out June 26: Dismalimerence

Hear the two songs "My Only Love" and "Negligence of the Forgotten" from the June 26th, 2020 album Tome: 1 by Dismalimerence, "progressive/atmospheric black metal" from the state of Illinois, U.S. These two songs show very well the contemporary progressive extreme metal of the group, a sound that keeps returning to somber moments within a fast framework, shaped to a large extent by a black metal basis in terms of guitar sound, drumming and vocals, but showing glimpses of other rays coming into the grayness: sometimes it is a melancholic feel, sometimes it is a quiet moment, sometimes a chunky, djenty section, or a bluesy pause, and other small things like that. Below is the official information about the band.

"Evoking the cold fury of emotive black metal powerhouses like Woods of Desolation and the warmer approach of artists such as Panopticon is Chicago’s own DISMALIMERENCE. A blistering yet beautiful Black Metal outfit whose origins date back to the year 2011 and a dark time in the life of frontman and guitar player Elijah Cirricione. The band’s eight track debut full length Tome: 1 puts DISMALIMERENCE in place to be a group to be acknowledged in the US Black Metal scene.

Elijah began to craft the album that would become the group’s debut full length, Tome: 1, when going through what can only be described as an emotionally crushing period of his life time. Although the band took the backseat for a few years, in 2018 DISMALIMERENCE took shape and finished Tome: 1 through the addition of guitar player Matt Mifflin, bassist Craig Hamburger, and drummer Joey Casillas. The quartet have gained a considerable following in the metal scene of their home city of Chicago, playing a multitude of shows with bands such as SepticFlesh, Ensiferum, and Saor. The debut full length Tome: 1 will be released via Transcending Records on June 26th, 2020."

Tome: 1 by Dismalimerence