Despondency Chord Progressions

by SELBST

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NorthwoodsBrewer502 I am in awe of this single. I keep listening to it over and over again. Brilliant!!!! Beauty, melody, dissonance, urgency and passion...

bmurator Epic Black Metal from Venezuela. Having been two years late for "Relatos De Angustia" I do not wish to make that mistake again! Any artist who comes up with genial albums like Selbst's entire discography more than deserves my money! Highly recommended!!!

Ippocalyptica Relatos De Angustia was one of 2020’s very best BM albums because on top of all the technical acumen and mature song-craft that you would expect from a top release, SELBST really brought something special that is missing from most dissonant BM albums: humongous emotional heft. And while it would have been easy enough for SELBST to add a little more crunch to their riffs or dynamics to the songwriting (both achieved, by the way), the real sophomore test is: does this make you feel? Yes it does!

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1.	La Encarnación de Todos los Miedos
2.	When True Loneliness is Experienced 08:22	lyrics
That moment when for the first time True loneliness is experienced When the path of solitude has been chosen And leaving a deep mark Its taste sticks to the throat! How often should one think about self-loathed? Product of this painful journey In the confines of this mind there's a recurring thought Where there's nothing to hold on to In constant self-loathed! I'm in constant self-loathed! When the time is over When the road is more arduous At the end you'll only be able to count your scars Then there is no seeking Only another testimony of your failure In constant self-loathed!
3.	Third World Wretchedness
4.	Chant of Self Confrontation 05:01	lyrics
After so long I have discovered that some doors are not meant to be opened With all this suffering that I could have avoided in sight, but I concurrently longed Now I see myself alone since the time I used to pray and long for... I live with this constant restlessness that accompanies me A burden that will be eased when silence is perpetual These thoughts, they used to hunt me Rumbling in the far reaches of the mind
5.	The One Who Blackens Everything
6.	Between Seclusion and Obsession
7.	The Stench of a Dead Spirit

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"Despondency Chord Progressions", the aptly-titled and movingly dynamic third album from SELBST, finds the Latin American Black Metal band deepening, clarifying and confidently channelling the dark waters of their already elaborate sound.

Following the bludgeoning restlessness of DMP debut, 2020's "Relatos De Angustia", the band here steps forward with a fully-fledged sense of purpose - balancing introspection and anger via beautifully flowing arrangements brimming with impassioned melodies.

SELBST still rain down tumultuous hammer blows - their trademark 'dissonant' Black Metal intensity remains - but these now share equal space with elevated songwriting, assured vocal work, richly intricate musicality and mellifluous leads of the highest quality, glued together by a pristine drum performance from Jonathan Heredia (AVERSIO HUMANITATIS, ETERNAL STORM).

In the words of sole-composer/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist 'N':

"This album represents a personal journey in which I have allowed myself to explore more open musical textures, hence the importance of the title itself. Lyrically, I have created manifestos of self-contempt and reflection that flowed through this solitary journey towards the edges of loneliness, attesting to how insignificant and futile we are in the face of the blind and indifferent nature that surrounds us, of which we will ultimately become a part at the end of our insignificant passage through this world, when it finally consumes us..."

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releases April 19, 2024

Music, Vocals and Lyrics by N.
Drum Session by Jonathan Heredia.

All guitars, bass and vocals recorded at Unpleasant Records.
Drums, reamping, mixing and mastering at The Empty Hall Studio by Simón Da Silva.

Artwork and Layout by Fabio Rincones.

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SELBST Chile

Formed in 2010 in Venezuela by multi-instrumentalist/lyricist N and vocalist Frozen. N subsequently moved to Chile in 2016. The first self-titled full-length was released in 2017 with great underground acclaim.
In 2018 N became lead vocalist and the project turned into a fully-fledged live band, taking to the stage for the first time as the next step of their evolution. ... more

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