Photo credit: Marc Birr
Morbikon was pulled together by guitarist/bassist Phil “Landphil” Hall (Municipal Waste, Cannabis Corpse, Iron Reagan), and vocalist Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns (Finntroll, …And Oceans). The blackened death/thrash metal project are now preparing to unleash their Lost Within The Astral Crypts full-length, on November 21st, via the Tankcrimes record label. In advance, the band is streaming its first single, “Heavens That Burn And Eons Divided.” Catch it below and read more.
Pre-order Lost Within The Astral Crypts on CD here: https://tankcrimes.merchtable.com/tankcrimes-music/cd/morbikon-lost-within-the-astral-crypts-cd
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Digital here: https://tankcrimes.bandcamp.com/album/lost-within-the-astral-crypts
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Offers Hall, “We picked out this track to be the opener on Lost Within The Astral Crypts because it perfectly depicts the insanity within the album. We took great pleasure in making the atmosphere and riffs as dark as possible. There are so many doors open within melodic black metal that I wanted to explore. This song touches on a little of everything within the album and offers a perfect setup.”
“This album feels like some of my darkest material yet,” says Hall. “I filled these songs to the brim with atmosphere and riffs. There are moments during the album that truly feel soaked in classic ‘90s underground blasphemy.”
Morbikon is guided by the second wave of Scandinavian black metal and melodic death metal scenes of the ‘90s. The band released their debut full-length, Ov Mournful Twilight, in 2022 via Tankcrimes. Not just a studio project, Morbikon spent six weeks on the road promoting Ov Mournful Twilight alongside internationally notable extreme metal acts such as Exhumed and Skeletal Remains in addition to performances at The Decibel Magazine Beer and Metal Fest in both Philadelphia and Denver and the Milwaukee Metal Fest. And in 2025 Morbikon is more fiery than ever before.
Morbikon’s Lost Within The Astral Crypts was written by Phil Hall with lyrics by Quotidius, vocals by Mathias Lillmåns 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 will be released on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
Liquid Filled (Ltd. 75)
Crystal Clear (Ltd. 90 x Decibel Magazine Exclusive)
Neon Violet w/ Black Splatter (Ltd. 250)
Metallic Blue (Ltd. 500)
Lost Within The Astral Crypts tracklisting:
01 Heavens That Burn And Eons Divided
02 Unending Legions Of Ball
03 Flames That Bind And Shadows Cast
04 Numeric Portal Ascendency
05 Sworn To Their Beheaded King
06 Masters Of Eternal Night
07 Ghoul Infested Mausoleum
08 Lost Within The Astral Crypts
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