False Gods - Lost in Darkness and Distance 2025

Исполнитель: False Gods
Альбом: Lost in Darkness and Distance
Жанр: Doom Metal, Sludge Metal
Год: 2025
Страна: USA (New York)
Лейбл: BRC-30 Productions
Формат: FLAC (tracks)
Official DR value: DR5
Разрядность: 16bit / 44.1kHz Stereo
Размер: 327 MB
Инфо: bandcamp
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FALSE GODS are not here to comfort you. Since forming on Long Island, NY in 2015, the band has carved a sonic identity rooted in disillusionment, despair, and the bitter truths of existence. On their new album, Lost in Darkness and Distance, the band reaches into deeper shadows, sonically, emotionally, and philosophically, than ever before. It's not just their heaviest record, it's their most human.

Emerging from the ashes of SKELETONDEALER, longtime collaborators Mike Stack (vocals) and Greg March (guitar) formed FALSE GODS with a vision of creating music that defied genre confines. Early releases like Wasteland (2016) and Reports From Oblivion (2017) hinted at what was to come, a collision of NYHC energy, NOLA sludge, and post-punk anxiety. But it was 2020’s No Symmetry…Only Disillusion and 2022’s Neurotopia, both released on Seeing Red Records, that solidified their reputation as a band unafraid to confront musical and existential extremes. Neurotopia earned critical acclaim from Decibel and Metal Hammer UK, each praising its suffocating atmosphere and refusal to adhere to genre conventions.

While on tour supporting Neurotopia, one word kept surfacing in press and fan conversations: "hardcore." It’s not a word Mike Stack rejects, but it is one he resists being boxed in by. “While we all met in our local hardcore scene, that's not where we wanted to stay,” Stack explains. “A song like 'Imposter' shows that we’re not afraid to write with actual melody. There are still brutally heavy moments here, like 'Worldless,' but there’s also psychedelic, YOB-inspired haze in 'Death Is Listening' and industrial or noise textures across 'Straw Dog' and 'Voice of Treason.' We wanted to push ourselves and see how far FALSE GODS could stretch while still sounding like us.”

Lost in Darkness and Distance is the result of that creative reach and of personal tragedy. The record was written and recorded during a time marked by death, addiction, and emotional collapse in the lives of several members. That rawness bleeds into every second of the album. There are no metaphors to hide behind here. Stack’s vocals are not just screams, they are confessions. Each track feels like a page torn from a journal written under duress.

"Enemy That Never Was" explores the emotional wreckage left by the unresolved death of a close family member. "Imposter" spirals through identity confusion, self-hatred, and alienation, with Stack describing it as “almost like I’m playing a character of a human.” In "Straw Dog," he screams into the void of a meaningless existence, confronting failure with brutal honesty. "Worldless" exposes the empty promises of substance abuse, while "Suffering in a Strange Land" captures the haunting sense of being entirely alone, even among others. The final track, "Death Is Listening," reflects on mortality with crushing vulnerability: “I still can't decide if I'm anxiously awaiting death or deathly afraid of it. It depends on the second.”

It’s this emotional clarity that makes Lost in Darkness and Distance so powerful. It’s a record that stares unblinking into the abyss, but never feels forced or performative. The lyrics feel lived-in, exhausted, and scarred. The title, taken from the final line of Frankenstein, reflects the central theme, the sense of being exiled not from society, but from reality itself.

Musically, the band continues to refine its unique voice. Their influences range from CROWBAR, YOB, and GODFLESH to KILLING JOKE, SWANS, BLACK FLAG, and CARNIVORE. But these are not pastiches. FALSE GODS wield these sounds like weapons, twisting sludge riffs into industrial grind and blending bleak psychedelia with punishing hardcore rhythms. The result is an album that sounds like no one else.

With a revamped lineup featuring Mike Stack – Vocals, Greg March – Guitar, Devin Stracuzza – Bass, and Josh Harrison – Drums, the band has never sounded tighter or more dangerous. Their live résumé includes sets with CROWBAR, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, WILL HAVEN, GHOST BATH, FISTULA, 16, BONGZILLA, ILSA, CONAN, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES, and more. They've crushed stages at Maryland Doomfest (2019, 2023), Grim Reefer Fest (2023), and Ohio Doomed & Stoned Fest (2023). In July 2025, they’ll join EYEHATEGOD on tour, a fitting pairing of two bands that find beauty in the broken.

Трэклист:

01. Voice of Treason
02. Straw Dog
03. Enemy That Never Was
04. Imposter
05. Suffering in a Strange Land
06. Worldless
07. Death is Listening

Mike Stack – Vocals
Greg March – Guitar
Devin Stracuzza – Bass
Josh Harrison – Drums

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