Post-hardcore in its urgency, doomed in its slower stretch, full in tone in a way that works against expectationsfor a two-piece, metallic in its pointed aggression and with just an edge of Living Colour in its melody, the new single from Astrodeath emerges from its six minutes having brought together divergent styles with a fluidity and attitude that are undeniable. Set to issue on May 12 through Tuff Cuff Records in the duo’s native Australia and on the ubiquitous Heavy Psych Sounds in Europe, the band’s aptly-titled second album, Vol. II, is preceded by their 2019 self-titled debut and in addition to “Ceremonial Blood,” which you can hear below, a couple other album cuts have been previously posted as singles.

That tells me the release has been in the works for some time, as will happen these days. The below info comes from Bandcamp, and I post it with the full anticipation that a proper press release will be along about three minutes after I finish writing, so I might update what appears below (or I might’ve already, if you’re seeing this later; so it goes in linear time), but the track hit my inbox in a Bandcamp update from HPS, so I’m going with what I know. Simple creature, and all that.

Info follows:

Astrodeath – Vol. II

ALBUM PRESALE: https://www.heavypsychsounds.com/shop.htm#HPS264

USA PRESALE: https://www.heavypsychsounds.com/shop-usa.htm

ASTRODEATH are pleased to announce their brand-new album VOL. 2 is looming and will be available through Tuff Cuff Records in Australia and Heavy Psych Sounds Records in Europe.

Astrodeath will tour nationally in support of the release, leaving no stone unturned on their quest to bring sonic mayhem to audiences all over Australia.

VOL. 2 continues a mountainous sound borne of madness and revelation, ASTRODEATH report back from the precipice, bringing us haunting visions of a blind and indifferent universe and the hideous, mindless creations that lie in wait, insatiable in their desire to dominate and devour. Hailing from Cadigal Land in the Eora Nation (otherwise known as Sydney), singer/guitarist Tim Lancken and drummer Yoshi Hausler weave an otherworldly musical alchemy that belies their earthly origins and underpins the ritualistic hypnosis of Astrodeath’s furious and intimidating sound, a titanic reverberation that far exceeds the sum of its twin parts.

SAYS THE BAND:

“Ceremonial blood is a sacrificial offering of RIFF to our reptilian overlords, Cut from our sophomore LP Vol.2 and released worldwide through Heavy Psych Sounds and Tuff Cuff records in Australia. It is potentially our heaviest slab, Written as a soundtrack to our second Comic book (Illustrated by Glenno Smith), Ceremonial Blood will flow deep for fans of Sci-fi, Horror and Head banging. In the accompanying music video (Produced by John Flaws) I butcher my neighbour with a samurai sword in Yoshi’s bathtub and eat his leg….you’ll just have to watch it.. We are both HEAVILY PSYCHED to be sending Ceremonial blood out worldwide! Horns Up!”

1. Permafrost
2. Leviathan Rising
3. Red Weed
4. Ceremonial Blood
5. Neo Nephilim
6. Golden Death Machine
7. Invasion
8. The End

Releases May 12, 2023.

ASTRODEATH is:
Tim Lancken – guitar/vocals
Yoshi Hausler – drums

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Astrodeath, “Ceremonial Blood” official video

Astrodeath, Vol. II (2023)