PARADOX RIFT Invite You To Despair And Mystique With Genre-Bending Video “Doomsayer” + New Album “Ensnared” Out Now!

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Montreal, QC – May 30, 2024

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PARADOX RIFT Invite You To Despair And Mystique With Genre-Bending Video “Doomsayer”

New Album “Ensnared” Out Now!

Left to Right: Luke (Vox), Preston (Guitar), Osha (Bass), Eric (Drums) – Photo Credit – Lance Littlefield

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Recently released on May 10th, Paradox Rift’s latest album “Ensnared” is the band’s highly anticipated follow-up to their 2022 demo “Dismembered by Dogs” and their 2019 self-titled EP. A caustic collection of extreme metal tracks, the album conveys the evolution and maturity of their musical style. In the single “Doomsayer”, the lyrics aim to make a comparison between human frailness and the will to persevere. The band explains further:

“Here’s a track that clearly sounds different from the rest of the album. Rooted in an almost Blackened Metal style with tremolo guitar parts and a slow and steady pulse on the drums. The song picks up a bit in the beginning with an almost sarcastic guitar part that leads into a sort of breakdown chorus. This is also the only song where guitarist Preston takes the lead on vocals with Luke dueling and doubling over at parts.”

The track stemmed from the band’s love for the ominous feelings of despair and mystique that seem to surround the black metal genre. Though they don’t claim it to be in that genre, it was what inspired the style and emotion of the song. Make sure to listen all the way through as “Doomsayer” reaches its heaviest peak at the end.

The music video for “Doomsayer” can be viewed via its premiere on Decibel Magazine HERE.

Featuring a lineup of Luke Weeks on vocals, Eric Burrington on drums, Preston Lund on guitar, and Aljosa Covic on bass, Paradox Rift brings a wealth of talent and experience to the table. Produced by the band in collaboration with Mercenary Studios, and mixed and mastered by Noah C. Buchanan, “Ensnared” is a testament to Paradox Rift‘s unwavering dedication to their craft. It is recommended for fans of Lamb of God, Converge, and Voivod.

“Ensnared” was released on May 10, 2024, and is available at the following links:

Bandcamp – https://paradoxrift.bandcamp.com​

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/4bRmbAY​

Music Video – “Grave-Snuggler” – https://youtu.be/cqwTC1Lw298​

Lyric Video – “The Sky Beneath” – https://youtu.be/kLZnBUCzOlw​

Track Listing:​
1. Dismembered by Dogs (4:29)
2. Ensnared (3:15)
3. Prophet of Grievances (1:18)
4. Doomsayer (4:06)
5. Sporous (3:10)
6. Loathsome (4:42)
7. Disfluency (4:09)
8. Grave-Snuggler (2:22)
9. Lantern (1:47)
10. The Sky Beneath (3:29)
11. Feral Soul (4:12)

Band Line Up:​
Luke Weeks- Vocals
Eric Burrington- Drums
Preston Lund- Guitar
Aljosa Covic- Bass

More info: Facebook.com/ParadoxRiftOfficial | Instagram.com/paradoxriftofficial​

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“The song’s (The Sky Beneath) narrator is clearly, furiously, insane. That would be evident even if you couldn’t see the words or hear them, though they’re impressively intelligible given the completely unhinged nature of the ravenous roars, wild yells, and throat-lacerating screams, which become increasingly intense and stripped of sanity as the song proceeds. The vocals do seize attention, but everything else does too, from the gunshot snare cracks and double-kick thunder, to the plundering pulse of the song’s recurrent lead-weighted grooves and the freakishness of the swirling and screaming guitar-leads. The song delivers a savage gut-punch, over and over again, but also features off-kilter rhythmic patterns and eerie chords of despair that blare and shiver in the upper reaches of the range.” – No Clean Singing​
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​“Paradox Rift have really managed to sink their hooks into me. This record is constantly a pleasant surprise, making sure that you can’t drift off distracted when listening. You’ve got to stay connected to the brutality, the melodicisms, the sleek precision of it all. It may have all been recorded in separate sessions, but it has a completeness to it, a humanity that many modern death metal records lack.” – The Killchain Blog​
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​“Paradox Rift’s debut album offers everything you would expect from a good Death Metal album. Dark sounds, deep powerful vocals, driving base drums and fast riffs. I give Paradox Rift for Ensnared 8 out of 10 Hellfire points.” – Hellfire Magazin​
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​Cleveland, Ohio has voted Paradox-Rift as the WINNER of the “BEST METAL BAND” award in 2022! … and Nominated again for the 2023 award!! (CLE Music Awards)

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