BLOOD HARVEST RECORDS, in conspiracy with Chaos Records and Goat Throne Records, is proud to present VACUOUS DEPTHS' highly anticipated debut album, Corporal Humiliation.
Blood Harvest and Goat Throne will handle the cassette version, Chaos Records will handle the CD version and the vinyl version will be a joint effort by all three labels.
Album release date is set to November 4th.
Vinyl will follow in 2023, street date for that to be announced.
In 2017, guitarist/vocalist Austin Thomas formed VACUOUS DEPTHS in Tampa, Florida - the birthplace of death metal. He recruited drummer Christ Wotring and bassist Doug Gialluca, and promptly recorded a digital-only six-song demo. After a handful of shows, both Wotring and Gialluca exited the group. Thomas would not be deterred, and took his heavy churning songs with him. Re-formed and reinvigorated, VACUOUS DEPTHS launched in to 2019 with new bassist Arturo Palomo and with a re-release of their 2017 six-song demo on Texas label Goat Throne Records. Joined by new drummer Dustin Rogers, the band entered The Hum Depot studio with Dan Byers in October of 2021 to record their debut full-length, Corporal Humiliation.
A grand entrance, to say the very least, Corporal Humiliation disgustingly displays VACUOUS DEPTHS at their rawest, most furious, and most uncomfortable. Not just typical Tampa death metal - although, undeniably, those are the band's roots - here VACUOUS DEPTHS drown in the influence of primitive late 1980s and early 1990s death metal as a (w)hole: only the most wretched and wrong sounds abound. A true DEATH METAL record for true death metal diehards, nevertheless do the power-trio put their own twist on the pummeling sounds from some of the most notorious scenes of Finland, Mexico, and South America. And at 10 songs in a murderously swift 34 minutes, Corporal Humiliation does exactly what it says on the tin and gets the fuck out before the perpetrators get caught. Evil deeds done dirt cheap? Truly, these are VACUOUS DEPTHS...
All lyrics written by Austin Thomas. “Sodomized”, “Deep Night”, “Gaunt Reflections”, and “Cycle of Control” written by Austin Thomas 2016. “Corporal Humiliation”, “Worshippers of Death”, “Carnival of Venom”, “Exteriorization”, and “Gold Crosses” were written by Austin Thomas, Arturo Palomo, and Dustin Rogers, who are Vacuous Depths.
Recording, engineering, mixing, and mastering by Dan Byers, at The Hum Depot, October 2021 through June 2022.
Front and back art illustrated by Karl Dahmer - Dahmer Art (artpal.com/dahmerart)
Logo design by Daniel Hermosilla ( Email: Noxfragor@gmail, IG @Nox_Fragor_Artworks )
Art layout, and insert collage by Austin Thomas
Promotional photography by Sarah Davidson
supported by 28 fans who also own “Corporal Humiliation”
An outstanding Extreme doom death album, in the best tradition. The funerary atmosphere reminds of Evoken ('Centuries of ooze" bears striking similarities, for my delight). It is overall sharp, dark, hypnotic and unrelenting. One of those rare convincing new bands that hold proud the legacy of the biggest names. Bertrand Marchal
supported by 27 fans who also own “Corporal Humiliation”
I'm kicking my own ass for somehow missing this when it released. Expertly arranged death metal with kick drums that could demolish a high-rise. zirtonic
supported by 24 fans who also own “Corporal Humiliation”
Decent debut from a promising band. For the most part a gnarly hybrid of Autopsy and Entombed, with a lot of good ideas and some fun atmospheric ambient sections. The last track sticks around far too long, but that's the only downer really. Well worth checking out for a good blast of new-old-school. Looking forward to the next release for sure! poisonremedy