The second full length from Fathomless started out as an homage to Star Trek villains and anti-heroes. But when it came time to write lyrics the realization dawned that life is imitating art a little too well these days and it morphed into an anti-fascist, anti-theocratic, anti-AI album.
The same lineup from the debut album returns, but this time with some special guests joining. Steve Wiener (Am I in Trouble?, Ashenheart, Eveale, Negative Bliss) contributes the albums only clean vocals in the title track. Josh Turner (Dischordia) contributes backing/additional vocals to "Spectres," and Alicia Cordisco (Transgressive, Ex-Judicator) contributed a ripping guitar solo in "Intangibles."
Stylistically this album embraces the Vulcan concept of "Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations." While firmly rooted in Black Metal it also draws heavily from Death Metal, Thrash, Punk Rock, Blackgaze, Prog, and Stoner metal.
Fathomless II:Thy Desolation takes a more organic approach to production than the debut album. Mics on loud tube amps, live drums, no VSTs/amp sims, no sample replacement. The result is a wall of sound with a natural "live" feel.
Credits
Tyler Blake - Bass, Keys/Synths, Theremin, Backing Vocals
Kyle Clark - Vocals
Clayton Eckert - Guitars
Josh Fallin - Drums, Guitars
Jon Reid - Guitars
Guest appearances:
Steve Wiener (Am I in Trouble?, Ashenheart, Eveale, Negative Bliss)- Clean vocals on "Thy Desolation"
Josh Turner (Dischordia) - Additional vocals on "Spectres"
Alicia Cordisco (Transgressive, Ex-Judicator) - Guitar solo on "Intangibles"
All music and lyrics by Tyler Blake
Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Tyler Blake
Recorded at ToneTrip Studios and Fathomless Studios
Reamping at ToneTrip Studios by Tyler Blake and Jon Reid
Artwork by Holy Forest Design