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Artwork by
Jacob Devlin

Gutscape Navigator

from Mossbane Lantern

August 1st, 2025
8 tracks
40:58
Mossbane Lantern
Mossbane Lantern
Gutscape Navigator
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5:47
Gutscape Navigator
Sallow Moth
synopsis: A living artifact insect (biohybrid microrobot) that can be digested or implanted into one's digestive system. It can detect illnesses and viruses and eliminate them or manifest them, depending on motive. lyrics: Digest or implant Breathe me in, breed Viral psychic on legs Telling time, illness ranked Are you friend or foe I'm a designer Breathe deep Gutscape, inside, no ware Gutscape, inside everywhere Adjust blood, bile, guts Adjust this cell Is this the cell Of Noctai breed Delete it, immediately Massacre the strain Let bleed dry See, navigate well Deliciously See, ravenous urge Rip it out Time to trace Aid the apothecary This is Seen, well All that I've seen This bowel Gutscape, inside, no ware Gutscape, inside everywhere Gutscape, inside, no fallen Gutscape, inside, nowhere, none Believe in me, I crawl around Psychic on legs Where did this form Where did you go This is not the time to sway Aid the apothecary This is Eat virus Night dust in dream Eat the foulest machine Mercy Blow steam Smother it in time-crust Engorge bile Whether I walk or run afoul See, navigate well Deliciously See, ravenous urge Rip it out See, that's all fine Breathe so deep Disintegrate over and over
5:47

Released on I, Voidhanger Records.

All songs written & produced between October 2024 - February 2025.

Mossbane Lantern: A powerful, green-encrusted lantern hidden on an icy plane. This highly coveted artifact allows humans to temporarily displace their corporeal form and teleport short distances within the plane they are on, while granting non-humans the ability to teleport over greater distances, including interdimensional travel.

Mossbane Lantern serves as an extension to the anthological format of the Vial EP, revolving around various esoteric artifacts. Each song depicts a story of a different traveler's experiences on their unique path to the Mossbane Lantern, as well as the aftereffects of activating it in conjunction with these other artifacts.

Notable influences on this album: Akercocke, Cynic, Cephalic Carnage, Wormed, Mortal Decay, Biolich, Edge of Sanity, maudlin of the Well, Bark Psychosis, Funeral Diner.

Credits

Garry Brents - all guitars, bass, vocals, programming, synths, production.

Guests:

  • Ashbreather - additional gang vocals on 5's chorus.

  • Chipped Topaz - all composition on 8.

  • Cory Peterson - additional guttural vocals on 7. (Thaetas)

  • Dave Norman - buried layer of screams on 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7. (Zegema Beach Records)

  • Emily Noelle - high gang chorus vocals on 5's chorus.

  • G. E. F. - additional low vocals on 6. (Thecodontion)

  • Manic Dream Girl - falsetto vocals on 1, breakbeat stem on 3. (Hypomanic Daydream)

  • Nathan Kwon - additional gang vocals on 5's chorus. (Crawl Across the Sky)

  • Orion Stephens - solos at 3:34 and 4:04 on 6. (Dropspike)

  • Riccardo Benedini - solo at 1:15 on 4, solo at 6:37 on 6.

  • Steve Wiener - steel-string acoustic guitar outro on 4, additional clean/yelling vocals on 6. (Am I In Trouble?)

  • Sylvie Pickle - additional guttural vocals on 6.

  • Warsaw - additional high vocals on 5's chorus. (Sankaku)