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⚰️ ALLEGAEON Unleashes Video for “Wake Circling Above” from The Ossuary Lens

Brutality meets orchestral darkness in this slow-burning tech-death epic

Colorado tech-death force ALLEGAEON has just dropped a brand-new video for “Wake Circling Above”, a haunting highlight from their latest album The Ossuary Lens, out now via Metal Blade Records.

🎥 Watch “Wake Circling Above”

Guitarist Michael Stancel sheds light on the song’s cinematic weight:

“Ezra wanted something slow and heavy, and I was like, ‘DONE.’ I drew inspiration from Dimmu Borgir and Septicflesh to build those massive orchestral sections. It’s probably the most different track on the record, but still packed with classic ALLEGAEON-isms.”

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💿 The Ossuary Lens – Out Now

ALLEGAEON’s seventh full-length marks the return of original vocalist Ezra Haynes, whose presence fuels a brutal rebirth. The Ossuary Lens dives deep into death’s many forms—each track a perspective, each riff a reckoning. It’s the most unified, visceral ALLEGAEON album to date.

📀 Available Formats:

  • Ossuary Marbled (US)
  • Wine And Lust (US)
  • 180g Black (EU)
  • Red Obsidian Marbled (EU)
  • Ossuary Crystal (EU – Ltd. 200)

👉 Preview & purchase here

🔥 Catch ALLEGAEON on Tour

Final dates of the Vortex of Violence Tour with Warbringer, Skeletal Remains, and Summoning The Lich:

  • Apr 8 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
  • Apr 9 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
  • Apr 10 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
  • Apr 11 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
  • Apr 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom

🗡️ Death Reborn Through Sound

The Ossuary Lens reunites the band with producer Dave Otero (Flatline Audio), known for capturing the balance of uncompromising ferocity and melodic grandeur that has become the band’s signature.

The album is more than technical fireworks—it’s a soul-splitting descent into mortality, sharpened by Haynes’ raw vocal return and thematic depth.

💬 Praise for The Ossuary Lens

“Absolutely fucking blistering.” – Metal Injection
“Maximalist and masterful.” – Decibel Magazine
“A return to form and evolution in one stroke.” – No Clean Singing
“Savage and emotionally potent.” – Hotel Hobies
“Brutal, sophisticated, hypnotic.” – The Dark Melody

🩸 ALLEGAEON Is:

  • Ezra Haynes – vocals
  • Greg Burgess – lead guitar
  • Michael Stancel – lead guitar
  • Brandon Michael – bass
  • Jeff Saltzman – drums

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🌌 FRACTAL UNIVERSE Unleashes New Video “A New Cycle” Ahead of The Great Filters Album Release 💀

Progressive death metal boundary-breakers FRACTAL UNIVERSE have dropped a brand-new music video for their latest single “A New Cycle” — the third and final preview from their upcoming full-length, The Great Filters, out this Friday, April 4th via M-Theory Audio.

🎥 Watch “A New Cycle” HERE

The track dives into the speculative sci-fi concept of directed panspermia — humanity, teetering on extinction, sends probes filled with primordial life across the cosmos to spark new civilizations. But those civilizations, destined to repeat our same fatal mistakes, find themselves trapped in a never-ending loop of rise and ruin.

Directed by Pauline Colombani (www.c3polette.com), the video is the latest visual chapter following “Causality’s Grip” and “The Seed of Singularity,” all showcasing FRACTAL UNIVERSE’s signature fusion of progressive technicality and eerie saxophone-laced soundscapes.

🎧 About The Great Filters

Due out April 4, 2025, The Great Filters is FRACTAL UNIVERSE’s most ambitious and intricate album to date. Merging heavy riffs, jazz-influenced melodies, and philosophical storytelling, it delivers a cerebral experience laced with cosmic awe.
Recorded at Boundless Production Studios and Fractal Headquarters, the album was mixed and mastered by Flavien Morel (Benighted Soul, Catalyst).

💿 Available Formats:

  • Limited-edition red with black splatter vinyl (500 copies)
  • Red and cream marble vinyl (band/label exclusive, 200 copies)
  • Digipak CD
  • Digital

🛒 Pre-order Now

🔥 FRACTAL UNIVERSE – Tour Dates

European Shows
Apr 3 – Chambery, FR – Brin De Zinc
Apr 5 – San Sebastian, ES – Donostia Prog/Tech Death Fest
Apr 11 – Nilvange, FR – Le Gueulard Plus (release party)

North America – Shred Fest Tour w/ Obscura, Atheist, Origin, Decrepit Birth
Apr 20 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
Apr 21 – Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar
Apr 22 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
Apr 24 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
Apr 25 – Dallas, TX – Trees
Apr 26 – Birmingham, AL – WorkPlay Theatre
Apr 27 – Jacksonville, FL – Underbelly
Apr 28 – Orlando, FL – Conduit
Apr 29 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
Apr 30 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
May 2 – Boston, MA – Middle East Downstairs
May 3 – Quebec City, QC – Salie Montaigne
May 4 – Ottawa, ON – Overflow
May 5 – Montreal, QC – Fairmount
May 6 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
May 7 – Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving
May 8 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
May 9 – Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
May 10 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theater
May 12 – Edmonton, AB – Starlight Room
May 13 – Calgary, AB – Dickens
May 15 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
May 16 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
May 17 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
May 18 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
May 20 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
May 21 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
May 22 – Los Angeles, CA – 1720

🧬 FRACTAL UNIVERSE – A Legacy of Evolution

Formed in 2015 in Nancy, France, FRACTAL UNIVERSE made their debut with the independent EP Boundaries of Reality before signing to Kolony Records for 2017’s Engram of Decline, a concept record influenced by Nietzsche.
They joined Metal Blade Records for 2019’s Rhizomes of Insanity, exploring fragmented human consciousness with technical brilliance. Their critically acclaimed 2021 album The Impassable Horizon tackled themes of determinism and free will, all while integrating saxophone flourishes into their progressive metal palette.
Having toured with heavyweights like Obscura, Evergrey, Black Dahlia Murder, and God Dethroned, FRACTAL UNIVERSE continue to carve their place as one of the most innovative acts in modern metal.

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