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The group’s second full album, “In The Absence of Light”, taps into the spirit of the band’s chosen style but injects it with intricate touches of classic and thrash metal. Raw, but clear production and a venomous zeal, it is as infectious as it is lethal.

“The whole record is pretty bleak and depicts a world completely void of light,” says frontman Sorceron. “And I think it’s just a product of the environment we live in and a reflection of the way I see humanity heading.”

In some ways, “In The Absence of Light” is true to the rules of black metal. The vocals are harsh and shrill, sounding like the product of a lacerated larynx. The guitars buzz, rip and roar alongside articulate, rapid licks and blazing solos. And the drums slam and crash like exploding mortar shells, whether battering with blast beats, double-bass rolls or syncopated snare hits. There is just the right amount of haunting keyboard washes, though the keys (all played by Sorceron) take a definitive back seat to those on Abigail Williams’ 2008 disc “In The Shadow of a Thousand Suns.”

“I like keyboards, but before we started this record we decided to get rid of a lot of them because we wanted to do something different. We don’t want to make the same record over and over.”

In addition to scrapping the keyboard overload, Sorceron did away with the studied, belabored work ethic he had when he wrote “In The Shadows of a Thousand Suns.” All of the songs for “In the Absence of Light” were written and recorded in a frenzied four weeks between February and March 2010.

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Final Destiny of the Gods	8:16
I Am (God)	4:49
In Death Comes the Great Silence	6:17
FULL TRACK Procession Of The Aeons (Demo)	3:47
Watchtower	5:39

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1	Ascension Sickness	505
2	Radiance	441
3	Elestial	395
4	Infinite Fields of Mind	376
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6	Three Days of Darkness	359
7	The World Beyond	150
8	Acolytes	141
9	I	136
9	Into the Ashes	136
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12	The Departure	124
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robboelrobbo wrote:
yesterday morning

Haha, better check out Krallice, too.

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kkkraken wrote:
yesterday morning

I wasn't really digging the new album either, until Beyond The Veil came on shuffle at work... let's just say I had a good time at work that night. now I can't stop listening to the album, lol. Wolves In The Throne Room - wow. This atmospheric stuff really blows me away. Thank you good sir!

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Fimbulvinteren wrote:
Saturday evening

Some people deserve another chance ! I can't stop listening new album .

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robboelrobbo wrote:
Saturday evening

Lol it's pretty much fact that Becoming is their best stuff to date. kkkraken, by the looks of your charts it doesn't look like you'd like it compared to their other stuff. :P If you thought Becoming was good, listen to Wolves in the Throne Room. Right now.

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NihilisticRust wrote:
Saturday evening

But no one cares about you.

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kkkraken wrote:
Saturday afternoon

If you think their previous albums are better than their latest, it's just because you don't appreciate black metal. shit is beautiful. that feel.. that feel..

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foolofgold wrote:
Friday morning

Shit is metal.

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robboelrobbo wrote:
Thursday evening

@spideralex90 Not at all. With atmospheric BM, the vocals are usually far back.

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niqpwnz wrote:
Thursday evening

beauty, atmospheric album.

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Firlain wrote:
9 days ago

This band listened too much to Wolves In The Throne Room, I guess.

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MancubusZero wrote:
10 days ago

Abigail Williams made it into my "best of" list for 2011 on Thrash Magazine. You can check it out here: http://www.thrashmag.com/articles/content.aspx?id=13453. Let us know what you think.

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spideralex90 wrote:
11 days ago

It's a bit odd how buried the vocals are in the mix. New album is pretty good though.

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omgislucas wrote:
last month

In the Absence of Light is actually better than the new album imo. This band is better when they are ripping off Emperor than when they are ripping off Wolves in the Throne Room. [666]

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thenewreview wrote:
last month

Just posted our review of Becoming. Check it out at http://thenewreview.net

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OzzyMan wrote:
last month

The new album reminds of agalloch, a lot. and it's good :-)

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shapiq wrote:
last month

shit tags for the great band, new album is atmospheric black metal/// and it's awesome!

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crazydude1992 wrote:
last month

Give this band 5 years or so, and maybe they'll become actually good, given their recent progress.

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steal_briefcase wrote:
last month

"The New Wave of American Black Metal begins!!! [2]" - fucking LOLOLOLIpops

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roadkillfacepnt wrote:
last month

This new album is really good. I'm pleasantly surprised.

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UndeadMessiah wrote:
last month

In the Absence of Light is actually better than the new album imo. This band is better when they are ripping off Emperor than when they are ripping off Wolves in the Throne Room.

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Enter The Studio Today To Record New Album

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Enter The Studio Today To Record New Album ABIGAIL WILLIAMS will begin recording their third full-length album today. The process begins in the band's new home of Sout...

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