VoidOath: Costa Rican sludgy doom/death act’s horror-themed ‘Ascension Beyond Kokytus’
The San José sludgy doom/death group VoidOath has released Ascension Beyond Kokytus, their debut album — rooted in John W. Campbell Jr’s Who Goes There? (Frozen Hell) and its adaptation of John Carpenter’s film The Thing (1982). The concept album is available digitally and on CD in the Americas via Cognitive Discordance Records (Costa Rica) and in the UK/Europe via Cursed Monk Records (Ireland).
Speaking of the album, VoidOath explains:
“‘Ascension Beyond Kokytus’ is an album centered on hopelessness. Where our EP, Illumination Through Necromancy, was centered around rage and grief, our new album is completely immersed in the idea that there is no escape from this situation, that this is a final confrontation.
“The album reflects these sentiments as failure, solitude, pain, and destruction. ‘Ascension Beyond Kokytus’ is filled with destructive riffage and obliterating drums, pushing the boundaries and sounds of the band. Sludge, Black Metal, and Post-Metal are huge influences on the album.”
“Come and see the frozen wastelands and the horrors that await beyond the alabaster dunes.”
Premiered via No Clean Singing, Ascension Beyond Kokytus is available on digital/streaming media; STREAM the album RIGHT HERE.
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