Searing The Extreme PESSIMYSTIC’s Album Burnt Offering Makes Its Blistering Debut
Searing death and black metal influences to scorch fans of experimental extreme, Canadian trio Pessimystic unleashes its blistering introduction Burnt Offering produced by Topon Das at Apt 2 Recording (Fuck the Facts, Deformatory, Eclipser).
Bridging the chasm between dark, dissonant riffs and hook-focused compositions, the five-track record lyrically explores Biblical scripture, mysticism, philosophy, and theology. The album artwork was created by Misanthropic Art and is an original piece inspired by Ezekiel 1. Instead of a vision of God’s glory, the image represents God’s judgement.
“Under its dense and dissonant shroud, “Burnt Offering” combines the wrath and fury of death metal with the intensity and melodic echoes of black metal. The album captures deep textures and a natural, organic energy. With its meshed layers of intricate technical details, it showcases both performance and dedication Pessimystic has to offer.” adds the band.
Pessimystic intends to compose and release EPs and albums on an annual basis, building momentum fast and spreading their energy far and deep. The band intends to promote the album in front of live audiences in Ontario, Quebec, and anywhere else there may be opportunities to play live in the year to come.
First off, care to introduce yourself to our readers?
We are Pessimystic.
Tell us a bit about your most recent release.
Our debut album, Burnt Offering, is available for order and was released on November 24th, 2023. The record embodies our style; extreme music, merging avant-garde death metal and black metal atmosphere with hook-focused song compositions. Our sound resides in the tension between dark brutality and melodic lucidity.
Do you have any upcoming shows you’d like to tell us about?
We played at House of TARG on November 24th in Ottawa, Ontario, for our album release. We opened for NecroticGoreBeast of Quebec. And working on playing more shows in the coming year.
If given the chance, which Canadian artist would you love to work with in the future?
We are pleased to share the stage with any bands from Canada that play extreme and original music.
What’s your goal for 2024?
Our goal for the next year is to further develop our sound and record our second album. We will continue to play live in the area and the plan is to do a small tour or two as well.
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