#thecodontion

Thecodontion | Supercontinent | 2020

Italian Death Metal

Artwork by Stefan Thanneur

Italian prehistoric death metal duo THECODONTION and English blackened noise enigma VESSEL OF INIQUITY have announced a new split titled The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event, out Sept. 3 via multiple formats. This conceptual split release is about the titular Permian-Triassic extinction event (commonly known as "The Great Dying"), and life emerging anew afterwards. It occurred approximately 251 million years ago and it was the Earth's most severe extinction event, during which almost all of the marine species, terrestrial vertebrates and insects became extinct. Theories for its cause range from meteor impacts, volcanic eruptions and climate change. THECODONTION's side explores two different creatures which lived after that catastrophic occurrence, thus during the Triassic period: Thecodontosarus antiquus was an ancestral relative to sauropods, Procompsognathus triassicus was a small bipedal carnivorous theropod. VESSEL OF INIQUITY's side is sonically destructive, yet it features an evocative and almost poetic description of the inevitable cataclysm that occurred, putting an end to the Permian period and paving the way for new lifeforms during the Triassic. THECODONTION's side was recorded by Guglielmo Nodari (Bedsore) and mixed and mastered by Marco Salluzzo (Bedsore, Deströyer 666), while VESSEL OF INIQUITY's side was conceived, recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered by A. White. After the critically acclaimed debut full-length Supercontinent, THECODONTION is back with two tracks (both spawned during the album's recording sessions), in which the band is at its most experimental and intricate musical point thus far. Atmospheric, melodic leads and blistering solos alternate with crushing riffs and relentless blasting. VESSEL OF INIQUITY's sole member A. White is a master in audial annihilation and ultra-violence in the form of furious drumming and non-stop slab of harsh noise, behind which lies a vortex of sprawling riffs. After two masterpieces such as Vessel of Iniquity and Void of Infinite Horror, this entity is certainly not holding back regarding musical extremity. Calamitous occurrences such as basalt volcanic eruptions and ocean acidification are beautifully depicted with abstract forms on the cover artwork by Italian artist STRX. The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event will be released Sept. 3 on CD via I, Voidhanger Records, cassette (US) via Dead Red Queen Records and cassette (Taiwan) via Bad Moon Rising. THECODONTION is: G.E.F. – vocals (track 2), songwriting G.D. – bass, lyrics, arrangements Session members on The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event: V.P. – drums Skaðvaldur – vocals (track 1) VESSEL OF INIQUITY is: A. White – all instruments, vocals THECODONTION: https://www.facebook.com/thecodontion https://thecodontion.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thecodontion/ VESSEL OF INIQUITY: https://vesselofiniquity.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Vessel-of-Iniquity-306200196576491/ Labels: https://www.facebook.com/i.voidhanger.records/ https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/i_voidhanger_records http://www.i-voidhanger.com/ https://metalodyssey.8merch.com/ https://www.facebook.com/BadMoonRisingTaipei https://badmoonrising.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/deadredqueenrecords https://deadredqueenrecords.limitedrun.com/

The concept surrounds the Permian-Triassic extinction event (The Great Dying) and life emerging anew afterwards. Something that certainly requires you to get in the headspace for it.

Prehistoric death metal band Thecodontion are releasing a conceptual split titled The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event with UK noise/black metal one-man band Vessel of Iniquity. It will be released on September 3rd by I, Voidhanger Records on CD (ltd. 200 copies). Cassette edition (ltd. 100 copies) will be out the same day, co-released by Bad Moon Rising (Taiwan) and Dead Red Queen Records…