ABYSMAL DAWN – Post Candlemass Cover

ABYSMAL DAWN have posted a new cover of the Candlemass track “Bewitched.” The song can be streamed above.

“We had some extra time in the studio, and we wanted to do something people weren’t expecting at all,” guitarist/vocalist Charles Elliott told New Noise. “No one expects me to do a lot of clean vocals or expects us to be influenced by a doom metal band with operatic vocals, but we definitely are. I think people were surprised, but we played it for a couple of people and they liked it, so we decided to go for it.”

“Abysmal Dawn are an American metal quartet based in Los Angeles. They play an aggressive form of modern death metal that melds elements of thrash and blackened and technical death metal. They are led by vocalist, guitarist, and producer Charles Elliott, the band’s only constant member. Abysmal Dawn are among the hardest-working bands on the American scene. Since releasing their self-titled demo in 2004, they have toured almost constantly across North America, South America, and Europe while refining their style. Their first album, From Ashes, brought them notice on both sides of the Atlantic as an innovative, restless band eager to shake up the American scene. Later albums including 2011’s Leveling the Plane of Existence reflected their desire to add angular yet pronounced grooves to their blackened brand of death metal, while their live performances of the time brought a a fresh wave of listeners. By the time they’d released Obsolescence in 2014, their meld of old-school rhythms, modern technical prowess, and a boost in production values brought them to the attention of South American listeners as well as Americans and Europeans.” – All Music