{"id":6586,"date":"2023-02-13T10:25:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T10:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phal.angst.band\/?p=6586"},"modified":"2023-11-10T10:26:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T10:26:42","slug":"earsplitcompound-on-severance-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phal.angst.band\/index.php\/2023\/02\/13\/earsplitcompound-on-severance-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Earsplitcompound on Severance video"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nFrj8s0Oo7\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earsplitcompound.com\/phalangst-metalsucks-unveils-severance-video-from-vienna-based-industrial-post-rock-outfit-whiteout-full-length-drops-today-via-noise-appeal-records\/\">PHAL:ANGST: MetalSucks Unveils \u201cSeverance\u201d Video From Vienna-Based Industrial\/Post-Rock Outfit; Whiteout Full-Length Out TODAY Via Noise Appeal Records<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;PHAL:ANGST: MetalSucks Unveils \u201cSeverance\u201d Video From Vienna-Based Industrial\/Post-Rock Outfit; Whiteout Full-Length Out TODAY Via Noise Appeal Records&#8221; &#8212; Earsplit Compound\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earsplitcompound.com\/phalangst-metalsucks-unveils-severance-video-from-vienna-based-industrial-post-rock-outfit-whiteout-full-length-drops-today-via-noise-appeal-records\/embed\/#?secret=IgT4hw5SuA#?secret=nFrj8s0Oo7\" data-secret=\"nFrj8s0Oo7\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>PHAL:ANGST: MetalSucks Unveils \u201cSeverance\u201d Video From Vienna-Based Industrial\/Post-Rock Outfit; Whiteout Full-Length Out TODAY Via Noise Appeal Records<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cAustrian quartet\u00a0PHAL:ANGST\u00a0exist somewhere between industrial, EBM, goth, post-rock and doom, peddling a brand of music that is equal parts dark, heavy and danceable, almost the more brooding cousin of something like Boy Harsher\u2026\u201d \u2014 MetalSucks<br \/>\nVienna-based industrial\/post-rock veterans\u00a0PHAL:ANGST\u00a0today unveil their new video for \u201cSeverance.\u201d Now playing courtesy of MetalSucks, the track comes by way of the band\u2019s fifth full-length,\u00a0Whiteout, out TODAY (fittingly, Friday the 13th) via Noise Appeal Records.<br \/>\nFor the first time in\u00a0PHAL:ANGST\u2019s winding history, an artist\u00a0not\u00a0part of the immediate band collective created a video for them: FAZO666FAZO. The musician and label colleague (Baits, Deathdeathdeath) is also a visual artist and especially known for his animation videos. But here he returns to one of his favorite old genres: the video collage. With \u201cSeverance,\u201d FAZO666FAZO made a very coherent mash up video out of old web archive clips which tells the story of (possible) life: Birth, transience, adolescence, sex, death, dance, sleep, and the final farewell.<br \/>\nWrites MetalSucks, \u201cThe slow-burning beats and soundscapes are made significantly more creepy by the visual, which shows a series of increasingly-weird VHS-quality clips while the beat pulses underneath.\u201d<br \/>\nView PHAL:ANGST\u2019s\u00a0\u201cSeverance\u201d video, courtesy of MetalSucks, at\u00a0THIS LOCATION.\u00a0<br \/>\nStream PHAL:ANGST\u2019s\u00a0Whiteout\u00a0at Spotify\u00a0HERE. Watch PHAL:ANGST\u2019s previously released video for\u00a0Whiteout\u2019s title track\u00a0HERE.<br \/>\nWhiteout\u00a0is out now on CD, cassette, and digitally. Order yours at\u00a0THIS LOCATION.\u00a0<br \/>\nThe music contained within\u00a0Whiteout\u00a0bears the hallmarks of an exceptionally individualistic, if not idiosyncratic, band. There are no \u201csongs\u201d in the traditional sense of the word; instead, there are sticky, cinematographic sound epics which meander through numerous atmospheres and temperaments. These are frequently dystopic, melancholic, but also hyper harmonic with a distinct penchant for romanticism. This time, distorted eruptions of rage have been reduced in favor of more reverbed Southern Gothic, dulcet metallophone, subtle dub breaks, and rhythmic vocal samples with stomping beats in slow motion. It\u2019s a work that demands patience, quietude, and attention from its listeners\u2026 And possibly mental resilience. When the repetitive line, \u201cSo also ist das Sterben\u201d (So this is what it\u2019s like to die), from the album\u2019s closing carries the listener beyond the realm of the living on a crescendo of noise and harmony, one can appreciate the cerebral magic of\u00a0PHAL:ANGST\u2019s sonic sphere.<br \/>\nWhiteout\u00a0includes remixes by industrial\/dark ambient icons Brian Williams AKA Lustmord (Current 93, Nurse With Wound, SPK, Terror Against Terror) and Jarboe (Swans), two musicians who have had a fundamental impact on the work of\u00a0PHAL:ANGST.<br \/>\nThe artwork was designed using photos by Kurt Prinz, pictures that were partly featured in the book\u00a0Sezierte Architektur(\u201cdissected architecture\u201d), only adding to the record\u2019s disquieting vibe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019ve ever wondered what a light and airy version of\u00a0SunnO)))\u2019s\u00a0Black One\u00a0might sound like, without losing any of its terrifying qualities, you\u2019ll love this.\u201d \u2013 Metal Injection on \u201cA Tale Of Severance\u201d<br \/>\n\u201c\u2026a slow-burner, gradually escalating from a graceful and gentle ambient-pop intro, marked by gorgeous piano flourishes, into a heavy and noisy climax that goes out with a bang.\u201d \u2013 Treble on \u201cWhiteout\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe sprawling, eight-minute soundscape offers a tense blending of\u00a0PHAL:ANGST\u2019s more traditional post-rock instrumentation\u2026 with Lustmord\u2019s ominous electronics. The piece features a strong, prominent bass line; loping rhythm; repetitive guitar riff, growled vocals; and electronic atmospherics\u2014like a demonic reggae dub track. It\u2019s psychedelic, pulsing, dark and haunting.\u201d \u2013 Decibel Magazine on \u201cUnhinged\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s possible I picked this up at the perfect time, the synthy, moody soundscapes a fitting accompaniment to the grey January days. But it\u2019s definitely not only that.\u00a0Whiteout\u00a0is a brilliant example of understatement done right, and its magnetic envelopment is real. There are certainly worse ways to lose an hour in hazy daydreaming.\u201d \u2013 Angry Metal Guy<br \/>\n\u201cIt will suit your ears whether you\u2019re a fan of industrial post-rock music or not because it carries many beautiful moments where classification in genres doesn\u2019t matter at all. If this is not enough to convince you of the sheer beauty of Whiteout, remember there are Lustmord and Jarboe remixes included, but this album would sound good without those remixes too.\u201d \u2013 Thoughts Words Action<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHAL:ANGST: MetalSucks Unveils \u201cSeverance\u201d Video From Vienna-Based Industrial\/Post-Rock Outfit; Whiteout Full-Length Out TODAY Via Noise Appeal Records PHAL:ANGST: MetalSucks Unveils \u201cSeverance\u201d Video From Vienna-Based Industrial\/Post-Rock Outfit; Whiteout Full-Length Out TODAY Via Noise Appeal Records \u201cAustrian quartet\u00a0PHAL:ANGST\u00a0exist somewhere between industrial, EBM, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phal.angst.band\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6586"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phal.angst.band\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phal.angst.band\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phal.angst.band\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phal.angst.band\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6586"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/phal.angst.band\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6589,"href":"https:\/\/phal.angst.band\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6586\/revisions\/6589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phal.angst.band\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phal.angst.band\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phal.angst.band\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}