Crushing sludge visionaries TORPOR return with their obliterating third album Abscission, out now on vinyl and digital formats via ethically conscious label Human Worth. A fine tapestry of sludge metal, lumbering doom riffs, forward thinking post-rock dynamics, cerebral drone passages, ambient textures and stark spoken poetry – Abscission sees TORPOR distilling all their greatest strengths and influences into their tightest and leanest set of songs to date. Recorded by producer Wayne Adams in the rural Welsh wilderness at Giant Wafer Studios and mastered by Khanate’s James Plotkin, Abscission is a paean to earth shattering tones, subtle detailed textures, immersive sound design and most importantly… ABSOLUTELY CRUSHING HEAVINESS.

“Abscission does a near perfect job of creating an atmosphere of hope, renewal and rebirth, alongside catharsis, death and withering.”
~ Noizze – 9/10

“There is a sense of despondency in TORPOR’s words and symbols that resonate as authentic and relatable to our times. Meanwhile, throaty vocals roar through the snowstorm of fuzz.”
~ Doomed & Stoned

“Abscission is TORPOR’s most considered work thus far. They have become just completely towering, existing in the moody space between massive overhanging doom dread and post-metal expanse.”
~ Ninehertz

“TORPOR have delved right into the autumnal process. The results are simply stunning. Abscission is bleak yet warm and so very, very heavy.”
~ Echoes & Dust

“The guttural depths this music reaches with the croaking vocals and abyssal basslines is difficult to describe, so you’re going to have to experience it for yourself.”
~ Cvlt Nation

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