“Cymatic Hallucinations”

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Currently on tour with The Black Dahlia Murder, Napalm Death, Pig Destroyer, Misery Index, and Power Trip in the USA, Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit ABNORMALITY has just launched a video for “Cymatic Hallucinations”, taken from their critically acclaimed album, Mechanisms of Omniscience. Produced, directed, and edited by Jim Foster (red13media.com), “Cymatic Hallucinations” can be viewed at:

Jim Foster comments: “As we embarked on our second video together, my goal was to portray Abnormality‘s intense energy on a large scale while bringing their concept of a ‘trip’ into the darkness of the mind into a reality. And as always, Metal Blade is incredibly supportive in letting bands and directors see their visions through.”

Abnormality‘s Jay Blaisdell (drums) adds: “We’re excited to release our new music video for ‘Cymatic Hallucinations.’ Again we teamed up with Red 13 Media who delivered our previous video ‘Mechanisms of Omniscience.’ Overall, the song is about applying the concept of cymatics (the effects of sound & vibrational frequency on matter), to tripping hard on shrooms. Basically it’s describing the trip of all trips. A hallucinogenic experience so intense that the auditory hallucinations experienced actually cause a cymatic alteration to the person’s physical reality and existence, or even everyone’s physical reality and existence. It’s a pretty fucked up scenario. I personally have had really intense trips with both visual and auditory hallucinations. The sounds hallucinated are always indistinguishable from the real vibrational sounds. The whole concept has always intrigued me.”

See below for all upcoming tour dates!

Abnormality tour dates
w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Napalm Death, Pig Destroyer (Nov. 13-15), Misery Index (Nov. 1-11), Power Trip (Nov. 12-21)
Nov. 1 – Farmington, NM @ Top Deck
Nov. 2 – Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red
Nov. 3 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
Nov. 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
Nov. 5 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Nov. 7 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Depot
Nov. 8 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
Nov. 9 – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
Nov. 10 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Nov. 11 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
Nov. 12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Nov. 13 – Baltimore, MD @ Sound Stage
Nov. 14 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Nov. 15 – New York, NY @ Les Poisson Rouge
Nov. 16 – Greensboro, NC @ Arizona Pete’s
Nov. 17 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Nov. 18 – New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
Nov. 19 – Houston, TX @ Numbers
Nov. 20 – San Antonio, TX @ Rock Box
Nov. 21 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey
Nov. 22 – Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone *
*= The Black Dahlia Murder, Abnormality only

Abnormality is touring in support of their recently released sophomore full-length, Mechanisms of Omniscience. Marrying the ceaseless brutality coming out of New York and New England to the hyper-blasting intensity endemic to Quebecois death metal, Mechanisms of Omniscience is as unrelenting as it is passionate, and the album tackles real world issues with intelligence and raw emotion. To preview and purchase Mechanisms of Omniscience in various formats, please visit: metalblade.com/abnormality

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Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit ABNORMALITY will be releasing their upcoming sophomore full-length, “Mechanisms of Omniscience”, on April 29th worldwide via Metal Blade Records! Marrying the ceaseless brutality coming out of New York and New England to the hyper-blasting intensity endemic to Quebecois death metal, “Mechanisms of Omniscience” is as unrelenting as it is passionate, and the album tackles real world issues with intelligence and raw emotion. To hear the new single, “Cymatic Hallucinations”, please visit MetalSucks.net for the exclusive stream: metalsucks.net

For another preview of “Mechanisms of Omniscience” – and to pre-order the record in various formats! – please visit metalblade.com/abnormality to stream the title track. The second single, “Swarm”, can be heard here: soundcloud.com

Formed in 2005, ABNORMALITY drew its members from the ranks of units such as Teratism, Forced Asphyxiation, Goratory and Sexcrement, and they have worked patiently and persistently to build up a grassroots following, maintaining their integrity while steadily expanding beyond their local scene. In 2010, they dropped their debut EP, The Collective Calm In Mortal Oblivion, which immediately drew attention in the underground, followed by the crushing and critically acclaimed full-length, Contaminating The Hive Mind (2012), cementing their status as one of the heaviest and most dynamic bands in the genre. Now, with their upcoming sophomore effort, Mechanisms of Omniscience – produced once again by Peter Rutcho, and featuring artwork by vocalist Mallika Sundaramurthy – the quintet have never been more serious about getting their message out there, as well as ensuring legions of the moshing masses incur whiplash. See below for the official track-listing!

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“Mechanisms of Omniscience” track-listing
1. Swarm
2. Synthetic Pathogenesis
3. Mechanisms of Omniscience
4. Catalyst of Metamorphosis
5. Vigilant Ignorance
6. Irreversible
7. Hopeless Masses
8. Assimilation
9. Cymatic Hallucinations
10. Consuming Infinity

In conjunction with Mechanisms of Omniscience‘s release, Abnormality will join Soulfly, Suffocation, Battlecross, and Lody Kong on a USA trek that kicks off April 22nd in San Antonio, TX. See below for all dates!

Abnormality tour dates
w/ Soulfly, Suffocation, Battlecross, Lody Kong
Apr. 22 – San Antonio, TX – Korova
Apr. 23 – McAllen, TX Cine – El Rey
Apr. 24 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey*
Apr. 25 – New Orleans, LA – Southport Hall
Apr. 26 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Apr. 27 – Fayetteville, NC – Rock Shop
Apr. 28 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
Apr. 29 – Long Island, NY – Revolution
Apr. 30 – Providence, RI – Fete Ballroom
May 1 – Lowell, MA – Mill City Ballroom
May 3 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
May 4 – Joliet, IL – Bada Brew
May 5 – Valparaiso, IN – Big Shots
May 6 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
May 7 – Dayton, OH – Oddbody’s
May 8 – Indianapolis, IN – 5th Quarter
May 10 – Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
May 11 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
May 12 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
May 14 – Walla Walla, WA – Main Street Studios
May 15 – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
May 17 – Portland, OR – Dantes
May 18 – Orangevale, CA – Boardwalk
May 19 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro
May 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Whisky A Go Go
*=no Suffocation