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“…eight tracks of supreme bleak and dystopian metal.” – Echoes And Dust
Echoes And Dust is hosting an exclusive stream of Skinformation, the dystopian fourth album from Bangor, Maine-based MANIC ABRAXAS, ahead of its release this Friday.
The follow-up to their Foreign Winds album, MANIC ABRAXAS’ future-forward Skinformation is a dystopian sonic manifesto that delves into the dark underbelly of a bleak cyberpunk hive world. In this unforgiving landscape, data-huffers, faceless assassins, and techno-sexual freaks roam free, where information is the ultimate currency. Biomesh-enhanced collectors wipe their victims clean with a mere touch, but what happens when one becomes sentient and questions its purpose and the cost of this Skinformation?
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by the legendary Steve Austin of Today Is The Day at his Austin Enterprise, MANIC Skinformation features a guest appearance from William Maybeline (Qual, Lebanon Hanover) and mind-altering art by Gage Lindsten. Fans of High On Fire, Voivod, Taipan, Doomriders, Corrosion Of Conformity, Clutch, Diesto, Celtic Frost, Venom, and Okkultokrati should not miss MANIC ABRAXAS’ unhinged, unapologetic, and unrelenting, sound.
Echoes And Dust interrogated the band about the new album, describing how, “…it sees the band in fine form as they blast their way through eight tracks of supreme bleak and dystopian metal.”
Imprint MANIC ABRAXAS’ Skinformation into your cerebellum early through the Echoes And Dust portal RIGHT HERE.
Skinformation will be independently released on CD and digital platforms this Friday, August 2nd. Find preorders at Bandcamp HERE.
MANIC ABRAXAS is booking regional live engagements in support of the new album, having just secured a slot supporting Hight Command and Final Gasp in on August 10th. Watch for updates to post over the weeks ahead.
MANIC ABRAXAS Live:
8/10/2024 The Cavern – Portland, ME w/ High Command, Final Gasp, Infernal Diatribe, Peace Breaker
From the wooded realms of Northern Maine, MANIC ABRAXAS unites drummer Tom Bennett, bassist/vocalist/synth player Justin Hamm, and guitarist/vocalist/synth player Dallas Seger), collectively unleashing a maelstrom of sound that defies boundaries and pushes the limits of auditory sanity. Formed in 2012, this trinity of friends is bound by their obsession with the darker realms of punk and metal. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Celtic Frost, early High On Fire, and Unearthly Trance, they’ve conjured a sound that shatters boundaries. Their music careens from frenetic to funeral-paced, shrouded in a moody, aggressive atmosphere that’s both hypnotic and unyielding.
Through 2015’s Manic Abraxas, 2020’s Speed Golem, and 2022’s Foreign Winds, and now the upcoming Skinformation full-length, MANIC ABRAXAS has employed heavy D.I.Y. promotion and regional performances supporting the likes of The Obsessed, Today Is The Day, Pilgrim, Heavy Temple, Shabti, Zud, Hessian, and more, earning them a solid fanbase, and earning the title of “Maine’s Best Metal Band” by Bangor Daily News.
Additionally, MANIC ABRAXAS’ Dallas Seger is a renowned luthier who owns and operates his own Seger Guitars, a dedicated shop specializing in custom handmade electric guitars inspired by vintage golden age electrics using traditional techniques. These guitars are the pinnacle of tone and feel. In addition to MANIC ABRAXAS exclusively playing Seger Guitars, some of the artists who are known to regularly play these axes include Matt Pike (High On Fire, Sleep), Dallas Green (Alexisonfire), Tim Sult (Clutch, Lionize), Tim Lehi (Draugar, ex-Twilight), and others. See more at the official website HERE.
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