Today we have the privilege of sharing an early stream of “Morphine” the latest preview song taken from ‘Bipolarities‘, a split album from two indomitable progressive/technical death metal groups in a classic yet abstract style starting with Norwegians DISKORD and Londoners ATVM, both of whom represent a high water mark for modern progressive and technical death metal. “Morphine” is one of two new extended pieces from Atvm on this split and acts as the major depth of their side at nearly a full twelve minutes in length. Naturally they’ve taken us for a trip, a journey through their twisted realm which only becomes more brutal yet adventurous with each of their releases. Though their work remains freely-thinking and moving in broad strokes well outside of the realm of death metal this one’ll be a bit of a surprise for its main lounge-level refrains and bass driven grooves as the piece cycles through points of mania and rest. Block out a good half hour and hit play on “Morphine” a few times, this is the kind of death metal I’d suggest you savor as they come few and far between anymore.

Thanks goes out to DISKORD, ATVM, Transcending Obscurity Records and their representation for the opportunity to share this song early. Scroll down to the YouTube embed below to finalize your descent… As always, please do your best to support the worldwide death metal underground and grab a copy on CD, Cassette or Vinyl this coming July 12th, 2024:

• TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS
• DISKORD: @DiskordNorway
• ATVM: @AtvmOfficial

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Norwegian band Diskord show us why they’re masters when it comes to this kind of twisted, convoluted, and quite frankly timeless death metal. They’re inexorably pushing their sound forward in their own way and even after a couple of decades of existence, they manage to keep their music refreshing and unpredictable. The four new songs that are a part of this split are even more erratic and out-of-the-box. Indeed, there are about a hundred variations in them but how each of the songs progress will still leave you guessing. It’s just ingenious songwriting that reaches out and grabs your attention despite the unnatural complexity and compels you to listen to the songs again and again to fully wrap your head around them. They’re an absolute delight for any fan of progressive, technical or even dissonant death metal, regardless of his old school or contemporary stylistic inclination.

UK progressive death trailblazers Atvm left an indelible mark with their groundbreaking full length and they return with some of their longest and best songs for this special split release. The music may not be as technical as that of their label mates on this split but it’s every bit as engrossing and they even throw some nasty curveballs of their own – the longish playing time only allows them to shape-shift multiple times with ease and they do that with conviction. There’s an inherent sickness to their music and their progression feels visceral. They have their own way of doing things and it’s definitely a thrill to follow the sinuous patterns and eccentricities that they throw along the way. These songs are yet another testament to the raw talent of this relative newcomer and their pairing with Diskord on this split only brings out the quirky appeal of their music some more.

For fans of – Demilich, Defect Designer, Xenosis, Disharmonic Orchestra, Carcass, The Chasm 

Diskord line up –
Hans Jørgen – Drums and vocals
Eyvind – Bass and vocals
Dmitry – Guitar and vocals

Atvm line up –
Tom – Guitars
Fran – Drums and percussion
Luke – Bass and percussion
H – Vocals

Mixed and mastered by Colin Marston

Artwork by Will Sweeney

Track Listing – 
1. Diskord – Onward! To Nowhere 
2. Diskord – Pass The Baton 
3. Diskord – Shivering, As We Shed Our Hides 
4. Diskord – Cogged Pother 
5. Atvm – Cancer 
6. Atvm – Morphine 

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