You wake with a brutal hangover, but that can't crush your spirits: you've been invited to take back the drum throne for Abyss, the cult band you co-founded!
It means quashing a turbulent history with Abyss' vocalist, Austin. You aren't sure if he's invited you back to bury the hatchet, or if he's just desperate because infamous black metal legends Waste Doctrine are rolling through town. They've given you the opportunity to open for them and maybe, finally, get the hell out of this nowhere town.
The promise of the upcoming gig doesn't come without its share of hurdles. Austin's hellbent on creating a ritualistic experience out of the performance, turning the abandoned roadhouse he's chosen as a venue into a bloody, occult nightmare. Yes, it's black f$%king metal, but is it too far?
Only you can decide.
Get the gig. Ditch this town. Burn them all alive.
Cover art by Echo Echo. Interior art by a Cvlt of Ghouls.
"Everything it promises to be: a Weird Black Metal monster drawing you into the darkest places of yourself. Wet fleshy grossness. Seeping abyssal madness. Religious trauma. I don't know that I've ever read something that captures so perfectly the feeling of being an angsty, oppressed, directionless, hopeless young person. I loved it."
Jim Horlock, Change & Other Terrors