the instrumentation.

On Kardashev Zero, humanity looks to the stars and sees their brittleness shaken by the cold and uncaring void. It ponders the idea that space exploration is futile and progress is an illusion; that only through our unrivaled arrogance do we come to believe our place is among the stars or that we can escape the fatality of entropy.

On Forlorn Voyager, a lone space explorer feels dissociated from their species after a slow descent into madness through time and distance. They contemplate death as a welcome release from their isolation.

On closer Where The Fear Has Gone, There Will Be Nothing, the band seems to briefly suggest a false sense of hope – a hope that from the ashes of a failed civilization a better one can arise. This hope is nothing but a consuming fire, the flames that would allow the human race to get past the great filter and ascend to Kardashev One. Alas, such a sentiment is only for those who fear, and fear destroys everything. The universe came into existence devoid of man; much the same could be said for when it will cease to exist.

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released December 7, 2018

MMXVIII was recorded live in one take with no edits or overdubs by Damian Desousa at Play Stop Record Studios in Montréal.

It was mixed and mastered by Cymon Lamarre.

All music by FLESH/VOID.

Sampling on Kardashev Zero and lyrics by Jean-Francois D. Desgroseilliers.

No synthesizers were used on this album.

Artwork by Alexandre Goulet.


FLESH/VOID is…
Jean-François D. Desgroseilliers – Guitar & Vocals
Simonne Perron - Guitar
Phil Worthington – Drums & Vocals
Simon Lemieux - Guitar
Cymon Lamarre – Bass Guitar & Vocals

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FLESH/VOID Montreal, Québec

Stargazer blackened doom metal from Montreal, Canada.

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