“He Whose Name Was Long Forgotten” – Fossilization | Primitive Apocalyptic Devastation in Sonic Form

“He Whose Name Was Long Forgotten” is the debut EP of Brazilian titans Fossilization, a band whose band’s very name evokes images of deceased primitive beings ossified by time and dust, encased in hardened grime and locked forever in Pompeian torment. This unique blend of primeval death metal and megalithic doom is a grinding, plague-riddled downward spiral into madness and utter decay like no other; bellowing vocal rasps, thrumming, churning riffs and volatile drum beats produce an atmosphere of hopeless, feral aggression and evokes overwhelming feelings of anxiety and existential dread. There’s nowhere left to run here. “He Whose Name Was Long Forgotten” definitely yearns to be remembered, a vengeful revenant searching for revenge, or maybe he just want’s to kill for killing’s sake. Either way, he’s alive -and pissed.

The EP clocks in at around twenty-five minutes, with five tracks in total, and was released on cassette and vinyl by Oakland-based label Transylvanian Recordings. The band have also released a split this year with Ritual Necromancy on Everlasting Spew Records. If this EP and the Ritual Necromancy split are any indication of what a full length release will be like, then Fossilization’s future undoubtedly holds great promise.

Listen and support below:

FOSSILIZATION – HE WHOSE NAME WAS LONG FORGOTTEN by FOSSILIZATION

Here is the split with Ritual Necromancy mentioned above released on Everlasting Spew Records.

Split by Ritual Necromancy / Fossilization