NEWS: Absolute Darkness partake in “Attritional Warfare”!

Including a cover of the Vio‑lence classic “World In A World” a new album “Witness To A Dying World” from San Francisco Bay Area Death Thrash Metal force Absolute Darkness is on the horizon for a 23rd October impact. Exploring the human cost of conflict through the eyes of those caught in the machinery of war with musings on unchecked power, propaganda, authoritarianism, war, addiction, homelessness and societal collapse, it’s one that will make you pause for thought. The first glimpse at that is “Attritional Warfare“.

Guitarist and vocalist Ron Dorn: “The war theme of this song is brought home by high-quality 2D traditional animation interjected with a live performance from the band. Be warned, the war footage can be very graphic and was inspired by anime such as Attack on Titan and Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. 

Witness To A Dying World is the album I’ve wanted Absolute Darkness to make for a long time. Not because it’s heavier or faster than our previous releases, but because it finally feels like a complete band effort. Everyone contributed to the song writing in one way or another, and I think that made every song better. Some songs are straight-up thrash. Others lean more into melodic death metal. There are a lot of guitar harmonies, plenty of solos, and enough twists along the way to keep things interesting, but we always tried to make every change feel natural instead of complicated for the sake of being complicated.

At the end of the day, we’re doing this because we genuinely enjoy making music together. None of us are trying to become full-time musicians or make a living from the band. We all have careers, families, and lives outside of music, and that gives us the freedom to write the songs we want to write instead of chasing trends. If people come away remembering the songs, wanting to hear them again, and maybe even thinking about the stories they tell, then we’ve accomplished exactly what we set out to do”