ALLEGAEON GOROD ABYSMAL DAWN

THE BLACK LAB, 8, RUE DES CHAMPS, 59290 Wasquehal Kort

þri. 15.09.2026 20:00

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ONLY YOU PRÉSENTE : ALLEGAEON GOROD ABYSMAL DAWNALLEGAEONLeur dernier album, *The Ossuary Lens*, est leur septième opus, mais surtout le premier avec le chanteur d’origine Ezra Haynes depuis son départ en 2015, à la suite de l’album *Elements of the Infinite*. Remplacer un chanteur n’est pas une mince affaire, et le fait qu’Haynes ait pu rejoindre le groupe est donc une véritable bonne nouvelle. L'approche vocale plus claire des trois derniers albums constituait une manœuvre artistique fascinante, qui avait rafraîchi Allegaeon, mais il est indéniablement exaltant d'entendre la voix rauque de Haynes de retour au sein du groupe sur cet opus incontestablement brutal et techniquement éblouissant. Les paroles à caractère scientifique sont aussi exigeantes que le jeu musical progressif, ce qui donne lieu à un ensemble de morceaux tout simplement époustouflants. C’est un son que Haynes lui-même qualifie de « melotech » (death metal mélodique et technique). « Je pense qu’au début, nous étions un peu plus dépouillés », ajoute Burgess. « Un death metal mélodique très axé sur la guitare. GORODAvec “The Ember Gone”, Gorod signe son retour avec un huitième album plus progressif et ambitieux, dans la droite lignée du mythique “Transcendence”. Entièrement enregistré au Bud Studio par Mathieu Pascal, le quintet livre un opus technique, bien sûr, mais également riche en arrangements ciselés et en atmosphères envoûtantes. Son concept et ses paroles, profondément ancrés dans la réalité contemporaine, questionnent notre société actuelle. Une nouvelle pierre à l’édifice de l’un des groupes majeurs de la scène tech death internationale, qui n’attend plus qu’à être défendu sur scène.ABYSMAL DAWNAu plus fort de la dystopie apocalyptique mondiale de 2020, Abysmal Dawn a persévéré et sorti l’un des plus grands albums de sa carrière, Phylogenesis.En 2022, ces icônes du death metal technique ont repris là où ils s’étaient arrêtés et ont sorti Nightmare Frontier, un EP poignant de quatre titres. L’EP comprend un morceau original, une version réenregistrée de la démo de 2006 « Blacken the Sky », ainsi que deux reprises épiques qui mettent en valeur la polyvalence musicale et le talent illimité du groupe.

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The members of ABYSMAL DAWN are currently ensconced at an undisclosed Los Angeles location, where they’re invoking the elder gods to power new material for their as-yet-untitled fifth full-length and follow-up to 2014’s Obsolescence. The Village Voice called Obsolescence “tirelessly inventive”, eventually crowning ABYSMAL DAWN the #1 spot on their 10 Best Metal Albums year-end list. Early samples of ABYSMAL DAWN’s Season of Mist debut demonstrate the trio’s newfound power, ingenuity, and songcraft. Certainly, ABYSMAL DAWN’s new opus picks up where Obsolescence left off, but it promises so much more.

Formed in 2004, ABYSMAL DAWN quickly impressed on fan and band alike. The group’s three-song demo landed ABYSMAL DAWN a contract with Arizona-based Crash Music. Within a year, the group were holed up with engineer John Haddad (Intronaut, Hirax) at Shiva Industries recording their debut, From Ashes. Released in 2006, From Ashes was praised for its tactful balance of brutality, melody, and atmosphere, earning heavy praise from media outlets. Blabbermouth gushed, calling it, “irreproachably constructed.” Follow-up album, Programmed to Consume, again engineered by Haddad, was released in 2008 following a higher profile deal with Relapse Records. Immediately, the press heralded Programmed to Consume—“thinking man’s metal” said AllMusic.

After subsequent tours, the group wrote the successor to Programmed to Consume up through the recording sessions at Artisan Road Studios (with producer Mike Bear) and Trench Studios (again with Haddad). Titled Leveling the Plane of Existence, ABYSMAL DAWN’s third album broke new ground with fan and press alike. Metalsucks called Leveling the Plane of Existence, “crushing modern death metal”, while Pandora found it, “savage”. Clearly, ABYSMAL DAWN’s bridging of death metal eras, songwriting prowess, and growing social buzz was eliciting the type of response for a band on their way up. Subsequent tours were successful in establishing ABYSMAL DAWN as one of America’s leading death metal acts.

Leveling the Plane of Existence was followed by Obsolescence three years later. ABYSMAL DAWN were dead set on perfecting their brand of death metal. So, they set out to write an all killer, no filler record. Producer Bear and engineer Haddad were brought onboard again to track Obsolescence. What had worked mercilessly (the production) on Leveling the Plane of Existence was in no need of change. The result of ABYSMAL DAWN running on all cylinders and their production team dialing in on the group’s distinct sound resulted in a death metal powerhouse. Popmatters called it “nuclear-powered” and Teeth of the Divine opined it’s a record that “wants to cave your damn head in.” Four albums in, ABYSMAL DAWN weren’t just proficient in the finer arts of death, they were proven masters of it.

As a new age sets upon ABYSMAL DAWN—the Angelenos are entering their 13th year—there’s no turning back. The group aren’t interested in throttling down on their quality commitment to death metal and they’re certainly not ready to let their legion of fans down by shifting gears into death metal-lite. A new label deal with Season of Mist and the beginnings of a pivotal death metal album in their hands, ABYSMAL DAWN are the future.