In celebration of the first anniversary of their third full-length, Darkened Infinity, REAPING ASMODEIA have today shared a new music video for album track Simulacra. The clip is a visual continuation of Darkened Infinity’s overarching themes of transcendentalism, the afterlife and dream logic. The Minneapolis technical death metal trio also recently announced a run of December and early January shows, with support from Our Judgment – more details below.

Listen to Darkened Infinity via Spotify | Apple Music | Tidal | Deezer | Bandcamp
Order Darkened Infinity here

Speaking on the album release, drummer Daniel Koppy comments: “Today marks one year since we released Darkened Infinity into the world. We’ve made a lot of memories with all of you this past year and appreciate all the positive feedback we have received on the music and the story that encompasses the album.

“We have poured our souls into the creative process of both the album, as well as the visual content we have shared with you throughout the past twelve months. Today, we share our continued appreciation to all of you with our brand new video for Simulacra.

“The video is a continuation of our video for False Awakening and follows the album’s journey as such. We look forward to seeing you all at our upcoming December show schedule.  We have plenty planned for 2023, but in the meantime, immerse yourselves in Simulacra.”

Produced and engineered by the band themselves in Minneapolis before being mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (Machine Head, All Shall Perish, Carnifex) at Castle Ultimate and Sharkbite Studios, Darkened Infinity’s intricate lead melodies unfurl with a menacing clarity when set against the album’s more abrasive tones.

Darkened Infinity’s concept begins steeped in tragedy as the album’s protagonist loses his family at the hands of humanity’s destructive force, with his own life hanging in the balance. As the tale unfolds, Lane’s lyrics thread together a story of immortality, malevolent entities and realms of dream logic – all the while exploring humankind’s inherent duality. Darkened Infinity’s thematic quest for transcendence is adroitly tied together in the opening and closing moments, suggesting enlightenment is not something to be obtained, but merely ‘the consequence of being’.In the four years since their 2017 effort, Impuritize, REAPING ASMODEIA have relentlessly pursued the US live circuit, playing shows alongside the likes of Slaughter To Prevail, Rivers of Nihil, The Faceless and many more – refining their craft with a perseverance and determination akin to few others. Discontent with resting on their laurels, REAPING ASMODEIA in 2021 are a far more seasoned beast, ready and willing to obliterate all notions of time mellowing their appetite and musical ambitions.

Immersive, immense and infinitely satisfying – Darkened Infinity deftly places REAPING ASMODEIA amongst the genre’s most promising and consistently intriguing groups.

Darkened Infinity tracklist:

1. Parasight
2. Epoch of Choler
3. False Awakening
4. Lamentations
5. Simulacra
6. Terpsichorean Flume
7. Dreamcaster
8. The Forge of Moira
9. Switching Shadows
10. Oneironautic Oblivion
11. Aberration
12. The Consequence of Being

Upcoming REAPING ASMODEIA shows:
December 29 – The Caddy Shack – Duluth, MN
December 30 – The Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
December 31 – The Warehouse – La Crosse, WI
January 1 – X-Ray Arcade – Cudahy, WI

REAPING ASMODEIA is:
Steven Lane – vocals
Alexander Kelly – guitars
Daniel Koppy – drums

REAPING ASMODEIA have released their new album, Darkened Infinity, via Prosthetic Records. The Minneapolis trio’s third album sees REAPING ASMODEIA fuse together expansive and progressive technical death metal with conceptual themes of transcendentalism, the afterlife and dream logic. Alongside Darkened Infinity‘s release the band have also shared a new music video for Oneironautic Oblivion.

Listen to Darkened Infinity via Spotify | Apple Music | Tidal | Deezer | Bandcamp

Order Darkened Infinity here

Speaking on the album release, the band comments: “The last year and a half to 2 years has been somewhat of a blur to a lot of us. When we completed Darkened Infinity at the onset of the pandemic, we were uncertain about a lot of things. For quite some time, we did not know when this body of work would be resting in your hands/ears – but that day has finally come! Words fall short to explain how pleased we are that you can endure Darkened Infinity, as we hoped it would be, from start to finish. 

Expect to see us pouring our energy and souls into our live show in a city near you very soon. If you are near our hometown area of the Twin Cities, we trust you will share the night of Saturday October 16th with us. Come celebrate the unleashing of Darkened Infinity together at the Amsterdam in St. Paul, MN.”

Produced and engineered by the band themselves in Minneapolis before being mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (Machine Head, All Shall Perish, Carnifex) at Castle Ultimate and Sharkbite Studios, Darkened Infinity’s intricate lead melodies unfurl with a menacing clarity when set against the album’s more abrasive tones.

Darkened Infinity’s concept begins steeped in tragedy as the album’s protagonist loses his family at the hands of humanity’s destructive force, with his own life hanging in the balance. As the tale unfolds, Lane’s lyrics thread together a story of immortality, malevolent entities and realms of dream logic – all the while exploring humankind’s inherent duality. Darkened Infinity’s thematic quest for transcendence is adroitly tied together in the opening and closing moments, suggesting enlightenment is not something to be obtained, but merely ‘the consequence of being’.

In the four years since their 2017 effort, Impuritize, REAPING ASMODEIA have relentlessly pursued the US live circuit, playing shows alongside the likes of Slaughter To Prevail, Rivers of Nihil, The Faceless and many more – refining their craft with a perseverance and determination akin to few others. Discontent with resting on their laurels, REAPING ASMODEIA in 2021 are a far more seasoned beast, ready and willing to obliterate all notions of time mellowing their appetite and musical ambitions.

Immersive, immense and infinitely satisfying – Darkened Infinity deftly places REAPING ASMODEIA amongst the genre’s most promising and consistently intriguing groups.

Upcoming REAPING ASMODEIA show:
29 October – Ed’s No Name Bar – Winona, MN – Winona Metalfest 2

REAPING ASMODEIA have premiered their brand new single, Simulacra, via Metal.de. Simulacra is the second single to be taken from the Minneapolis, MN trio’s upcoming third album, Darkened Infinity, due for release via Prosthetic Records on October 15. The track is another exploration of Darkened Infinity’s conceptual story of transcendence and consciousness, with Simulacra following the album protagonist’s descent into a distorted reality of sleeplessness and fear.

Simulacra is available now on all streaming platforms.

LISTEN TO SIMULACRA VIA METAL.DE HERE

Pre-order Darkened Infinity here

Speaking on the single, the band comments: “We wanted to really encompass listeners with our latest single, Simulacra. It is the perfect segue into the overall dynamic and themes that we press upon throughout Darkened Infinity. The track directly follows ‘False Awakening’ in the flow of the album. The instrumental transcendence of the album’s interlude Lamentations is used to create the atmosphere that ties these two songs together. As you continue to hear what we share, you will begin to grasp what we attempted to achieve in both dynamics and darkness on Darkened Infinity.”

Produced and engineered by the band themselves in Minneapolis before being mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (Machine Head, All Shall Perish, Carnifex) at Castle Ultimate and Sharkbite Studios, Darkened Infinity’s intricate lead melodies unfurl with a menacing clarity when set against the album’s more abrasive tones.

Darkened Infinity’s concept begins steeped in tragedy as the album’s protagonist loses his family at the hands of humanity’s destructive force, with his own life hanging in the balance. As the tale unfolds, Lane’s lyrics thread together a story of immortality, malevolent entities and realms of dream logic – all the while exploring humankind’s inherent duality. Darkened Infinity’s thematic quest for transcendence is adroitly tied together in the opening and closing moments, suggesting enlightenment is not something to be obtained, but merely ‘the consequence of being’.

In the four years since their 2017 effort, Impuritize, REAPING ASMODEIA have relentlessly pursued the US live circuit, playing shows alongside the likes of Slaughter To Prevail, Rivers of Nihil, The Faceless and many more – refining their craft with a perseverance and determination akin to few others. Discontent with resting on their laurels, REAPING ASMODEIA in 2021 are a far more seasoned beast, ready and willing to obliterate all notions of time mellowing their appetite and musical ambitions.

Immersive, immense and infinitely satisfying – Darkened Infinity deftly places REAPING ASMODEIA amongst the genre’s most promising and consistently intriguing groups.

Darkened Infinity tracklist:

1. Parasight
2. Epoch of Choler
3. False Awakening
4. Lamentations
5. Simulacra
6. Terpsichorean Flume
7. Dreamcaster
8. The Forge of Moira
9. Switching Shadows
10. Oneironautic Oblivion
11. Aberration
12. The Consequence of Being

Minneapolis, MN based technical death metal trio REAPING ASMODEIA have announced their new album, Darkened Infinity, due for release via Prosthetic Records on October 15. Darkened Infinity is the group’s third full length release and sees the band weave together rhythmically complex and acerbic songwriting with a conceptual story of transcendence, consciousness and humanity’s ongoing struggle with the psychological self. Alongside the album announcement, REAPING ASMODEIA have also shared lead single False Awakening and its accompanying music video.

Pre-order Darkened Infinity here.

Speaking on the album announcement, the band comments: “It seems surreal at this point to finally be sharing our new album with all of you, but today we begin to do just that. We feel that False Awakening is a perfect way to begin to illustrate what we have constructed with Darkened Infinity.”

On False Awakening and the accompanying music video, the band add: “The darkness and intensity in this song and video bears a reflection of how vile our own actions can get lost in cognitive distortion, a theme and tone present throughout the album. A false awakening is an out of body experience that happens when you wake up from a dream only to realize that you’re still sleeping, superseding with a new perception and path in consciousness that takes shape when you are able to step outside of yourself.”

Produced and engineered by the band themselves in Minneapolis before being mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (Machine Head, All Shall Perish, Carnifex) at Castle Ultimate and Sharkbite Studios, Darkened Infinity’s intricate lead melodies unfurl with a menacing clarity when set against the album’s more abrasive tones.

Darkened Infinity’s concept begins steeped in tragedy as the album’s protagonist loses his family at the hands of humanity’s destructive force, with his own life hanging in the balance. As the tale unfolds, Lane’s lyrics thread together a story of immortality, malevolent entities and realms of dream logic – all the while exploring humankind’s inherent duality. Darkened Infinity’s thematic quest for transcendence is adroitly tied together in the opening and closing moments, suggesting enlightenment is not something to be obtained, but merely ‘the consequence of being’.

In the four years since their 2017 effort, Impuritize, REAPING ASMODEIA have relentlessly pursued the US live circuit, playing shows alongside the likes of Slaughter To Prevail, Rivers of Nihil, The Faceless and many more – refining their craft with a perseverance and determination akin to few others. Discontent with resting on their laurels, REAPING ASMODEIA in 2021 are a far more seasoned beast, ready and willing to obliterate all notions of time mellowing their appetite and musical ambitions.

Immersive, immense and infinitely satisfying – Darkened Infinity deftly places REAPING ASMODEIA amongst the genre’s most promising and consistently intriguing groups.

Darkened Infinity tracklist:

1. Parasight
2. Epoch of Choler
3. False Awakening
4. Lamentations
5. Simulacra
6. Terpsichorean Flume
7. Dreamcaster
8. The Forge of Moira
9. Switching Shadows
10. Oneironautic Oblivion
11. Aberration
12. The Consequence of Being

Upcoming REAPING ASMODEIA shows:
31 July – SV2 – Green Bay, WI
13 August – Keller Bar – St. Cloud, MN
14 August – The Fremont (No Holds Barred Fest) – Des Moines, IA
11 September – The WC Social Club – West Chicago, IL*
12 September – X-Ray Arcade – Cudahy, WI*
18 September – Eagles Club (Pit for Pits 2021) – Waterloo, IA**

*With Signs of the Swarm
**With Summoning The Lich

REAPING ASMODEIA return with a brand new single, available to stream on all digital platforms from today. This standalone single is a cover of Decapitated’s Day 69 – originally found on the Polish band’s 2006 album Organic Hallucinosis – and is a bludgeoning taste of what this Minneapolis modern death metal trio is capable of, with more to follow in the coming months.

Listen to Day 69 via Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.

Of the track, the band comments:

“Early Decapitated has had a profound influence on all of us in REAPING ASMODEIA. When we think of albums that have had an immense impact on ourselves, and our respective genres, there is no question that Organic Hallucinosis will be mentioned. The skill, technicality, and sheer ferocity on this album is as relevant as ever. With this year being the 15th anniversary of that album, what better time than now to unleash our version of Day 69 before we begin to share our new album with all of you very soon!”

Having spent much of the enforced downtime of 2020 in the studio, REAPING ASMODEIA have been hard at work crafting the follow up to 2017’s Impuritize – their first release under the Prosthetic banner. More information on their upcoming full length will be available this summer. Prior to the pandemic the band toured relentlessly with bands such as Dying Fetus, Allegaeon and The Acacia Strain; plans are already under way to return to the road later this year.