NewsDecember 7, 2021 11:26 AM ET2,025 views

Abysmal Dawn announce new EP, premiere first single

Official press release:

Los Angeles death metal titans Abysmal Dawn will be releasing a new EP, Nightmare Frontier, on February 4, 2022 via Season of Mist. Track listing, artwork, and additional details can be found below. In conjunction with the release, the band is now sharing their brand new single, "A Nightmare Slain," along with a music video that was created by Guilherme Henriques. Listen and watch at this location:


Abysmal Dawn frontman/founding member Charles Elliott comments, "The music for this track was recorded for Phylogenesis, but we left it off the record. We thought it was a great song but we felt it didn't quite fit into the flow of that album. The music shows a bit more of a slightly progressive and melodic side of the band, which we may explore more in the future. The lyrics were written during the pandemic and are inspired by the lore of the video game 'Bloodborne.'

"Now, we have a lot of songs filled with social commentary and introspective lyrics. When it came time to write the words for this one, I don't think I could bring myself to focus any more on the misery or subjugation that we live in our day to day lives. Who needs another song of 'COVID' drivel or divisive politics at this point? Hopefully we can all agree on what I discovered while I was trapped at home for over a year; 'Bloodborne' is one of the greatest video games ever made. 'Animal Crossing' and 'Mario Party' fans should definitely check it out, along with the rest of the 'soulsborne' genre for a stress free good time... We hope you enjoy our song inspired by one of the most metal games ever made. Enjoy and see you on tour!"

Pre-orders for Nightmare Frontier are now live. The single and EP can be pre-saved across all streaming services.

Nightmare Frontier was mixed and mastered by Charles Elliott at Tastemaker Audio. Drums were engineered by John Haddad at Trench Studios, while tracking for all instruments was handled by Elliott. The artwork for Nightmare Frontier was created by Par Olofson.

Nightmare Frontier track listing:

01. A Nightmare Slain
02. Blacken The Sky
03. Behind Space 
04. Bewitched

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anonymous 12/7/2021 8:36:20 AM

Lot of song titles that start with B.

anonymous 12/7/2021 9:08:44 AM

"Who needs another song of 'COVID' drivel or divisive politics at this point?" Say it louder for the dumb motherf*ckers in the back.

anonymous 12/7/2021 9:14:01 AM

Wow! How is this band still around? Don't they wanna get a real job so they can buy some of that Megadeth crypto so they can buy a fancy car and house?

anonymous 12/7/2021 9:33:10 AM

Yes put aside any meaningful commentary. Instead bugman out on video games and Mario Kart or whatever. Looking forward to the concept record about a a childless mid-40s wine lass watching Netflix and scarfing Flaming Hot Cheetos between Tinder swipes.

anonymous 12/7/2021 10:04:21 AM

"Hopefully we can all agree on what I discovered while I was trapped at home for over a year" Yes please show us the way Confucius!

anonymous 12/7/2021 10:04:58 AM

If Misery Index sucked they would be this band.

noble_hero 12/7/2021 10:06:11 AM

Badass song! Can't wait for the full EP

anonymous 12/7/2021 10:25:07 AM

Abysmal Yawn

anonymous 12/7/2021 10:32:29 AM

Are all of the instruments just MIDI recordings written and recorded off of Tabit? This production is terrible.

anonymous 12/7/2021 10:33:13 AM

Blame Charles

evil_hero 12/7/2021 10:40:17 AM

abysmal sound

evil_hero 12/7/2021 10:40:47 AM

did they mention animal crossing?

anonymous 12/7/2021 10:43:49 AM

Wow! How is this band still around? Don't they wanna get a real job so they can buy some of that Megadeth crypto so they can buy a fancy car and house? >> Don't you wanna get a job period you jobless bum hater? Love you nimrod on here slagging bands for existing, playing for a living, doing whatever. You have no job, a job you hate and/or are underpaid in to you and/or in comparison to someone else & x amount of you make less than a band member so STFU. BTW kudos to this band putting out four songs - more bands should take a cue from them.

anonymous 12/7/2021 10:45:00 AM

Lmao just put music over this bloodborne gameplay

anonymous 12/7/2021 10:49:24 AM

^^^ LMAO send out your resume on Indeed dude.

anonymous 12/7/2021 10:52:17 AM

Yes put aside any meaningful commentary. Instead bugman out on video games and Mario Kart or whatever. Looking forward to the concept record about a a childless mid-40s wine lass watching Netflix and scarfing Flaming Hot Cheetos between Tinder swipes. ^^^^^^^ Hey! I'm living that!

anonymous 12/7/2021 11:22:48 AM

that better be a cover of the In Flames song Behind Space

anonymous 12/7/2021 12:28:58 PM

NAILS is better

anonymous 12/7/2021 2:58:37 PM

Enough of this 'Lambgoat poster has no job' nonsense. Posters have jobs that pay well and do this garbage on their lunch or a slow day making good pay. Maybe while the kid is at soccer practice. Or even as they kill time as their hot piece wife cooks a good meal. Not some $10 buyout shit that the Mason Jar would give you that wouldn't cover Egg foo Young down the road. Those who know, know. It's the bands that live in the basements, scum off girlfriends and have no job. Maybe they pick up a hammer one in a while and think "If I hurt myself we'll lose that 1 or 4 slot on that C market shit fest" You know I'm right.

anonymous 12/7/2021 3:20:33 PM

"That better be a cover of the In Flames song Behind Space" Exactly. Hope they don't f*ck it up

anonymous 12/8/2021 3:14:16 AM

Enough of this 'Lambgoat poster has no job' nonsense. Posters have jobs that pay well and do this garbage on their lunch or a slow day making good pay. Maybe while the kid is at soccer practice. Or even as they kill time as their hot piece wife cooks a good meal.>> Yeah...that's the demographic of the typical Lambgoat poster alright LOL. I know none of those people are you.

anonymous 12/8/2021 5:00:42 AM

^^^^^^^ Maybe it's just my circle but that fits the profile. We actually have weekly in person Lambgoat meetups.




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