PRESS RELEASE:
Hebephrenique - Decathexis
Blackened Death Metal
LABEL: APOCALYPTIC WITCHCRAFT
RELEASE DATE: APRIL 17th 2026
As the head of respected label Apocalyptic Witchcraft, Conor Droney is exposed to a mountain of new, extreme music on a daily basis – he’s not a man who is easily impressed. However, upon hearing the uniquely challenging sounds of Australian blackened death metal entity Hebephrenique’s Decathexis album – released in Australia last year through Gutter Prince Cabal and Brilliant Emperor Records – he knew he had to help spread this plague to an international audience. The band were promptly signed to Apocalyptic Witchcraft and a cassette and digital release of the tumultuous Decathexis is now upon us.
“Australia has long produced some of the finest bands in extreme music, and Hebephrenique were one of the best discoveries I made last year” Droney commented. “I can’t wait for the rest of the extreme metal community to experience Decathexis.”
Decathexis begins with ‘Stasis’, a passage through the veil, an admittance into the strange, unnerving otherness of Hebephrenique. The layers of existence part at your touch and each step takes you deeper into darkness, farther from the light and from all you know and understand. There is movement, sound, a shifting in the shadows…and then ‘Visions Of Magdalene’ comes crashing into life – jarring, angular, dissonance and destruction, strange, disjointed melodies clambering like crippled spiders over a framework of steel madness. And within this vortex a voice; completely in command of its distorted environment, comfortable in this mangled confluence of impossibilities. The vocals act as a focal point, Kris Wolf a ringmaster in this circus of chaos, as songs shift into different dimensions, each one more unsettling than the last; incendiary intensity giving way to fractured dreams. Each element of the Hebephrenique sound seems to work independently, following its own path, patterns and realities…yet they are pinned together, thrashing wildly against impediment and restraint, painting sonic images of cruel, strange beauty. From the forceful, serrated riffs of ‘I, Adverse’ to the leaping, irrepressible energy of ‘To Inflict Or Nurture’ nothing can be held in place. This music is liquid silver – constantly evolving and transforming – building worlds and tearing them down in the blink of an eye. Concluding, title track – ‘Decathexis’ – begins as colossal, strident death metal which then splits and splinters before slipping beneath still, dark waters, falling down magnificent descending chords, deeper and deeper. It’s a profoundly affecting experience and when silence finally returns Hebephrenique leaves you stunned and changed.
Meticulously mixed by Brendan Auld (Idle Ruin, Malignant Aura, Resin Tomb etc) and mastered by the in-demand Brad Boatwright (Corrosion Of Conformity, Devourment, Obituary etc) Decathexis has been gifted a clarity to its chaos and nuance to its power, imbuing it with the power to shock, surprise and bewilder with every listen. Look for its coming on April 17th from Apocalyptic Witchcraft – a label whom the band are proud to be associated with…
"We are extremely excited to be working with Apocalyptic Witchcraft...It's humbling to be a part of such a strong roster."
Line-up:
Jack Greenhill - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Kris Wolf - Vocals
Leo Graae - Drums
Genre: Blackened Death Metal
For fans of: Mayhem | Gorguts | Anaal Nathrakh | Morbid Angel
Further Information:
https://www.facebook.com/hebephrenique
https://hebephrenique.bandcamp.com/
https://instagram.com/hebe.phrenique
https://apocalypticwitchcraft.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/apocalypticwitchcraftrecordings
https://www.instagram.com/apocalypticwitchcraft/
https://apocalypticwitchcraft.bandcamp.com/
