NEWS: Liminal Spirit announce “Forfeiture Hymns”!

Blurring the lines between concept album, psychological horror and extreme music “Forfeiture Hymns” by Liminal Spirit is said to examine influence, guilt, abuse, obsession and the devastating ripple effects of human actions.

A fourth record and second full length from multi-instrumentalist Jerry Hauppa (Northless, Ara, Acanthrophis, Deorbit), it’s a continuation of the narrative introduced 2025’s critically acclaimed “Unwell.” While that chronicled the final days of the troubled character Phillip Hastings within the confines of a nursing home “Forfeiture Hymns” broadens the scope dramatically by tracing his life from birth onward.

Taking things one step further, rather than focusing directly on Phillip himself, the album tells its story through the perspectives of individuals whose lives have been irrevocably altered by him. Each song documents a different character driven toward suicide following encounters with Phillip.

The first taste of that darkness is “The Initiate” with who remainder being available on 6th November.

Jerry Hauppa comments: “I wanted to do a project that utilized my sense of melody established through various extreme metal outlets but through the lens of a more doom/industrial/drone approach to create music that felt like it was exposing a kind of purgatory, with each song guiding the listener through that purgatory into a place more grounded by the end.

Each track is the story of one of those people and how his influence steered them toward ending their lives. To flesh out the record, I had to create all of these people and develop their motivations, which I then used to create the melodic characteristics of each song.

My hope is that this record resonates with people. It’s the most extreme demonstration of the style so far, but it’s also the most memorable.

The track [“The Initiate”] plays out to depict a playful nature that reflects a children’s playground, but builds to a frantic pace as Tommy is desperate for aid with his wounds and approval of the rest of the club.”