Goat Throne Records, in conspiracy with Blood Harvest Records and Chaos Records, is proud to present VACUOUS DEPTHS’ highly anticipated debut album, Corporal Humiliation.
Cassette version will be handled by Blood Harvest & Goat Throne Records, CD version by Chaos Records.
The vinyl version will follow in 2023, and will be a combined effort by all three labels. Official release date to be announced.
In 2017, guitarist/vocalist Austin Thomas formed VACUOUS DEPTHS in Tampa, Florida – the birthplace of death metal. He recruited drummer Christ Wotring and bassist Doug Gialluca, and promptly recorded a digital-only six-song demo. After a handful of shows, both Wotring and Gialluca exited the group. Thomas would not be deterred, and took his heavy churning songs with him. Re-formed and reinvigorated, VACUOUS DEPTHS launched in to 2019 with new bassist Arturo Palomo and with a re-release of their 2017 six-song demo on Texas label Goat Throne Records. Joined by new drummer Dustin Rogers, the band entered The Hum Depot studio with Dan Byers in October of 2021 to record their debut full-length, Corporal Humiliation.
A grand entrance, to say the very least, Corporal Humiliation disgustingly displays VACUOUS DEPTHS at their rawest, most furious, and most uncomfortable. Not just typical Tampa death metal – although, undeniably, those are the band’s roots – here VACUOUS DEPTHS drown in the influence of primitive late 1980s and early 1990s death metal as a (w)hole: only the most wretched and wrong sounds abound. A true DEATH METAL record for true death metal diehards, nevertheless do the power-trio put their own twist on the pummeling sounds from some of the most notorious scenes of Finland, Mexico, and South America. And at 10 songs in a murderously swift 34 minutes, Corporal Humiliation does exactly what it says on the tin and gets the fuck out before the perpetrators get caught. Evil deeds done dirt cheap? Truly, these are VACUOUS DEPTHS…
Go to the Vacuous Depths Bandcamp for the download.
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released November 4, 2022
PERFORMANCE CREDITS
Vocals & Guitar - Austin Thomas
Bass - Arturo Palomo
Drums - Dustin Rogers
SONG CREDITS: All lyrics written by Austin Thomas. “Sodomized”, “Deep Night”, “Gaunt Reflections”, and “Cycle of Control” written by Austin Thomas 2016. “Corporal Humiliation”, “Worshippers of Death”, “Carnival of Venom”, “Exteriorization”, and “Gold Crosses” were written by Austin Thomas, Arturo Palomo, and Dustin Rogers, who are Vacuous Depths.
“Troops of Doom” , originally performed by Sepultura on the album Morbid Visions in 1986 and written by Jairo T, Max Cavelera, Paulo Jr.
PRODUCTION: Dan Byers. Recording, engineering, mixing, and mastering at The Hum Depot, October 2021 through June 2022.
ART: Front and back art illustrated by Karl Dahmer - Dahmer Art (artpal.com/dahmerart)
Logo design by Daniel Hermosilla ( Email: Noxfragor@gmail, IG @Nox_Fragor_Artworks )
supported by 14 fans who also own “Vacuous Depths - Corporal Humiliation”
I'm kicking my own ass for somehow missing this when it released. Expertly arranged death metal with kick drums that could demolish a high-rise. zirtonic
supported by 13 fans who also own “Vacuous Depths - Corporal Humiliation”
Old school Oregon death metal, solid stuff like Obituary !!! Slowly we Rot kinda vibe, doomy, heavy and earth-shaking cave-deep growling, fun stuff all along!!! Can't miss, Obi-fans need to have this one !! sachavonkarl74