''Abyss'' is the fourth studio album by Swiss/German
symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a cross-genre style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitars ...
band
Ad Infinitum
''Ad infinitum'' is a Latin phrase meaning "to infinity" or "forevermore".
Description
In context, it usually means "continue forever, without limit" and this can be used to describe a non-terminating process, a non-terminating ''repeating'' pro ...
, released by
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal, hard rock and folk/folk rock/folk metal. Originally, Napalm focused on black metal bands, such as Abigor and Summoning, and folk metal bands, such as Falkenbach a ...
on 11 October 2024.
Reception
The album received largely positive reviews from critics, but was polarising among fans due to its movement away from the style of the band's previous albums. Distorted Sound Magazine commented on this, saying "Abyss needs to be judged as the album it is, rather than the album people thought it should be. And on that basis, it would be tough to feel disappointed".
Track listing
Personnel
Band members
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Melissa Bonny
Melissa Bonny (born 23 January 1993) is a Swiss heavy metal singer. She is best known for being the founder and vocalist of Ad Infinitum and former vocalist of Evenmore and Rage of Light. She also gained some popularity by recording music as ...
– vocals
* Adrian Thessenvitz – guitar
* Korbinian Benedict – bass guitar
* Niklas Müller – drums
Additional personnel
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Jacob Hansen
Jacob Hansen (born 9 November 1970) is a Danish heavy metal producer, engineer, musician, and vocalist. He founded the technical thrash metal band Invocator, for which he has served as singer/guitarist since 1987. Since 2011, he is also a member ...
– producer
* Christoffer Stjerne – producer
* Stefan Heilemann – cover artwork
Charts
References
External links
''Abyss'' by Ad Infinitum on Discogs
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2024 albums
Ad Infinitum (Swiss band) albums
Napalm Records albums
Alternative metal albums