US death/doom metal band Abyssal Rift unleash new single »Consummate Design« from upcoming album »Relics Of Great Ash«

Columbus, Ohio based death/doom metal band Abyssal Rift has unleashed the second single »Consummate Design« taken from their sophomore album, »Relics Of Great Ash«, set to release on August 10th, 2026 via Transcending Obscurity Records.

Tracklist:
01. Consummate Design
02. Relics Of Great Ash
03. The Enlightenment (There Was Never Will)
04. The Death Of God
05. Surrealistic Visions
06. Sphere Of Perpetuity

Courtesy of Transcending Obscurity Records:

Abyssal Rift create gut-wrenching, pulverizing death/doom metal that embodies the best aspects of those two styles. The integration is thorough and the marked oscillation between the two happens naturally rather than it being a forced process. For a band of this ilk, the music is far more intricate and involved than it seems, with moments of it being fleshed out or slowed down if only to emphasize the unfathomable heaviness. At other times, the music builds in intensity until it reaches a crescendo, to be followed by a filthy, chugging part, a ripping solo, or a transcendental or industrial-tinged atmospheric passage. They manage to mix it all up without losing coherency or their asphyxiating grip on the listener. This is an engrossing, diligent album rife with downright wicked riffs, an ominous atmosphere, and some insane structuring, more so than most others in the vein.

Pre-order »Relics Of Great Ash« here:
abyssalrift-label.bandcamp.com/album/relics-of-great-ash

Art/drawings by Brandon Smith.
Cover photo by Mike Sliclen.

Abyssal Rift is:
Matt Auxier – Guitars, Lead Vocals, Synths, Programming
Mike Sliclen – Bass, Vocals
Brandon Smith – Drums, Percussion, Vocals

For fans of Incantation, Disembowelment, Saevus Finis, Cruciamentum

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well