Qaalm - Resilience & Despair (Full Album)
54Country: United States
Genre: Atmospheric Sludge/Death/Doom Metal
Release Date: April 15th, 2022
Label: Trepanation Recordings/Hypaethral Records
1. 00:00. Reflections Doubt
2. 14:39. Existence Asunder
3. 34:12. Cosmic Descent
4. 52:34. Lurking Death
Starting a band these days may seem like somewhat of an unadorned idea. But, amongst two creative and passionately involved music aficionados, materialized a kinship over various genres, which would eventually lead to precisely that. Henry met Pete shortly after moving to Los Angeles. After attending a gig and later playing a show with his previous band Harassor, the two connected and sure enough there was talk of a potential endeavor. Henry took some time off to focus on Act Of Defiance before laying down the first demos.
Pete ultimately introduced a second guitarist, Brock Elmore into the fold. After a relentless run with his previous band, Seven Sisters Of Sleep he would go on to forever change the dynamic of the band. With the addition of David Huet on bass, the band would continue to cultivate new ideas and expand sonically. The initial objective of creating an atmosphere & inevitably maintaining a stern approach to a “heavy sound” became the band’s mission. They would go on to incorporate baritone octaves, melodic overtones, dissonant chords, harrowing vocals and ambient textures to intensify the overall sound. Dave Ferrara proved to be the final piece of the puzzle to complete the line-up on drums.
Utilizing elements of Sludge, Black Metal & Post-Rock, QAALM would outgrow any breed of stereotypical commotion regarding style over substance. Having no shortage of shows and an album in the works, QAALM’s own brooding brand of doom cannot be silenced.
"Resilience & Despair" is debut album from the band!
lineup
Pete Majors - Lead Vocals
Henry Derek Elis - Lead Guitars/Vocals
Brock Elmore - Rhythm Guitars/Vocals
David Huet - Bass
Dave Ferrara - Drums
Session Musicians:
Steve White - Drums & keys on all songs
Kakophonix - Cello on songs 3 & 4
All Songs Performed & Produced by QAALM
Music written & arranged by Henry Derek Elis & QAALM
Lyrics written by Pete Majors & QAALM
Recorded at Red Light Studios in Los Angeles
Engineered & Mixed by Steve White
Mastered by Maor Appelbaum
Cover Art & textural pieces by Madeleine Fleming
Art direction & layout by Madeleine Fleming & QAALM
Logo design & cave photography by David Huet
Digital album available here:
https://qaalm.bandcamp.com/album/resilience-despair
Digital/Physical (CD/Cassette) album available here:
https://trepanationrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/resilience-despair
Digital/Physical (Vinyl) album available here:
https://listen.hypaethralrecords.com/album/resilience-despair
https://hypaethralrecords.com/collections/frontpage/products/qaalm-resilience-despair
Follow/Support Qaalm:
https://qaalm.bandcamp.com/music
https://qaalm.bandcamp.com/merch
https://www.facebook.com/qaalmband
https://www.instagram.com/qaalmband/
https://twitter.com/qaalmband
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ih65rzvWMgm57vSQDbcQ1
https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/149044942
https://music.amazon.com/artists/B09JZB9HRV/qaalm
https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCq6qwGdkeU9ha5VlkkPnV5w
https://music.apple.com/gr/artist/qaalm/1591380770
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCB-MBRsz30F5VNUVokxSXQ/featured
Contact: qaalmband@gmail.com
Existence Asunder (Edit) Official Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flflkeLHamM
All (Almost) links in one:
https://linktr.ee/QAALM
Trepanation Recordings:
https://trepanationrecordings.bandcamp.com/music
https://trepanationrecordings.bandcamp.com/merch
https://www.facebook.com/TrepRec/
https://www.instagram.com/trepanation.recordings/
https://twitter.com/TrepanationR
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjnq0Uab1rBZr1ZcMOF3izg/featured
Contact: trepanation.recordings@gmail.com
Hypaethral Records:
https://listen.hypaethralrecords.com/music
https://hypaethralrecords.com/
https://www.instagram.com/hypaethralrecords/
https://twitter.com/hypaethralrecs
Contact: label@hypaethralrecords.com
More links:
https://linktr.ee/hypaethralrecords
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