Posted on: July 27, 2011 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

On August 23rd, 2011 Portland deathrockers Atriarch will release their debut album, Forever the End, on vinyl and digital formats via Seventh Rule Recordings. still over a month away from it’s official release, this four-song opus is already catching the attention of some very recognizable ears with Buzz Osborne of The Melvins and Decibel Magazine both offering endorsements. CD copies of Forever the End will be available exclusively through the band when they strike out on a US tour this fall. Forever the End was tracked in Portland with the help of William Holloway then mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson (Ludicra, Asunder, Saviors) at Earhammer Studios in Oakland, CA. Cover art and tracklisting for Forever the End can be found below:

Hailing from Portland, OR, Atriarch features members of Graves At Sea, Trees, Final Conflict and Get Hustle. Vocalist Lenny Smith describes his Cascadian deathrock ensemble as “a living entity comprised of four parts, offering catharsis through sonic ritual where there is no god, there is no devil; there is an all encompassing force that connects all living things.”

Formed in 2009, Atriarch sought out to combine elements of goth and deathrock while making sure to keep it heavy. On Atriarch’s debut album, Forever the End, the band describes the lyrical themes as having an “aim to tear a hole in the veil that blinds us from our true selves.” When asked to further describe that which fuels his lyrics, Smith states: “We are bombarded with ideals of a superficial shallow lifestyle, in which we are enslaved to maintain. Greed corruption fear and hate is the true face of this Self Serving way of life that we have come to call normal. Lose yourself inside the ritual and the veil will come crashing down around us all. ”

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