{"product_id":"phobocosm-gateway-cd","title":"ФОБОКОСМ - Gateway CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eMontréal’s Phobocosm return with “Gateway”, an unrelenting and eldritch \ndeath metal opus that seals one chapter while unveiling the next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe\n album includes material from every songwriting period of the band, some\n of it dating back to the “Deprived” and “Bringer of Drought” eras, as \nwell as “Foreordained”, of course,” explains guitarist Samuel Dufour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gateway”\n was recorded, mixed, and mastered by long-time collaborator Xavier \nBerthiaume (Gevurah, Sanctvs) during the same session as Foreordained, \ngiving the two records a consistent sonic throughline, while allowing \n“Gateway” to close established narratives. “We view it as the closing of\n a chapter for the band,” Dufour continues. “Not that our future \nmaterial will be completely different fr­om our existing material, far \nfrom it, but we have decided to do things a little differently next time\n around by adding new elements that haven’t appeared in our music \nbefore, exploring different dynamics and experimenting with a new \ntuning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThematically “Gateway” grows from ideas first explored on\n Foreordained: “The song ‘Revival’ from Foreordained inspired the \nalbum’s theme, which is the fact that humans have been trying to live \nforever — or to unnaturally prolong life — since the dawn of time, often\n for reasons even more absurd than the pursuit of eternal life itself,” \nelaborates Dufour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We used this as the main theme and pushed the\n concept further, exploring the most repulsive forms of cruelty humans \nare capable of — even when using science as a means to prolong barbarity\n against their enemies.” Visually the album continues Phobocosm’s \ncollaboration with Lauri Laaksonen (Desolate Shrine, Convocation, \nPestilent Hex). “From looking at it, one can see that it is a gateway to\n something ominous, but what lies beyond is up to the listener.” \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Descent Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55605270708550,"sku":null,"price":13.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2300\/6790\/files\/1375236.jpg?v=1765298215","url":"https:\/\/selfmadegod-store.com\/ru\/products\/phobocosm-gateway-cd","provider":"Selfmadegod Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}