Abysme are a death metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania featuring former members of Aus Rotten, Crucial Unit, and Funerus.  Strange Rites is their debut full-length, originally released on CD in 2012 by Hellthrasher Productions in Poland.  Our Ancient Future, a new record label in Pittsburgh, just released Strange Rites on vinyl this year.  I ordered this directly from their website.

Crucial Unit are one of my all-time favorite underground d.i.y. bands.  Having a former member in Abysme was enough for me to check them out a few years back.  I never expected a vinyl version of Strange Rites would be released.  I didn’t even know Abysme were still active.  They recently announced on Facebook about the vinyl release and it turns out Abysme are still active playing shows around Pittsburgh.  I understand they’re even working on material for another album.

            Abysme’s Strange Rites is killer death metal for all you old school maniacs out there.  “Caveman death metal not for your listening pleasure.”