Hiraeth[2021] by Æpoch

Hiraeth is a concept EP about a character who has awoken in a post apocalyptic type environment with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He begins to wander in the desolate wasteland desert for days without any food or clean water. His body and mind grow weak from malnutrition and he begins to hallucinate. He eventually stumbles upon what appears to be fertile land. He sees a looming and eerie silhouette of some sort of decrepit totem. He becomes fixated on the monument. As he approaches, he gazes upon its carved trunk he notices the foul smell from all around him. This is the smell of the decaying flesh of those who walked this path before him, their minds consumed by the demonic spirit of the monolith. This creature, we call “The god of rot” in the songs and the god of rot infects the mind of its victims, enthralling them to its will. The god of rot feeds off of the life source of its victims by having them sacrifice themselves once they are fully enthralled in a way similar to seppuku (Japanese samurai ritual suicide) and dress its limbs in their innards before they expire. The cover art depicts our protagonist approaching the god of rot.

Tracklist

1.	Atonement	2:01

2.	Amnesia	5:15

3.	Overwrought	2:20

4.	The Flesh Totem	4:02

5.	Hiraeth	4:55

Credits

released September 10, 2021

Fretless Bass & Vocals: Brett MacIntosh
Drums: Greg Carvalho
Guitar: Marcus Arar
Guitar: Nicholas Luck

Guest vocals in Amnesia: Jerry Martin of Alustrium

Music & arrangements by Aepoch
Concept & Lyrics by Brett MacIntosh
Guitars & Bass engineered by Marcus Arar & Jonah K
Drums & Vocals engineered & guitar / bass reamping by Jonah K
Mixed & Mastered by Alex Bacey
Artwork by Mark Erskine
Title logo by Candace Miner
Logo and emblem by Arpad Korenci (Arpkor Designs)
Layout by Marcus Arar

Band thanks: Jonah K, Alex Bacey, Austin Weber, Jerry Martin, Chris Kelly, Mark Erskine, Candace Miner, Jamie King, Mrudle Kamble, Alex Araya, Taylor Wroblewski, Liam Frith, Brian Scheid, Bloodshot Dawn, Inanimate Existence, Alustrium, Ominous Ruin, anyone who has bought merch or supported us through the last year – your support has directly gone into funding this, so thank you!

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