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Abysmal Dawn | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Genres | Death metal |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Crash Music,Relapse Records,Season of Mist |
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| Website | abysmaldawn |
Abysmal Dawn is an Americandeath metal band fromLos Angeles,California. The band has released 5 studio albums since its inception in 2003. Abysmal Dawn has had numerous lineup changes, with guitarist and vocalist Charles Elliott being the sole constant member.
Abysmal Dawn was formed by Charles Elliott (guitars/vocals), Jamie Boulanger (guitars), and Terry Barajas (drums) who circulated a three-song demo in winter 2004. The demo garnered some attention for the band within the underground metal press circuit as well as helped them score gigs alongsideExodus,3 Inches of Blood,Hate Eternal,Into Eternity andAborted.
In November 2005, the band began work on what would become their first proper full-lengthFrom Ashes with engineer John Haddad (Intronaut,Eyes of Fire,Phobia). The resulting nine songs earned the band a remarkable international press response for a debut album. They embarked on a five-week U.S. tour alongsideSix Feet Under andDecapitated, additionally playing as support throughout their home state with the likes ofSuffocation,Emperor,Immortal,Goatwhore andDecrepit Birth.
In 2007, Abysmal Dawn played a handful of festivals (LA Murderfest, Gathering of the Sick, Burning Star Metal Fest, and more), but most of the band's time was devoted to writing and rehearsing new material for their follow-up toFrom Ashes. By November, Abysmal Dawn had entered Haddad's new studio to begin the next full-length.
Abysmal Dawn spent the next three-months in and out of the studio recordingProgrammed to Consume. In February 2008, Abysmal Dawn signed a deal withRelapse Records, makingProgrammed to Consume the band's label debut. Abysmal Dawn released this album on May 13 (May 19 internationally).
After three years passed since the release ofLeveling the Plane of Existence, they finally released their fourth studio album,Obsolescence, on October 28, 2014, via Relapse Records. According to Abysmal Dawn's frontman Charles Elliott, the title of the album was "inspired by the term 'planned obsolescence', and is applied to all of mankind."[1] The Village Voice rated the latest album number one and called it "The closest thing to a perfect metal album that you will hear this year."[2]
Abysmal Dawn released their fifth studio album,Phylogenesis, throughSeason of Mist Records on April 17, 2020.
| Year | Album details |
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| 2006 | From Ashes
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| 2008 | Programmed to Consume
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| 2011 | Leveling the Plane of Existence
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| 2014 | Obsolescence
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| 2020 | Phylogenesis
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| 2022 | Nightmare Frontier
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