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ILLUSORY

by COGNIZANCE

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brianwilliams82
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brianwilliams82 Tech death that mostly prioritises deathrash-like aggression over instrumental preening, although everything is as good as can be in that area regardless. It reminds me a bit of the Conquering Dystopia record from a few years back but with vocals. Favorite track: CHOKING ON THE SANDS.
Sekator
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Sekator Impressive tech death. Not just a guitar wankery fest, but actual great songs. Killer, clean production too. Favorite track: VISCERAL DOUBT.
Wxmaggot
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Wxmaggot If you love tech death there's no good reason for you not to buy this. Support this band and maybe we will get a full length that's as chock full of creativity as this little monster is. Although I love technical death metal, I know that this would appeal to any fan of metal regardless of the tags applied to it. This isn't just fretboard wankery like most...this is melodic, well written, carefully crafted art. Buy and support! Favorite track: CHOKING ON THE SANDS.
rom habz
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rom habz Great discover ... I recommand this band Favorite track: VISCERAL DOUBT.
Kultur 666
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Kultur 666 Talented young fellows. Tech death at its best! Favorite track: AMPUTATED FROM ACTUALITY.
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AN EXISTENCE TORMENTED BY VISCERAL DOUBT INTRINSICALLY BOUND BY LIMITATIONS I AM TRAPPED IN AN ENDLESS CYCLE.
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SUSPENSE AWAITS A JOURNEY BETWEEN STATES THE ONSET OF HEALING SOLITARY PASSAGE OF RESTORATION GATEWAY TO A DEEPER DIMENSION OF MY CONSCIOUSNESS THE ANXIOUS TEETH GRIND AND ERODE SAVORING THE TASTE OF BONE HABITUAL RITUAL TAINTED BY A FORMLESS BEING POSSESSING AN ULTERIOR PURPOSE THE STRUGGLE TO FACE THE INFERNAL NOCTURNAL THE STRUGGLE TO FACE THE DECEIVER OF THE NIGHT SUSPENSE AWAITS A JOURNEY BETWEEN STATES THE ONSET OF HEALING SOLITARY PASSAGE OF RESTORATION GATEWAY TO A DEEPER DIMENSION OF MY CONSCIOUSNESS IN MY HEAD I AM TORN APART MY BODY IS SUBJECTED TO A DECEPTIVE ART TRANSITIONING BETWEEN WORLDS ENTERING THIS COLOURLESS DOMAIN TEETH GRIND AND ERODE SAVORING THE TASTE OF BONE IN MY HEAD I AM TORN APART MY BODY IS SUBJECTED TO A DECEPTIVE ART TRANSITIONING BETWEEN WORLDS ENTERING THIS COLOURLESS DOMAIN TEETH GRIND AND ERODE SAVORING THE TASTE OF BONE CEASELESS INVOLUNTARY CYCLES LIMIT CONTROL AS A SILHOUETTE STUDIES MY DORMANT BODY AROUSED BY VULNERABILITY THIS ENIGMATIC PRESENCE CONSTRAINS ALL MY FLESH THE ANXIOUS REFLECTIONS STIMULATE THE INTERNAL SICKNESS MUSCLE FIBERS IN A FROZEN STATE OF IMMINENT DREAD GRUELING AMPUTATION FROM REALITY? PERHAPS DISSECTION OF A TRUE ACTUALITY SKEPTICISM SURROUNDS THE NATURE OF THIS SLUMBER GRUELING AMPUTATION FROM REALITY? PERHAPS DISSECTION OF A TRUE ACTUALITY SKEPTICISM SURROUNDS THE NATURE OF THIS SLUMBER.
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MUSCLES CEASE TO RESPOND MOVEMENT IS AN UNATTAINABLE CONCEPT DEVOID OF ALL CONTROL MOTIONLESS REACH FOR AN ESCAPE MOTIONLESS REACH FOR ACTUALITY FIGHTING TO TRANSCEND MOTIONLESS REACH FOR ACTUALITY FIGHTING TO TRANSCEND THIS ILLUSORY EXPERIENCE NOW I ONLY KNOW AN ABSENCE OF LIGHT WITH THE ABSENCE OF SIGHT CONCEALED BY THE CLOAK OF THE NIGHT CONCEALED BY THE CLOAK OF THE NIGHT AN INSIDIOUS GUEST CRUSHING MY CHEST CONCEALED BY THE CLOAK OF THE NIGHT CONCEIVED IN THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT MUSCLES CEASE TO RESPOND MOVEMENT IS AN UNATTAINABLE CONCEPT DEVOID OF ALL CONTROL MOTIONLESS REACH FOR AN ESCAPE MOTIONLESS REACH FOR ACTUALITY FIGHTING TO TRANSCEND MOTIONLESS REACH FOR ACTUALITY FIGHTING TO TRANSCEND THIS ILLUSORY EXPERIENCE NOW I ONLY KNOW AN ABSENCE OF LIGHT WITH THE ABSENCE OF SIGHT CONCEALED BY THE CLOAK OF THE NIGHT CONCEALED BY THE CLOAK OF THE NIGHT AN INSIDIOUS GUEST CRUSHING MY CHEST CONCEALED BY THE CLOAK OF THE NIGHT CONCEIVED IN THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT AN INSIDIOUS PRESENCE CIRCLES WITNESSING THE PLEA TO BE DISSECTED FROM THIS HARROWING SPECTRUM STALKED BY THE FORMLESS MY STATIC SHELL HAS BECOME A LIVING STATUE CHOKING ON THE SANDS OF INVISIBLE HANDS STALKED BY THE FORMLESS IN THE COLOURLESS PRISON CONFINED TO A CELL WITHIN A LIGHT-LESS FUCKING TOMB AN INSIDIOUS PRESENCE CIRCLES WITNESSING THE PLEA TO BE DISSECTED FROM THIS HARROWING SPECTRUM AN INSIDIOUS GUEST CRUSHING MY CHEST CONCEALED BY THE CLOAK OF THE NIGHT CONCEIVED IN THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT.
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SPECTRUM 04:05
NEARING THE CONCLUSION OF A HARROWING CYCLE FOREVER DRAGGED THROUGH AN ENDLESS CYCLE OF DOUBT A TREACHEROUS JOURNEY NOW REACHING A FOREGROUND OF FAMILIARITY NEARING THE CONCLUSION OF A HARROWING CYCLE FOREVER DRAGGED THROUGH AN ENDLESS CYCLE OF DOUBT A TREACHEROUS JOURNEY NOW REACHING A FOREGROUND OF FAMILIARITY THE EVOLVED SENSES EXHIBIT THE QUESTIONABLE PILLARS OF REALITY INTRINSICALLY BOUND BY THE LIMITATIONS OF ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY WHAT CAN ONE BELIEVE? NOW IN A STATE OF A RELATIVE NORMALITY FACING ONCE BELIEVED NORMALITY IS THIS REALITY? NOW IN A STATE OF A RELATIVE NORMALITY FACING ONCE BELIEVED NORMALITY IS THIS REALITY? NEARING THE CONCLUSION OF A HARROWING CYCLE FOREVER DRAGGED THROUGH AN ENDLESS CYCLE OF DOUBT A TREACHEROUS JOURNEY NOW REACHING A FOREGROUND OF FAMILIARITY THE EVOLVED SENSES EXHIBIT THE QUESTIONABLE PILLARS OF ACTUALITY INTRINSICALLY BOUND BY THE LIMITATIONS OF ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY WHAT CAN ONE BELIEVE? A LUCID PROJECTION WHERE THE ANATOMY HAS A PURPOSE MOVEMENT IS SUBLIME MOTION IS FREE FROM THE SHACKLES OF HELLISH RESTRICTION NEARING THE CONCLUSION OF A HARROWING CYCLE FOREVER DRAGGED THROUGH AN ENDLESS CYCLE OF DOUBT A TREACHEROUS JOURNEY WHAT CAN ONE BELIEVE? NOW IN A STATE OF A RELATIVE NORMALITY FACING ONCE BELIEVED NORMALITY IS THIS REALITY? NOW IN A STATE OF A RELATIVE NORMALITY FACING ONCE BELIEVED NORMALITY IS THIS REALITY?

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released August 26, 2016

VOCALS - HENRY 'BIG MAC' PRYCE
GUITARS - ALEX 'THE APEX' BAILLIE
BASS - PHIL 'THE ROMANTIC' ARCHBOLD
DRUMS - DAVID 'EURO STALLION ' DIEPOLD

ENGINEERED BY JOHN BROWNE AND MATIHAS GARMUSCH

MIXED AND MASTERED BY CHRISTIAN DONALDSON AT THE GRID

GUEST SOLO ON SECONDARY VOLITION BY CHRISTIAN DONALDSON
GUEST SOLO ON SPECTRUM BY JUSTIN MCKINNEY

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Cognizance Leeds, UK

COGNIZANCE is a Death Metal band on Willowtip Records, based in Leeds U.K. and Graz Austria.

Est 2012.

PHANTAZEIN is the third LP from COGNIZANCE and will be released January 26th.

Henry Pryce - Vocals
Alex Baillie - Guitar, additional vocals
Apostolis Karydis - Guitar
Chris Binns - Bass
David Diepold - Drums
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