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Primordial Rigor Mortis

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Continental Earth – a barren wasteland Seas seething with evolving life Ghastly entities to some, magnificent to others Annihilation! Black funeral! Inconceivable solidification Looting rancid graves Unveiling ancient life conserved Primordial Rigor Mortis A requiem for the long dead
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They think I am blind but I can see My ventral eyes are guiding me Differentiating dusk from dawn Moving through the flocculent zone While external shields are slightly open Refined appendages act as thrusters Drive me through the blackened waters Escaping predators that taunt my soul Horrific scenes surround my presence Complete enrollment my defense Protective armor shields my spirit Isopygous fit deceiving my tormentors They argue my affinity but I could not care less In spite of sage bickering I am evolutionary fit Chorus: Enigmatic presence In hostile waters Food chain gamble When things get horrid I enroll
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Disconsolate submarine darkness Gathering the horde of arthropodan no goods and allies Infinitesimal cuticle-bearing beasts Dwelling in the dysoxic flocculent zone Zero point five Gigaannum Marine meiofaunal residents Surrounded by pitch black stinking mud Sudden agonizing death Non-discriminatory towards the innocent and the weak Extinction by the masses Immediate entombment Phosphate-rich fluids incrusting the remains Permanent preservational Rigor Mortis triggered Frozen hunters, frozen prey Transforming corpses, lithifying carcasses Conservational three-dimensional preservation Agnostus, Skara, Hesslandona, Rehbachiella The usual ‘Orsten’ suspects, the uncanny herd Ancestral parasites – blood sucking pentastomids Embryonic murder – enrolled scalidophorans Extinct archaic heavyweights Concealed in reeking Cambrian rocks Immaculate appendages, full-scale anatomic body plans Sepulchral desecration revealing perpetual ecdysozoans Phylogeny, ontogeny, evolutionary pathways Ancient morphologies inferring long lost organismal routines Primordial Rigor Mortis
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Disconsolate submarine darkness Gathering the horde of arthropodan no goods and allies Infinitesimal cuticle-bearing beasts Dwelling in the dysoxic flocculent zone Zero point five Gigaannum Marine meiofaunal residents Surrounded by pitch black stinking mud Sudden agonizing death Non-discriminatory towards the innocent and the weak Extinction by the masses Immediate entombment Phosphate-rich fluids incrusting the remains Permanent preservational Rigor Mortis triggered Frozen hunters, frozen prey Transforming corpses, lithifying carcasses Conservational three-dimensional preservation Agnostus, Skara, Hesslandona, Rehbachiella The usual ‘Orsten’ suspects, the uncanny herd Ancestral parasites – blood sucking pentastomids Embryonic murder – enrolled scalidophorans Extinct archaic heavyweights Concealed in reeking Cambrian rocks Immaculate appendages, full-scale anatomic body plans Sepulchral desecration revealing perpetual ecdysozoans Phylogeny, ontogeny, evolutionary pathways Ancient morphologies inferring long lost organismal routines Primordial Rigor Mortis

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All-star line up doing ‘Paleo Metal’ project: PRIMORDIAL RIGOR MORTIS
Swedish paleontology professor and metal devotee Mats E. Eriksson invited some of his favorite musicians and recorded an album that sonically pays homage to a group of exceptionally preserved, half-a-billion-year-old fossils, which is target of his research. Eriksson says he approached the musicians with the following mindset; “not only am I a major fan of their respective work but I also focused on perceived personalities, i.e., individuals that seemingly ooze dedication combined with a jovial disposition. And of course musicians who might appreciate science and, not least, quirky and unorthodox combinations. Man, was I proven right!”

The PRIMORDIAL RIGOR MORTIS record features four tracks with lyrics penned by Eriksson (SPIDER DEATH BC). The lines deal with the extraordinary, so-called ‘Orsten’ fossils from the Cambrian Period (c. 541-485 million years ago) while simultaneously being staged in a dark, ‘metal’ landscape. For this project, Eriksson worked closely primarily with Tomas Andersson (DENATA, SEANCE, FREEVIL) as the main music composer, instrumentalist and sparring partner. The cover artwork of the record features a stunning painting by the one and only Joe Petagno, who made his own interpretation of the force of nature killing off and preserving the ‘Orsten’ creatures.

The record kicks off with an eerily evil, yet beautiful soundscape composed by award-winning, clavier wizard Fredrik Andersson (PHANATOS), and with Eriksson’s lyrics performed by horror metal ‘monster’ and multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (SNOWY SHAW BAND, ex-NOTRE DAME, ex-KING DIAMOND, ex-MERCYFUL FATE, ex-DREAM EVIL etc). In this prelude piece, Shaw chillingly guides the listener into the long lost world of strange beasts and their subsequent fate on the paleontologist dissection table.

Following this is an explosive, brief death/thrash metal piece coined “Enigmatic Presence (Agnostus pisiformis)” composed by Andersson and Eriksson. Johan Larsson’s (SEANCE) guttural growls violate your ear drums while paying tribute to A. pisiformis, a seminal creature in the Cambrian seas.

The third track “Primordial Rigor Mortis I” is sort of a cross-over composition; thrashy rhythms meet more melodic and traditional style metal. Composed by Andersson it features vocalist extraordinaire Charles “Chulle” Rytkönen (MORGANA LEFAY, CIBOLA JUNCTION), while also flavored by some Andersson growling. As icing on the ‘Paleo Metal’ cake, there is an alien-esque guitar solo by none other than the astonishing Mattias “Ia” Eklundh (FREAK KITCHEN).

The record terminates with “Primordial Rigor Mortis II”, a death metal beast by Andersson, who also performs Eriksson’s lyrics alongside the helpful growling of Larsson. Two amazing guitar solos coloring the tune are attributed legendary death metal guitarist Karl Sanders (NILE).

In addition to the digital release, the tracks are also available on a collector’s edition 12”, 45 RPM picture vinyl record, limited to 250 hand-numbered copies worldwide . Of course the vinyl is pressed on authentic fossils! All tracks were mixed by Mique Flesh (SEANCE, FREEVIL, ex-WITCHERY) and the record is self-released by Eriksson, who also produced all songs together with Andersson. Eriksson says “I could not have been more proud and pleased with the outcome and I extend my deepest gratitude towards all amazing people involved in this project”. Horns up!

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released September 8, 2017

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