ZAQQOEM
Black/death metal abomination Zaqqoem was churned into existence in 2020 when long time collaborators and multi instrumentalists Zezax and Sha finally found the time to fulfill their mutual wish to write and release something together that would be abstract, devastating, and otherworldly. After essentially improvising their debut “Sacraccultus” EP within 24 hours, the duo identified their sound and vision and started to work on another slab of hate, which eventually found its form in the “Anarchic Rapture of Withering” EP, an annihilating maelstrom of evolved and abstract blackened death metal destruction spawned from the outer limits of complete oblivion and insanity. A few of decisive shared influences for the band that helped forge their inhumanly violent sound are Mayhem, Abruptum, Disgorge (US) and the unrivaled Decide album“Legion” . Further influences are mainly historical and/or religious, also evoking nightmares and visions in the lyrics and concept which make for a truly unsettling and ominous project. "In these times where humanity proves that intelligence has plateaud a long time ago, there is more reason for us to just spew instead of contemplate. Now that we know what it's like working on new music together, time will be taken to complete a full work of utter devastation, slated for a later release."