We have just approved test pressings and will now begin accepting pre-orders for the  AGE OF COLLAPSE – Burden of Beast LP/Cassette (ABSOC 023)!  AOC have been making some waves recently and we are really excited to debut their first full-length release on ABSOC.  There will be a special edition limited to 50 copies that will include a hand-numbered silk-screened outer cover, clear vinyl, the cassette version of the release, as well as the standard jacket, mp3 download card, and printed insert that will accompany the regular pressing.

Click here to pre-order a copy in any format.

While undeniably melodic crust at it’s core, Burden of Beast, the first LP from San Diego based hardcore outfit, AGE OF COLLAPSE, traverses a very thin genre line occasionally teetering into the realms of related punk, metal, doom and more. Harsh vocals backed by crushing distortion give way to atmospheric, reverb laden interludes, which personify the bands complex, almost schizophrenic songwriting. Contempt for humanity and it’s deconstruction of the natural world gives life to a tragic landscape that plays out as the main theme of this powerful and inventive record. Recorded at Big Fish Studios by Dan Maier and mastered at Mammoth Sound by Dan Randall.

Preview the track “Monuments of Promise”

AGE OF COLLAPSE – Monuments of Promise by AbortedSociety

To support the release, AOC will be touring the West Coast this December.  Check them out and support!  They will have cassettes and clear copies of the LP with them, all special editions are mailorder only.

AGE OF COLLAPSE Winter Tour Dec 2011 / Jan 2012

Dec 23 – San Diego, CA
Dec 27 – San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 28 – Oakland, CA
Dec 29 – Eugene, OR
Dec 30 – Portland, OR
Dec 31 – Seattle, WA
Jan 1 – Vancouver, BC
Jan 3 – Seattle, WA
Jan 4 – Olympia, WA
Jan 5 – Portland, OR
Jan 6 – Arcata, CA
Jan 7 – Santa Cruz, CA
Jan 8 – Orange County, CA

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