International Avantgarde Extreme Metal innovators Fleshvessel surprise with new single, Cessation Fixation

International Avantgarde Extreme Metal innovators Fleshvessel are gearing up for their second album “Obstinacy: Sisyphean Dreams Unfolded”, expected to be released later this year, with the surprise drop of ‘Cessation Fixation‘, hard on the heels of the announcement of the band’s first ever live show to take place at Montreal, Canada’s first Progstorm Festival.

‘Cessation Fixation’ is the first single, and second track from the upcoming Fleshvessel record “Obstinacy: Sisyphean Dreams Unfolded”. It is essentially about an obsession with one’s own death and a wanting to be on the other side. Struggling with suicidal ideation is something that myself and other band mates have struggled with in the past and I think that Troll really captures those feelings in an engaging way with her lyrics and vocal performance for this track. Not overly gruesome, but descriptive enough to capture that longing to make an exit. This track ties to the overall theme of the record by highlighting the difficulty of changing these thoughts patterns. Once you’re in that place you can feel stuck, spiraling. But we have to use our stubbornness to persevere and claw our way out, not to stay stagnant and wallow.

Discover ‘Cessation Fixation’ now through our exclusive premiere of the lyric video right here, a couple of days before the single’s general digital release via Bandcamp and streaming services:

Fleshvessel will celebrate their live debut at the inaugural edition of Progstorm Festival in Montréal, Canada on August 09, 2025, presented by The Progspace.

“Obstinacy: Sisyphean Dreams Unfolded”, the band’s second full length album, is expected to see the light of day at some point later this year via the prestigious Italian underground label home for anything Avantgarde and Extreme: I, Voidhanger Records.

Fleshvessel are:
Troll Hart – Vocals, piano, synths
Alexander Torres – Guitar, viola, Puerto Rican cuatro, Puerto Rican tres, synths, maracas
Sakda Srikoetkhruen – Guitars, bass
Colin MacAndrew – Drums, triangle, chimes
Gwyn Hoetzer – Flute

Cover art by Adam Yates
Mix and Video by Sakda Srikoetkhruen
Mastered by Dennis Pleckham
Drums recorded and engineered by Mackay Agellon at Borkum Riff Studios

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