Absu's New Incarnation 2021-09-06 by Fernando Alves STAFF | 36 Comments | Texas-based "mythological occult metal" act Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû, which constitutes a new incarnation and direct continuation of Absu’s legacy, will release its debut/self-titled album on November 26th, 2021 on Agonia Records.
Absu was dissolved by drummer/vocalist Proscriptor McGovern (Russ R. Givens) on January 27th, 2020, after 30 years of existence. Since the band’s last, unreleased album was to be penned as “Apsû,” McGovern fused the title with his name to form this new group, Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû. Securing the ranks, alongside McGovern, are continuing bassist Ezezu (Absu: 2008-2020), new guitar virtuoso Vaggreaz (Possessed, Gruesome) and keyboardist Vorskaath (Zemial, Agatus). With this much anticipated, self-titled album, McGovern’s objective was to append the signature sound of “mythological occult metal,” but to convolute it with bouts of psychedelia, fusion and vintage electronics.
When asked about the album’s final outcome, McGovern stated the following: "Having the opportunity to assemble these band members, in the development of this album, was a remarkable honour and I strongly feel this album captures the band’s true, yet frenzied potential." McGovern, who also produced and co–engineered the album, added: "I specifically appointed these three to augment and heighten the overall sound portrait of these recordings, hoping that our emphasis on ‘mythological occult metal,’ coupled with progressive and psychedelic elements, clutches the listener’s momentum. Most importantly, I highly commend Agonia Records for migrating our musical and arcane foresight onto the next level."
The album was chronicled at studios around the world with final mixing handled in Dallas, Texas by both McGovern and J.T. Longoria (Absu, King Diamond, Solitude Aeternus) and mastering by Swedish Grammy nominee Karl Daniel Lidén in Sweden. The album also features guest appearances from Ross Friedman (Ross The Boss, ex-Manowar), Rune Eriksen (Aura Noir, Vltimas, ex-Mayhem), Alex Colin-Tocquaine (Agressor) and The Dark (Agatus).
Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû tracklist:
I. Amenta: Accelerando: Azyn including Hierophantasmal Expounder
II. Esoterically Excoriating The Exoteric
III. Quasaric Pestilence
IV. Mirroracles
V. In-Betweeness Gateway Commuters
VI. Jupiter In Capricornus
VII. Dedicated To Thoth, But Azathoth Wasn’t Listening (A Necroloquy)
VIII. Caliginous Whorl
IX. The Coagulating Respite
X. Prana: Therion: Akasha
XI. Tantrums Of Azag-Kkû
XII. Every Watchtower Within Is The Axis Of A Watchtower Without including Totemic Thresholds
Pre-order at: https://apsu.us
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is this the band that kicked their guitarist out for being trans?
| | | That’s some bloated press work coming reviewers’ way.
| | | This is just a brief overview of the press release. The label is doing a nice work.
No clue Anthracks, I obviously hope not.
| | | pretty sure they are. also from texas so the story checks out
| | | This and Solitude Aeturnus are two of my favorite bands, so i have to admit that Texas can produce quality. Best drums in the business, you know.
But as per some Proscriptor interviews, I expect this album to be a product of many mushroom trips and demonic summonings. So it can go either way.
| | | They do indeed appear to be the band that kicked out their guitarist for being trans, so she claims: https://loudwire.com/absu-melissa-moore-kicked-out-transgender/
| | | it'd be pretty fucked up if they use her riffs
| | | Ooh Melissa's new band does transgender traditional heavy:
https://sonjaband.bandcamp.com/releases
| | | Hyped about this. Doesn’t matter dude is a douche.
| | | https://crossspitter.bandcamp.com/album/dry-grinding-mouth
This is also Melissa I think, grindy black/death.
Agonia is the same label that put out Inquisition's last so that checks out.
Wait the actual band name is "Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû"? Holy shit lol
| | | Yeah seems he missed ego death on those occult trips.
| | | yeah don't listen to these pretentious transphobes
| | | What an awful fucking name
| | | “Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû”
what a fkn wanker
| | | I remember that whole thing about Melissa getting kicked out for being trans. Imagine objecting to using different pronouns for someone while expecting people to refer to you as fucking PROSCRIPTOR MCGOVERN without any semblance of irony.
| | | People forget about how much Absu slaps. Guys as asshole, but it’s just another case of Dissection.
| | | Great, so listen to it if you want and mind your business. You should have no issue with other people trashtalking this asshole if your only concern is getting to hear some riffs. Certainly not crying about "cancel culture" in the soundoff section.
| | | Don’t tell me how to live my life.
| | | yeah i dig absu but proscriptor can fuck right off.
| | | "Don’t tell me how to live my life."
Writes itself don't it?
| | | Very interesting strictly from a musical perspective, looking forward to this.
New band name suggest some (legal?) kind of shit happened with the old band name.
| | | Aw shit. I use to jam some Absu back in the day, been wondering if they would ever come back. Might have to check it out.
| | | "Great, so listen to it if you want and mind your business. You should have no issue with other people trashtalking this asshole if your only concern is getting to hear some riffs. Certainly not crying about "cancel culture" in the soundoff section."
or you could mind your business.
| | | it'd be pretty fucked up if they use her riffs
i believe i read she told them not to use her music and they agreed not to.
| | | "They do indeed appear to be the band that kicked out their guitarist for being trans, so she claims: https://loudwire.com/absu-melissa-moore-kicked-out-transgender/"
Who do they think they are, the salvation army?
| | | "or you could mind your business."
Stay mad, dipshit.
| | | Spicy ass thread! Will check. Has potential to be cool. Never heard the latest but I'm a fan of some of the previous stuff for sure
| | | You kind of have to expect this kind of music to be made by bizarre characters
track list is hilarious
| | | I’m here for all
Of this, Gameofmetal!
| | | "Stay mad, dipshit."
you seem to be the one that's mad and upset.
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| | | "“mythological occult metal, ... with bouts of psychedelia, fusion and vintage electronics."
Damn this sounds great to me.
"is this the band that kicked their guitarist out for being trans?"
Fuck these motherfuckers.
(I'll still give it a listen, another Peste Noire case) ;/
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| | | "“Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû”
what a fkn wanker"
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| | | Best metal drummer in the world, so he gets some slack.
What's YOUR excuse?
| | | still yet to check Pest Noire
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