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MORBIKON is pleased to present a video for “Flames That Blind And Shadows Cast.” Now playing at Decibel Magazine, the track comes by way of the band’s Lost Within The Astral Crypts full-length, out now on Tankcrimes!
Lost Within The Astral Crypts is a cold serving of macabre metal that escorts the listener on a frigid journey throughout time, space, and death itself. Composed by Phil “Landphil” Hall (Municipal Waste, Cannabis Corpse, Iron Reagan) shortly upon the completion of the band’s first record, Ov Mournful Twilight, this new creation features a darker, faster, and more visceral approach to their unique concoction of extreme metal.
The video for “Flames That Blind And Shadows Cast” serves as the third installment of the band’s animated nightmares. Elaborates Hall, “I am thrilled to present everyone with the third installment of my medieval fantasy animated series featuring the music of MORBIKON. I love getting a chance to dive back into the universe that is building in these videos. I have learned so much since creating the first video four years ago and I hope that it shows!”
Adds Decibel, “Musically, the track hits the sharper, more vicious end of the …Astral Crypts spectrum — a rush of cold-melodic violence, rippling tremolo arcs, and the kind of atmosphere Hall describes as ‘soaked in classic ’90s underground blasphemy.’ …one of the record’s defining moments.”
Watch MORBIKON’s “Flames That Blind And Shadows Cast” HERE.
MORBIKON’s Lost Within The Astral Crypts was written by Phil Hall with lyrics by Quotidius, vocals by Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns (Finntroll, …And Oceans) and Quotidius, drums by Pierce Williams (Aenigmatum, ex-Skeletal Remains), solos by Blake Hibberd (Unburier), and additional instrumentation by Adam Gilliams (guitar; Cannabis Corpse) and Thomas Saltman (synths). The record was mixed by Rob Cauldwell, mastered by Alan Douches, and features cover art by Par Oloffson.
Lost Within The Astral Crypts is out now on CD, vinyl, and digital formats.
Find CD orders HERE, vinyl orders HERE, and digital orders at Bandcamp HERE, where the record can be streamed.
Lost Within The Astral Crypts stands at the #33 spot on Decibel Magazine’s Top 40 Albums Of 2025. Of the band’s first single, “Heavens That Burn And Eons Divided,” Metal Injection hailed, “the perfect blend of death metal and blackened fury. Maybe more the latter than the former.” New Noise Magazine gushes, “Everything that worked on their debut is doubled or tripled here, with a genuine sense of unhinged, barely contained pandemonium working in the band’s favor. Thrash-y, hyper-melodic, symphonic (with a hat tip to a WWE hype legend), MORBIKON masters the ability to sound evil with a smirk. It’s not quite camp, but it knows how much damn fun it’s having along the way. Does that mean it’s the best black/thrash record of 2025? Yes, it does to these ears.” Rebel X lauds, “an album that is sure to stand the test of time,” while Heavy Music HQ adds, [MORBIKON]… holds course with Lost Within The Astral Crypts… The closing title track is an eight-minute saga with everything from atmospheric synths to a rushed tempo ready to capsize at any moment. There’s a nastier energy to Lost Within The Astral Crypts…”
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