“Form was exhaled from the lung of that darkness.” On February 20th, Phasma will release their third full-length Purgatory via Transcending Obscurity Records. Helmed by guitarist/songwriter Jason Athanasiadis (Kawir) and vocalist/lyricist Luise Ferre (Gravecarver) and joined by bassist Giorgos Markantonis and drummer Bill Nanos (Dead Congregation, etc.), Phasma share traits with labelmates Saevus Finis, Crypts of Despair, and Maere. Like their contemporaries, Phasma aims to mix benighted black metal with domineering death metal, finding some kind of cosmically terrifying balance in the dissociated fray. The resulting feeling throughout Purgatory is one of grim haunting, anxious apparitions, and choking pressure. “Maybe you have felt this, too,” writes Nina MacLaughlin, … Continue reading Exclusive Track Premiere Phasma‘s “III”