Kassogtha
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Switzerland
Last Known Status: Active
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Kassogtha Uploads New Music Video
Young Swiss progressive death metallers Kassogtha celebrate the release of their stunning new album "rEvolve" (11th November, Klang Machine Music) with their new video for "Plume." You can check it out below.
Of "Plume," vocalist Stephany comments: "On 'rEvolve,' we set no limits to our creativity. It was a very challenging album for us to write and it pushed us way out of our comfort zones. Each of us went through times when we thought “oh wow, this is really hard, I don’t know if I’m going to make it…but let’s do it anyway”. As passionate musicians we can only hope that true metal fans will see the blood and tears we put in.
"'rEvolve’ is a perfectly timed release valve for the two years of isolation, anxiety and grief we all went through recently. That challenging time really shone a bright light for me on an endless cyclical loop of frustration, grief, addiction and hope many of us are stuck in without even realising it. The songs convey a mix of fury and anticipation that we didn’t even realise we felt so strongly, and the results were often surprising and emotional to us." More...
Avatar Premiere New Single "Valley Of Disease"
Sweden’s Avatar are back with a new single and lyric video named “Valley Of Disease“ streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below. The band have been working on their ninth studio full-length lately with further details remaining to be revealed.
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Kassogtha Debuts New Single
Swiss progressive death metallers Kassogtha have revealed their stunning new single "Before I Vanish." "Before I Vanish" is the second glimpse of new material from the quintet's forthcoming album "rEvolve," released Autumn 2022.
Kassogtha are led by vocalist-lyricist Stephany, whose incredible command of growled and clean vocals help mark the band as future Swiss heavy music stars. A concept album, "rEolve" tells the story of an endless self-destructive cycle of fear, anxiety, and jealousy. In a world that normalises negativity, we have forgotten how to be happy — and following a pandemic-enforced long, hard look at humanity and society, this is Stephany’s journey of dealing with these emotions. This album is a perfectly timed release valve for two years of isolation, anxiety and grief — a furious expression of frustration at missing the things we love that help us get through difficult times.
Of "Before I Vanish," Stephany comments: "Have you ever wished that you could go back in the past and tell your “old-self” not to worry, that everything is going to be fine?
"This is the story of 'Before I Vanish': a deaf dialogue between two characters representing the same person in two different timelines. One is suffering and begging for help, the other desperately tries to reach her to show her how it will all end.
"In the end, 'Before I Vanish' tells us that we can never know exactly where we will end up, but we always know where we came from." More...
Kassogtha Releases New Music Video
Swiss progressive death metallers Kassogtha have revealed their epic new single "Drown." "Drown" is the first in a series of new songs from the band's forthcoming new album "rEvolve," to be released in Autumn 2022. More news shortly.
Kassogtha are led by vocalist-lyricist Stephany, whose incredible command of growled and clean vocals help mark the band as future Swiss heavy music stars. A concept album, "rEolve" tells the story of an endless self-destructive cycle of fear, anxiety, and jealousy. In a world that normalises negativity, we have forgotten how to be happy — and following a pandemic-enforced long, hard look at humanity and society, this is Stephany’s journey of dealing with these emotions. This album is a perfectly timed release valve for two years of isolation, anxiety and grief — a furious expression of frustration at missing the things we love that help us get through difficult times.
Kassogtha band place authenticity and sincerity above smoke and mirrors: a genuine metal band for true metal fans, that takes the genre further without abandoning its core ingredients. From Pink Floyd to Gojira via way of The Agonist and Arch Enemy, Kassogtha’s no-nonsense brand of groovy progressive death metal combines a variety of influences to create a steamrolling fusion of irresistible riffs, neck-breaking drums and a vocal range covering devastating growls and ethereal melodies.
Stephany comments on "Drown's" meaning and background:
"’Drown’ is about a tragic moment of acceptance, when you choose to abandon yourself to the most comforting suffering because it is, at least, a world you’ve created for yourself in response to the one you never asked to live in.
"This song is a transition between the Kassogtha’s past and future, with Mortimer’s signature groovy riffs sprinkled with the prog influences the band holds dear today. It’s a genuine evolution in terms of composition, arrangements and performance.
"Trapped in a remote house in the Swiss mountains, surrounded by snow, with nowhere to go: that’s the atmosphere in which the lyrics and the first demo were recorded, which perfectly matched the mood of the place.
"Strongly influenced by Tool, the song was composed in part after watching Danny Carey's famous drum playthrough of the track 'Pneuma'. The break was built around polyrhythms that were later extended to the whole song.
"The special sound of the introduction tapping was created in the studio in collaboration with David Castillo." More...