North Bergen (NJ) – Technical Death Metal trio Chaos Sanctuary released Instrumentality, its first full-length album, on December 29, 2023. The album can be streamed and/or purchased at the following links:
Bandcamp: https://chaossanctuary.bandcamp.com/album/instrumentality
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/47qrpqxe3DHwzUFpaIBkPJ
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/chaos-sanctuary/1520492833
Instrumentality was created as a concept album pertaining to the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, as the subject fits perfectly within the confines of the music. The goal was to create an album that functioned as an immersive, beginning-to-end listening experience. Mission accomplished!
Guitarist/songwriter Tony Barhoum began working on the material that would become Instrumentality during the summer of 2020 to follow up the self-titled EP that was released in June of that year. As musicians, Chaos Sanctuary comprises all different types of influences across several different genres. On Instrumentality, the band seamlessly melds tech-death, djent, thrash metal, jazz-fusion, and guitar-driven instrumentals into one succinct album, while making it palatable to the average listener.
https://chaossanctuary.bandcamp.com/album/chaos-sanctuary
FFO: Revocation, Inferi, The Faceless, Cattle Decapitation
Track Listing:
- Synchronization*
- The Second Impact
- Phlegmatic Invader
- Reassimilated (To be Detonated)
- Signal Extinction
- Blood of Secrecy
- Pen Pen
- Instrumentality
*Guest guitar solo by Rick Graham
Album Credits:
Bass and Synth Programmed by Mike Low
Vocals Engineered by Mike Low
Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by Mike Low
Cover Art by Varises Otak
photo by Mo Barhoum
Line-Up:
Guitars: Tony Barhoum
Vocals: Dave Palenske
Drums: Frank D’Erasmo
BIO:
Tony Barhoum is Chaos Sanctuary‘s guitar player and songwriter. Tony has been involved in the metal scene for over 13 years and is the lead guitarist for the bands Condition Critical, Strychnia, and Legionary.
Dave Palenske is the vocalist and lyricist. He is also a vocalist/guitarist for the band Cryptic Hymn and the vocalist for the melodic black metal band Volcandra.
Frank D’Erasmo is the drummer. He has been involved in multiple projects over the 20+ years he has played metal. Since 2010, he has been the main songwriter for the band Legionary and continues to produce music every year.
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*Thanks to ClawHammer PR