photos by Ed Newton
Pain Effulgence, the demoralizing third LP from INNUMERABLE FORMS – the East Coast doom-infused death metal collective formed by members of Dream Unending, Sumerlands, Iron Lung, Power Trip, Mammoth Grinder, Genocide Pact, and more – is now streaming in its entirety ahead of its release this Friday on Profound Lore Records.
Founding INNUMERABLE FORMS vocalist Justin DeTore, bassist/guitarist Chris Ulsh, guitarist Jensen Ward, and drummer Connor Donegan deliver their most powerful tectonic-shifting release yet, on Pain Effulgence, demonstrating the band’s elevated trajectory, initially brought forth with their Punishment In Flesh debut and 2022’s Philosophical Collapse, to a new plateau of megalithic death/doom artistry. Old-school early-‘90s Finnish death metal coalescing with early-‘90s UK death/doom (citing early-Paradise Lost and Anathema) continues to be the blueprint upon which INNUMERABLE FORMS contrives their sound from, and with Pain Effulgence, it continues to become that much more towering and imposing.
Akin to feeling the weight of an immense ancient stone of granite being lowered upon you, overwhelming suffocating darkness and monumental mournful triumph, Pain Effulgence was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Cavalera Conspiracy, Tomb Mold) and features art by Katie Muller.
Endure INNUMERABLE FORMS’ immense Pain Effulgence now playing early on YouTube RIGHT HERE.
Pain Effulgence will be released this Friday, August 22nd on CD, LP, MC, and digital formats. Find all preorder and presave options at Profound Lore Records HERE.
INNUMERABLE FORMS’ live assault on the East Coast supporting the album is now just days away. The band will hit Philadelphia, Richmond, and New York City on August 27th, 28th, and 29th, with a second wave raiding Boston and Baltimore September 12th and 13th. See all current dates below and expect further updates to develop.
INNUMERABLE FORMS East Coast 2025:
8/27/2025 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
8/28/2025 Cobra Cabana – Richmond, VA
8/29/2025 TV Eye – Queens, NY
9/12/2025 O’Brien’s Pub – Boston, MA
9/13/2025 Metro – Baltimore, MD
“Pain Effulgence pushes INNUMERABLE FORMS‘ sonic trajectory to new lows of misery…” – Metal Injection
“…sounds like the blissful relief that we’ll all feel when another dimension swallows up our own. Demonic birds might feast on our innards for eternity, but at least we’ll never have to hear about the Big Beautiful Bill again.” – Stereogum
“Despite its often cacophonous arrangements, no sonic component is lost in the mire. The guitar lead passages are especially potent, floating in and out of the songs with a certain majestic flair to them, albeit always with a depressive bent to it all.” – No Echo
“…there isn’t a miss or an inadvisable swing taken here and that fully listenable, repeatable quality presented at a timeless standard is exactly the sort of death metal record I’ll continue to reach for and spin for years. A very high recommendation.” – Mystification Zine
“Pain Effulgence is a masterwork of death/doom… For those seeking the sound of immovable weight and suffocating darkness, this album is essential listening. 9/10” – Soundlink Magazine
“INNUMERABLE FORMS do not shy away from brutality their sound evokes but throughout their performance there are minute inferences towards something longing, something akin to a newborn dream. It’s this beautiful, striking, punching record that refuses to hold back its ferocity yet it’s that very ferocity that helps diamonds gleam with dazzling brilliance.” – The Razor’s Edge
“INNUMERABLE FORMS have given us a monolithic third opus that lovers of eerie and decomposing soundscapes will adore. Expect total death and darkness and you shall be satisfied.” – Nattskog’s Blog
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