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Management number 254321312 Release Date 2026/11/07 List Price US$22.75 Model Number 254321312
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Before Austere release their long-awaited third full-length, the veteran depressive black metal duo from Wollongong in Australia's east coast state New South Wales will offer their complete catalogue of cult recordings as an essential anthology. Entitled "Towards The Great Unknown", this must-have collection comes in the beautiful shape of a 36-page, 4CD artbook and will be released on August 26, 2022. "Towards The Great Unknown" includes Austere's debut album "Withering Illusions and Desolation" (2007), the band's contributions to the split-releases "Only the Wind Remembers / Ending the Circle of Life" (with LYRINX, 2008) and "Bleak..." (with ISOLATION, 2008) as well as the Australian's sophomore album "To Lay like Old Ashes" (2009). Previously unreleased material is added on a bonus CD that contains the two re-imagined tracks 'This Dreadful Emptiness' and 'Unending Night', which were produced by Austere at Equinoxe Studios, Wollongong. Austere arose from an existing solo-project of multi-instrumentalist and singer Desolate alias Mitchell Keepin who joined forces with drummer, keyboard player, and vocalist Sorrow aka Tim Yatras in 2005. From the onset, the Australians started to explore their own path into a dark emotional sub-genre of harsh music that is often dubbed as depressive black metal, which had been originated by such bands as the Norwegians STRID and SILENCER. Signature frost-bitten guitars, along with high-pitched screams and wails mark Austere's debut album "Withering Illusions and Desolation" (2007). Those elements remain staples of the band via two well-regarded split-releases "Only the Wind Remembers / Ending the Circle of Life" (with LYRINX, 2008) and "Bleak..." (with ISOLATION, 2008) - Austere's part on the former was reissued on the EP "Only the Wind Remembers" (2008). In 2009, their sophomore album "To Lay like Old Ashes" (2009) witnessed Austere refining the production while keeping the sound raw as well as adding more melancholic moments and melodies. Although the Australians had quickly attracted an equally loyal and substantial following during their first few years, Austere decided to go on hiatus before resuming activities in 2021.

  • Austere - Towards The Great Unknown - Music & Performance - CD
  • Music
  • Prophecy
  • Heavy Metal
Performer Austere
Music genre Heavy Metal
Music subgenre Depressive Black Metal
Music release type Album
Media format CD
Original release date 2022
Language English
Is collectible Y
Has parental advisory label N
Number of discs 4
Series title Towards The Great Unknown
Track listing Down, To Fade with the Dusk, This Dreadful Emptiness, To Lay Like Old Ashes, Just for a Moment, Coma II, Unending Night, ..Memories, The Dawn Remains Silent, Withering Illusions and Desolation, Coma, Towards the Great Unknown, Only the Wind Remembers, When Even Tomorrow Looks Away, Instrumental, There's Nothing Left, Un-Ending Night (Re-Recording), This Dreadful Emptiness (Re-Work)
Record label Prophecy
Songwriter Austere
Track name This Dreadful Emptiness
Digital audio file format CD
Music media format CD

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