US death metal trio Ectovoid will release the sophomore album Dark Abstraction on July 17, via Hellthrasher Productions. The band has just dropped the second advance track Mental Netherworlds, which is available for streaming below.

Dark Abstraction was written throughout the past three years and features eight brand new songs that shift the band's sound to new spheres, while remaining true to the morbid and punishing ancient death metal of their roots. 

Ectovoid's drummer, C.M., comments:

"We focused our efforts on making this album a step forward from our debut in all dimensions - production, musicianship, songwriting, and lyrics. We were fortunate to be able to collaborate with two fellow musicians in the creation of this album who we greatly respect - Joshua Freemon of Hellgoat handled all recording and mixing, while Damian Herring of Horrendous mastered the album. Both of their inputs were invaluable from the technical side of things and the results are clear when hearing the production. Musically, we pushed ourselves to create songs that were darker, heavier, more intricate, and more otherwordly than anything we had written previously. We are proud of the final outcomes and feel that this album perfectly represents our vision as a band."

The album’s artwork was made by Bartłomiej Kurzok:

Dark Abstraction tracklisting:

“Obscure Altars”
“Visions Of Reflective Decay”
“Mental Netherworlds”
“Precipice Of Absolute Chaos”
“Rituals Of Hallucination”
“The Expanse Between Slumber And Death”
“A Prisoner Of Paradox”
“Spawned From Unending Mystery”

“Mental Netherworlds”:

“The Expanse Between Slumber And Death”:

 

 

Preorder the album at this location.