notimetotry
This is probably my favorite album of the year. Every song is so fucking good. The riffs are absolutely insane. Perfect death metal record. Can’t wait to see these guys live.
Favorite track: Those Which Stare Back.
Kung-Fu Treachery
A fantastic blend of Death Metal styles, dark and hard hitting but groovy as hell. Hypnotic stuff. The solo in Those Which Stare Back has become a real addiction.
Favorite track: Those Which Stare Back.
Connor_Kapfer
AOTY for sure
Consistently pummeling over the two halves of the record, broken up with the best chill interlude ever. Beautifully intricate musicianship without going over anyones head, accompanied by one of the best growls in current music. Midwest Death forever
Favorite track: Enveloping Absurdity.
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Black Shell Edition
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Phobophilic - Enveloping Absurdity Cassette BOX ONLY
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For those that purchased the cassette by itself but want the u[grade, the BOX only of Phobophilic's Enveloping Absurdity. Rigid box with hot foil stamped logo and trim on front. Includes Phobophilic sticker.
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Lmtd Edition Hot Stamped Rigid Cassette Box
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Lmtd Edition 75 Hot Stamped Rigid Cassette Box of Phobophilic's masterful "Enveloping Absurdity" full length debut on black shell with silver ink and 8 panel J-Card. Includes Phobophilic sticker
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Since their 2016 formation PHOBOPHLIC have steadily accumulated early releases in the shape of two demos, 2019’s Undimensioned Identities EP and a split release with Canada’s Sedimentum, all the while honing their craft out across the North American touring circuit - featuring live stints with Gatecreeper and Mutilatred respectively, as well as appearances at LDB Fest and Philadelphia Death Nexus - positioning themselves among US death metals most intriguing young acts.
Following their early productivity both in studio and on the road, PHOBOPHILIC pulled together to shape Enveloping Absurdity’s eight songs into existence. Shunning the fantastical in favour of lived human reality, the band - composed of Aaron Dudgeon (guitars and vocals), Josh Poer (guitars), Christian Alm (bass) and Vincent Tweten (drums) - opted to center their gaze on what it is to exist. Drawing from French writers Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre as well as Germany’s Fredrich Nietzche’s strains of philosophical thought, Enveloping Absurdity is a meticulous vivisection of the philosophical self and purpose, as it asks fundamental questions of life’s true meaning.
Across Enveloping Absurdity’s runtime PHOBOPHILIC’s quest for elucidation is explored in punishingly heavy fashion across tracks such as Those Which Stare Back, Nauseating Despair and Survive in Obscurity. But for all of the Midwestern group’s old school death metal artisanship and lyrical angst, there is a fundamental rejection of misplaced nihilism in the form of quieter and reflective passages throughout. No better is this showcased than mid-album track Individuation’s calm before the storm, which offers up Enveloping Absurdity’s most contemplative moment.
PHOBOPHILIC’s formative promise is fully captured with a stellar production job that retains their to-the-bone intensity, but allows room for the underlying grandiosity of their compositions, thanks to Adam Tucker at Signaturetone Recording in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The artwork was then licensed from Finnish illustrator Joonas Räsänen at EvM Art, as the band sought to marry Enveloping Absurdity’s overarching thematic ponderance with aesthetic totality.
On their debut long player PHOBOPHILIC rebel against notions of defeat and pessimism, in spite of the struggles that come with an overabundance of consciousness, to a profound embrace of that which ails as well as thrills. At the beating heart of Enveloping Absurdity’s sonic extremity is a victory of the self, not content with simply surviving, but choosing to live.
Licensed from Prosthetic Records.
PHOBOPHILIC is:
Aaron Dudgeon - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Vocals
All music and lyrics written by PHOBOPHILIC.
Produced by Adam Tucker and PHOBOPHILIC.
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Adam Tucker at Signaturetone Recording in the summer of 2021.
Additional synth performances by Adam Tucker.
Cover Art by Joonas Räsänen (EvM Art).
Logo by Samu Salovaara.
supported by 83 fans who also own “Enveloping Absurdity”
I'm kicking my own ass for somehow missing this when it released. Expertly arranged death metal with kick drums that could demolish a high-rise. zirtonic
supported by 80 fans who also own “Enveloping Absurdity”
An outstanding Extreme doom death album, in the best tradition. The funerary atmosphere reminds of Evoken ('Centuries of ooze" bears striking similarities, for my delight). It is overall sharp, dark, hypnotic and unrelenting. One of those rare convincing new bands that hold proud the legacy of the biggest names. Bertrand Marchal
supported by 67 fans who also own “Enveloping Absurdity”
It took me way too long to get around to this, but I'm glad I finally did. Fucking hell, this album is heavy enough to press the marrow from your skeleton. Yawning Druid
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never been a big death metal fan but this is actually super accessible for the genre, has fun concepts, and personally i'm always a fan of albums with short tracklists and huge runtimes (for individual songs) Great time, good jumping on point for newbies too. alienasu