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THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE Announce First-Ever Full-Length, Dread Cycle - New Video Now Streaming

Tasmanian devils THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE have set an August 2026 release date for their highly-anticipated full-length album, Dread Cycle. Following a string of EPs and singles, the album promises to be the band's most incendiary work yet. Slated for release via Bleeding Art Collective, with distribution by Blood Blast Distribution, Dread Cycle is set to solidify the band’s position as a premier name in contemporary technical death metal.

THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE is prepping fans for what's to come with the release of the official music video for the album's first single, "Ghost Mantra."

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The band comments on the song's lyrical concept, "'Ghost Mantra' is all about being surrounded and taunted by the apparitions of our ancestors, and the

sacrifice of the lowly in order to maintain the status quo. What comes with these haunting feelings is the overwhelming presence of guilt, as we watch the poor die horribly and step over their bodies to see out our goals. 'Ghost Mantra' is a solemn bow to those who have suffered. A showing of respect and gratitude."

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Follow THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE on Spotify.

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Tracklisting: 
1) Despotic Ruin (Diet of Worms)      

2) Idols of Confraternity  

3) Ghost Mantra  

4) The Sordid Miasma      

5) The Nightlight Sigil      

6) Promethean Pilferage    

7) A Mire Caked in Nativity      

8) Grinding the Sphere      

9) The Diary of the Emaciated

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Dread Cycle was produced by Chris Themelco and mastered by the world-renowned Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios.

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Line-up:

Stephen Cusato - Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals

Steven Mason - Rhythm Guitar

Alastair Boon - Bass/Backing Vocals

Luke Tucker - Lead Guitar

Nick Machin - Drums

Luke Sanderson - Drums

Shawn Wells - Lead Vocals

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BIO:

Emerging from the isolated, unforgiving wilderness of Tasmania, THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE has carved out a unique identity within the Australian extreme metal scene. Their sound is a direct reflection of their homeland’s "dark isle" reputation—a place defined by a sinister history

and a cold, remote landscape that stands in stark contrast to the Australian mainland. The band has developed a signature style of Technical Death Metal that balances high-velocity musical prowess with a deeply immersive, atmospheric undertone.  The band has earned a wide array of mainland and international support slots from Nile, Archspire, Thy Art is Murder to Psycroptic, Northlane, Make them Suffer and others. The also competed in the “GOOD THINGS 2022” Band Competition Victorian heats. Their proven consistent success in the Tasmanian Metal scene has garnered them a reputation as a reliable and sought after headlining act.

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FOLLOW THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE

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‍‍instagram.com/theabsolutionsequence

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