EPK – Ecryptus – K yr’am B eskar (2021)
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For fans of Morbid Angel, Immolation, Suffocation, Aborted, Blood Incantation, John Williams
EP Title: Kyr’am Beskar
Release Date: December 3, 2021
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: DIY Digital
“Kyr’am Beskar’gam (Mandalorian for “Death Metal”) is 4 grinding tracks of crushing death metal inspired by the Dark Side! Each song is a gruesome tome from the Canon Arcane, serving shredding riffs, ripping thrash solos, epic overtures, and inhuman drums!” – Ecryptus
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“Live, the group takes the stage sporting sith-corpse paint, robes, armor, Dragoncon-acquired lightsabers, and their friend Scara Slayfield wearing her best “Hutt Slayer” Princess Leia outfit, serving drinks to the stage, and adorning the monitors.” – Rad ATL
““Rancorous” opens with a mighty roar before a spiraling assault of blast beats and demonic incantations rise over searing guitar leads that burn with the heat of Vader’s red lightsaber.” – Rad ATL
Ecryptus are an elite group of assassins from Korriban, now based in Atlanta, Georgia. We dispense galactic death metal inspired by the Dark Side and brutal tales of the Canon Arcane.
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The EP as a whole:
Kyr’am Beskar’gam features 4 grinding tracks of crushing death metal inspired by the Dark Side! Each song is a gruesome tome from the Canon Arcane, serving shredding riffs, ripping thrash solos, epic overtures, and inhuman drums!
Track by Track Explained:
1. Cauterized Saber Wound Massacre – Grinding out the macabre scene of an entire field of bodies, cleaved effortlessly by a maniac wielding a laser sword.
2. Planetary Enslavement – The morose tale of an entire species being forced into slavery under the rule of an invading empire. The track chugs into a furious battle, a bitter and tragic loss of life.
3. Compulsion to Disintegrate – A lightning-fast barn burner, rife with gravity blasts and all the shred! Follow a Mandalorian bounty hunter on a ride through the galaxy to collect undead trophies!
4. Digested Over a Thousand Years – This track invokes the doom, dread, and insanity of being slowly digested, regenerated, and digested again over the course of a millennium. The song begins a doom-laden funeral overture, then blasts into a movement of insanity before slowly fading into oppressive doom.
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BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS:
1. Ecryptus hail from planet Korriban, now stranded on Earth in Atlanta, Georgia.
2. Ecryptus dispense galactic death metal inspired by the Dark Side and brutal tales of the Canon Arcane.
3. Danny Ryann was in Gigan – whose members were in Hate Eternal – that was created by Erik Rutan – Who was in Morbid Angel. Ecryptus is less than 3 degrees of separation for one of their most influential bands.
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EP Title: Kyr’am Beskar
Release Date: December 3, 2021
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: DIY Digital
Track Listing:
1. Cauterized Saber Wound Massacre (4:12)
2. Planetary Enslavement (5:07)
3. Compulsion to Disintegrate (4:12)
4. Digested Over a Thousand Years (5:40)
EP Length: 19:12
EP Credits:
• All songs performed by: Ecryptus
• All songs written by: Ecryptus
• Produced by: Ecryptus
• Engineered by: Alex Parra at Second Sight
• Mixed by: Alex Parra at Second Sight
• Mastered by: Alex Parra at Second Sight
• EP Artwork by: Mike Michalski
EP Band Line Up:
Lord Crypt (Mike Michalski) – Guitar, Vocals (see also; Moonshield)
Dann Solo (Danny Ryann) – Drums (see also; ex Gigan, ex Tyr -live, ex Universe Divide)
Lord Tenebris (Allen Keller) – Bass, Vocals (see also; Degradations)
Lord Abraxas (Justin Brown) – Guitar
Live Band Line Up:
Lord Crypt (Mike Michalski) – Guitar, Vocals (see also; Moonshield)
Dann Solo (Danny Ryann) – Drums (see also; ex Gigan, ex Tyr -live, ex Universe Divide)
Lord Tenebris (Allen Keller) – Bass, Vocals (see also; Degradations)
Discography:
2021 – Kyr’am Beskar’gam EP
2018 & 2020 – Rancorous – 7 inch single
2008 – Astral Crusades EP
2005 – The Continuum LP
2004 – Post Meridian Demo
2002 – The Time Before Light Demo
Shared Stage with:
Cryptopsy, Aborted, Vader, Cattle Decapitation, Malevolent Creation, Amorphis, Mortician, Incantation, Exhumed, The Chasm, Arsis, Daath, Misery Index, Hideous Divinity, Vitriol, Withered, Petrification
