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08/11/2024

Crepuscular Rituals is available now!

05/11/2024

I’m about to go on a small tangent about blackened deathcore and a lot of you are going to check out right now because you feel like this EP will sound like every other blackened deathcore release in the last five years BUT what if I tell you that it genuinely doesn’t! This one isn’t an overabundance of orchestras, vocal Olympics, and seeing how fast your drummer can blast. It’s not a bunch of deathcore musicians reading a Wiki How article on how to write a black metal song while adding a couple breakdowns to it. There’s so much more going on in this EP and it deserves its moment in the spotlight.

I know that makes it seems like I have a distain for blackened deathcore, but I really don’t. I enjoy it, but at this point in the genre, it’s oversaturated and needs to branch out into more facets of black metal rather than the one or two aspects that bands have been pulling from.

The first and probably most important thing about this split is that it was made by two people who actually like black metal. That right there is what I believe makes the songwriting feel less stagnant. They’re not doing it to be trends or to try and cash in on the blackened deathcore dollars. They’re genuine fans of the genre and wanted to do their own take on it, and honestly, that’s already a great start.

The first half of Crepuscular Rituals (the Sunscourge tracks 1-3) contains a lot more traditional black metal elements and comes across as almost a bit more black metal than deathcore in certain parts (see Nekron for an example.) It acts as a nice foil to the Oracle Spectre half (tracks 4-6), where the deathcore aspect of blackened deathcore feels a bit more prevalent than the black metal part and comes off as a little bit more familiar to anyone who frequents the genre. This is where you’ll find the most bits of orchestral arrangement, borderline djenty riffs (blackened djent anyone? I can’t be the only one wanting that stage of evolution!) and a bit more vocal dynamics (not full-on Olympics, but almost like a triathlon.)

While this half of the EP is a little more akin to the traditional blackened deathcore sound, but it’s still far enough removed that it’s not cookie cutter or repeating what’s been done before. Yes, there are orchestral arrangements, but they’re not overpopulated. If anything, they’re used in just the right amounts and places to not feel cheesy or overbearing. They’re nice accents that pop up from time to time.

It should be noted that none of these points are exclusive to any one half of the EP. The elements that I pointed out can be found throughout the entire EP for the most part. But I felt that it should be noted where certain elements shine the most and what each half brings to the table. It’s not a mark against the songs to say the Oracle Sepctre ones feel a little more deathcore and the Sunscourge ones feel a little more black metal. There’s a nice balance in that and it doesn’t make the listening experience dull or stale.

This is an EP that is pushing the boundaries of where blackened deathcore *can* go. It still has one foot behind the line in the current state of blackened deathcore, but it’s not just a viewing of Dimmu Borgir through a deathcore lens. It’s pushing ahead into territories that can be really interesting for the genre when expanded upon more.

Now then, enough about the music and onto the physical items.

For those of you who have been around for the Underneath drop, you should know how it goes. 200 vinyl, 50 CDs, and this time, an alt cover tied with it's own variant.

Along with the vinyl and CD, this will be the first time merch will be available alongside physical media. Shirts will be available as an open preorder for two weeks. I’m only printing what’s ordered.

Preorders go live this Friday 11/8 at 12 PM ET and merch will run until the 11/22.

19/10/2024

Thank you all for the insane show up yesterday for Underneath!

If you aren't aware, their new album It Exists Between Us released yesterday along with physicals on every format.

There's limited copies available so if you want one, make sure to grab one while you can. And don't forget to go stream the album and show the boys some love

18/10/2024

I hope you’ve been keeping an eye on the teasers being posted around because today’s the day! The new Underneath album It Exists Between Us is here and it’s not slowing down for anyone.

I know this is a bit out of the wheelhouse for Crestfallen, but when a local band pops up on the radar of your main pressing plant contact on the other side of the world, it’s hard to not take note.

If you’re familiar with their album, From the Gut of Gaia, from earlier in the year, then you might not be prepared for this album. It feels like the same people writing it, but a whole different sound. They said they were starting fresh with something better, and this album backs up those claims.

If you’re not familiar with Underneath, they’d be the result of a group of death metal musicians getting together and wanting to incorporate hardcore, metalcore, and a touch of doom, into one body of work. There’s no one band that I can really tie these guys to that would do the album or them any justice – you really just need to listen to it.

But what does summarize the band is their coined style name, Rust Belt Mosh Fodder. Because as an oversimplification, that’s what it really is– mosh fodder. There’s so many styles and influences utilized in this album that mosh fodder is the only term that I can say does Underneath any form of justice.

If you want a straightforward album with start to end with more than enough mosh parts to make your 30s back hurt just thinking about getting back in that pit, then this is the album you need.

The full album is out today via all streaming platforms and available for digital purchase on Bandcamp with physical preorders for vinyl, CDs, and cassettes available right now!

17/10/2024

The new Underneath album drops at midnight! It's a record that needs to be on everyone's radar (but I'll get into that more tomorrow)

Hope you've been keeping an eye on the socials and the FB group. You should have an idea what's coming tomorrow

11/10/2024

Vinyl for Ritual Slaughter is live! Only 150 are being pressed so once they're gone, they're gone!

Tag us in your order confirmations!

07/10/2024

I feel like it’s been a minute since there’s been a straightforward deathcore release on Crestfallen and it’s time that changes. No full force djent (it’s a CFR release, it’s going to have a touch of djent! Sorry!) No tech. No blackened. No cleans. Just good old fashioned early-mid 2010s deathcore – and that’s what Bone Crown is bringing with their Silent Hill themed 2024 EP, Ritual Slaughter.

Ritual Slaughter encapsulates the period when a handful of bands had elements of the subgenres that would sprout and flourish in the coming years, but weren’t full on leaning into them to make a full sound just yet. Yes, there’s some moments where the guitars have a whisper of a djenty bounce, or a sludgy break that feels like it’s about to enter into beatdown / downtempo territory. But the cool thing is, that it doesn’t. It stays true to a bygone sound where deathcore could be just deathcore without any added features.

The cool thing about this EP is that it feels like it’s being written for a past time through a modern lense. Sonically, it’s just disconnected from the MySpace / revival sound that it doesn’t have the influences of grind or hardcore like a lot of the early wave bands did (although it does have a couple samples in it that make it feel anchored to the period.) But it’s also far enough removed from the modern era’s sound of containing orchestras and blackened notes. It nestles perfectly into the 2012-2015 sound that I grew up with and feel is the bread and butter of Crestfallen.

Speaking of bread and butter and deathcore, does anyone remember when highs were prevalent within the genre? Not just a line or word here or there. Not the tunnel throat highs (although they’re still sick don’t get me wrong!) But just your standard high scream? Well, let me tell you, they’re packed into this EP more than anything in recent memory.

This is going to be a slightly smaller run at 150 online copies across four variants. This Friday October 11 at 12PM ET.

02/10/2024

Some fun updates for everyone to take us to the end of the year

THE ARCHAIC EPIDEMIC is all packed up and will be shipped out by the end of the week

Lost Conduit is up next week with Tyrant / DeadVectors hopefully the following week. They're still in transit from the plant so whenever they land, I'll start working on those

Looking at releases for the end of the year, there's going to be a handful of them and they're all 2024 albums/EPs aside from one

October:

037 No frills deathcore

033 DIY death metal + breakdowns. Rumor is that it's posted somewhere

November:

040 Blackened Deathcore that's more Blackened than most albums in the genre.

034 Djenty deathcore

December (end of December like usual)

039 Djenty metalcore/deathcore in the realm of Born of Osiris

I know it's a lot in a short time, but that's how the schedule ended up! I think there's something there for everyone though. It's definitely a mixed bag of genres

28/09/2024

Everyone should have tracking for In Dying Arms. They'll be dropped off at the post office in about an hour.

As usual, Dunkpressing nailed it. This set is glittery and just gorgeous. Especially the black smoke pinwheel that only has a gold shimmer in the black smoke sections. Completely contained!

Also as a reminder, Lost Conduit is just over 75% sold out. If you want to own one of the best djent albums, you better act fast!

27/09/2024

Lost Conduit is live!

We're down to only 12 of the quad, 15 of the opaque SOS, and the splatter left!

Make sure to grab what you want before they're gone!

25/09/2024

Small update for everyone!

In Dying Arms are shipped. Expect to see movement on those later in the week.

DeadVectors/Tyrant are on their way from the plant

The Archaic Epidemic will be shipping this coming week. Here's some photos of everything. Small quantities of the /75 and white/black splatter are left! As usual Dunk! nailed these and I couldn't ask for a better outcome on them!

Lastly, Lost Conduit goes up this Friday! Most variants are /25 so make sure to show up if you want any specific ones!

23/09/2024

We're back in the realm of djent. What a treat to do another release in the genre of what the label originally started out to press.

To me, one and only album that Lost Conduit released, Astral, is the last true djent album. It's one of those hidden gems in the genre that never got the widespread love as the other Facebook djent bands like Entities, Elitist, or Auras, but still embodies everything great about that era of djent. Maybe it's because it came out right at the tail end of Chugcore and didn't get that push that they could have? Who knows!

Anyways, whenever someone says Facebook/online djent band, you all have an preconceived image and sound in your mind as soon as you hear that term. Space artwork? Check. Synths and glitchy guitars? Check. Lyrics about space, aliens, government? Check.

There's everything in Astral that gave the 2010s djent scene it's charm while also incorporating everything that would start showing up in the core world in the 2020s.

Everything you would expect in a typical djent release is here. But where this shines is that Astral isn't pinned down by rougher bedroom recordings and vocals that sound like they're trying to copy the previous generation of deathcore bands. It's polished and professional.

Did I mention that it's also proto Graviton? Just look at that last track. Djenty instrumentation handled by Drew Klugger (now in Mire Lore of all bands) with a guest feature from Rheese Peters? I mean c'mon! That's Graviton in a nutshell!

And let's not even get started with the other guest features packed in. Astral has almost every vocalist that had any sort of prominence in the core world in the years leading up to its release. Ben Deurr, Luke Griffin, Dan Watson, Tyler Shelton, and a dozen others that make this album feel more like a collective capstone of the metal/deathcore world at that time.

Now, I know that's a long rant about why this album matters. But as a genuine fan of djent, this album is criminally undervalued and overlooked. As such, I had Dunk! make sure to give people a reason to look at this record.

I gave them a couple suggestions to play with and an idea or two. But let me tell you, this spread was their pick! The closest things to direction I gave was "an all transparent SOS, an opaque SOS, and make them rainbow." That's it. They took it and ran.

I truly believe that these are some of the best records that Dunk! has ever done. Not to mention one of the best CFR spreads to date? Maybe of all time?

I seriously can't get over these. I mean the smoke vortex pulsar has no remnants of a vortex within the pulsar. It's just that clean! The SOS with a black edge splatter is still something I have a hard time wrapping my head around in terms of what it even is. Is it a smash? Maybe? It's definitely not a ring SOS!

And that quad. When I first saw a video of it from Dunk!, my jaw dropped. I mean it's so clean and different compared to any other SOS made that it's truly in a league of its own.

These are in hand and shipping now and are limited to 205 copies!

They'll be up at 12PM ET this Friday!

20/09/2024

The Arbitrary Rebirth is out now!

This album is proof that instrumental progressive music doesn't need to be a contest to see who can play the most notes in one song.

There is also a new guitar playthrough of Bliss to go along with the release!

Go stream, buy some merch/CDs/vinyl, and tell Jeffrey Fisher how amazing the album is

https://linktr.ee/thearbitrary

19/09/2024

I'm throwing around some ideas for how to do CFR035 since it's in hand

Any feedback/opinions are welcomed!

Option 1) Usual drop method

Option 2) No mockups. There would be a spread photo posted before the drop so you can see all of the potential options. Each variant would be a separate listing as "Mystery 1" "Mystery 2" etc. With there still being a true /25 Mystery for those of you who want to keep that collection whole

Or if there's any other ideas, let me hear them! I figured this would be a good time to throw in a new way of doing drops for in hands

11/09/2024

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Here's a small update so everyone's on the same page:

In Dying Arms, The Archaic Epidemic, and the in hand CFR035 release should ship from the plant this week.

Tyrant / DeadVectors is done pressing, but it didn't make this shipment since they're waiting for the screenprint to dry. But it shouldn't be much longer and I still anticipate getting them out this month to everyone

Enjoy some pictures of In Dying Arms, The Archaic Epidemic, and CFR035

06/09/2024

Who's listened to No More Faces yet? What's your favorite track?

Only a couple minutes until vinyl preorder launch! Tag us in your order confirmations

05/09/2024

Just a reminder that Snake Father goes up at 12pm ET tomorrow.

What's everyone planning on grabbing?

Here's a closer look at the vinyl and CDs that will be available. CDs will be limited to 25 copies and will feature an exclusive CFR numbered OBI strip!

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