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THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE – Launch New Single “The Nightlight Sigil”

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on July 5, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Debut Album Dread Cycle Out August 14th

The new video from Tasmanian death metal devils THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE is now streaming. “The Nightlight Sigil” is the third single off the band’s highly-anticipated full-length album, Dread Cycle.

Vocalist Shawn Wells calls the song the most personal track on Dread Cycle. “The Nightlight Sigil is a tale of family trauma, toxic home environments and the way in which one is treated in the aftermath. Often those who have suffered the most where they are meant to feel protected are shamed and forgotten. The aim of this is to keep the conversation alive, and begin to heal these deep wounds.”

Watch the video for “The Nightlight Sigil” at: https://youtu.be/e21gFJfEAKM?si=3vAcFOVdY0zBpepb

Following a string of EPs and singles, the album promises to be the band’s most incendiary work yet. Slated for release via Bleeding Art Collective, with distribution by Blood Blast Distribution, Dread Cycle is set to solidify the band’s position as a premier name in contemporary technical death metal.

Dread Cycle is due out on August 14.

Stream the videos for the album’s first two singles at the links below:

“Idols of Confraternity” – youtu.be/nFbmnakuaPM

“Ghost Mantra” – youtube.com/watch?v=a3MW6H0Socwm

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Track listing: 
1) Despotic Ruin (Diet of Worms)      

2) Idols of Confraternity   

3) Ghost Mantra   

4) The Sordid Miasma      

5) The Nightlight Sigil      

6) Promethean Pilferage     

7) A Mire Caked in Nativity      

8) Grinding the Sphere      

9) The Diary of the Emaciated

Dread Cycle was produced by Chris Themelco and mastered by the world-renowned Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios. The album was written by THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE with lyrics by Shawn Wells.

Line-up:

Stephen Cusato – Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals
Steven Mason – Rhythm Guitar
Alastair Boon – Bass/Backing Vocals
Luke Tucker – Lead Guitar
Nick Machin – Drums
Luke Sanderson – Drums
Shawn Wells – Lead Vocals

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Source: ClawHammer PR

THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE Announce First Ever Full-Length, Dread Cycle, Out on August 14th ~ New Video Now Streaming

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on March 21, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Tasmanian devils THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE have set an August 2026 release date for their highly-anticipated full-length album, Dread Cycle.

Following a string of EPs and singles, the album promises to be the band’s most incendiary work yet. Slated for release via Bleeding Art Collective, with distribution by Blood Blast DistributionDread Cycle is set to solidify the band’s position as a premier name in contemporary technical death metal.

THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE is prepping fans for what’s to come with the release of the official music video for the album’s first single, “Ghost Mantra.”

The band comments on the song’s lyrical concept: ‘“Ghost Mantra’ is all about being surrounded and taunted by the apparitions of our ancestors, and the sacrifice of the lowly in order to maintain the status quo. What comes with these haunting feelings is the overwhelming presence of guilt, as we watch the poor die horribly and step over their bodies to see out our goals. ‘Ghost Mantra’ is a solemn bow to those who have suffered. A showing of respect and gratitude.”

Watch the video now at this location.

Follow THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE on Spotify.

Track-listing:
1) Despotic Ruin (Diet of Worms)
2) Idols of Confraternity
3) Ghost Mantra
4) The Sordid Miasma
5) The Nightlight Sigil
6) Promethean Pilferage
7) A Mire Caked in Nativity
8) Grinding the Sphere
9) The Diary of the Emaciated

Dread Cycle was produced by Chris Themelco and mastered by the world-renowned Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios. The album was written by THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE.

Line-up:

Stephen Cusato – Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals
Steven Mason – Rhythm Guitar
Alastair Boon – Bass/Backing Vocals
Luke Tucker – Lead Guitar
Nick Machin – Drums
Luke Sanderson – Drums
Shawn Wells – Lead Vocals

BIO:

Emerging from the isolated, unforgiving wilderness of Tasmania, THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE has carved out a unique identity within the Australian extreme metal scene. Their sound is a direct reflection of their homeland’s “dark isle” reputation, a place defined by a sinister history and a cold, remote landscape that stands in stark contrast to the Australian mainland.

The band has developed a signature style of Technical Death Metal that balances high-velocity musical prowess with a deeply immersive, atmospheric undertone.  The band has earned a wide array of mainland and international support slots from Nile, Archspire, Thy Art is Murder to Psycroptic, Northlane, Make them Suffer and others.

They also competed in the “GOOD THINGS 2022” Band Competition in Victoria. Their proven consistent success in the Tasmanian Metal scene has garnered them a reputation as a reliable and sought after headlining act.

Source: ClawHammer PR

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