Watch BALASHTOTH’s final album video, “x Judgement”
This is the slowest song on the album, stylistically, while still rooted in the melodic death metal genre, it's heavily inspired by bands like My Dying Bride and early Anathema. The track features Adam Toth (Kajgün, The Dethroners, Art of Dethronement) on viola. His arrangements elevated the song to a completely new level.
Lyrically, the song is about how we've become willing participants in our own submission. It also serves as the perfect summary of the album's overall concept.
“Equation II” completes the Anti-Life Equation concept introduced on previous releases, this time from a more personal and introspective perspective. Across nine tracks, the album explores multiple shades of melodic death metal—from the 280 BPM intensity of “+ Fear + Despair”, to the old-school feel of “Self = Dark Side”, and finally to the doomy closing track “x Judgement”.
The album is a joint release between three labels: Balázs' own Not-Even-Music, Hungary's Metal Ör Die Records, and Romania's Pest Records. It is available on Digipack CD (limited to 100 hand-numbered copies), Jewel Case CD, and in digital formats through Bandcamp and major streaming services.
The cover artwork photographs were taken by Peter Jakab (Depths of Depravity). Mixing and mastering were handled entirely by Balázs.
Balashtoth is the melodic death metal duo of the former Casketgarden guitarist, Balazs Toth and the Japanese singer Deathmetalvoicer.
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