Italian instrumental post-metal outfit THREESTEPSTOTHEOCEAN have released “Black Syrup” the hypnotic second single from their upcoming studio album Death of Permanence (out October 16 via Subsound Records). Merging dark-folk and ritualistic influences with Middle Eastern electronica and trip-hop beats, the track offers a dense, cross-pollinated soundscape. The single is further elevated by a vocal collaboration with Sardinian performer Dalila Kayros, whose melodies shift fluidly from sinuous and hypnotic to fiercely aggressive.
Listen to “Black Syrup” HERE
THREESTEPSTOTHEOCEAN about the track and the collaboration: “Collaborating with Dalila Kayros was essential to giving this track its voice. Her vocal lines manage to be sinuous and hypnotic, yet terrifyingly aggressive, perfectly matching the dark, ritualistic mood of the song.“
“Death of Permanence” marks the return of THREESTEPSTOTHEOCEAN, six years on from their last studio record. The new album stretches and deepens the band’s sonic reach, drawing on influences that extend well beyond the purely musical – while holding firm to a sound identity shaped across two decades of activity. At the same time, it enacts a deliberate, gradual shedding of what came before: not nostalgia, not repetition, but an unrelenting forward motion.
The record is rooted in the idea that much of what we consider stable or permanent is bound to shift, dissolve, or disappear – places, beliefs, relationships, the worlds we build around ourselves. The album observes this process with open eyes, accepting change as an inevitable part of human experience. It is, unmistakably, a rite of passage – toward a direction still unwritten, only partially legible, yet one whose emotional and existential toll runs deep beneath the surface.
Throughout this process of transformation, the band steps away from pure instrumentalism on multiple occasions, reaching outward through collaboration – a lived expression of a DIY ethic grounded in exchange and human connection. The record features the voice of sardinian performer Dalila Kayros, songwriter Conny Ochs, a vocal sample from Larry Stromberg, and the instrumental orchestrations of Moonlit.
“Death of Permanence” was recorded and mixed by Stefano Santi at SPVN Studio in February and March 2026, with additional recording by Francesco Tosi. Mastering was handled by Giovanni Versari at La Maestà Mastering. The cover features Alexander Krack’s photograph “The Treatment”, with artwork and design by Riccardo Giacomin.
“Death of Permanence” will be out on October 16 via Subsound Records in LP, CD and DIGITAL formats and is available for pre-order HERE
Tracklist:
- What Went Wrong
- Black Syrup (feat. Dalila Kayros)
- Future Questions
- Every Time I Dive (feat. Moonlit)
- Outer Gods (feat. Conny Ochs)
- Eternity Is a Glitch
Threestepstotheocean are:
Davide Logrieco
Giacomo Rogora
Andrea Sacchetti
Francesco Tosi
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