Genesis of Nervous Decay

by Karst

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Mug You know when that band has that good crunch? When you bite into it and you have to give yourself a moment to savor that deliciousness? Karst has the good crunch. Plus it also rang the ding. Favorite track: Mermithid: Anxiety Birthed.

Darknight Mind blowing EP that evokes the darkness from the light, I like everything about it. Released for such a great cause. 👏👏 Favorite track: Encroach: The Cusp of Process.

Chris Krupa Keep on fighting and do not stop. Let this be our soundtrack.

JT EXTREME Encrust thy loins with this impressive 2020 death EP that accomplishes more in its brief 16 mins than most can in 40 Favorite track: Encroach: The Cusp of Process.

Metallurgical Fire Rarely does one come across an EP that is superior to some of the best full length albums. Karst has produced a brutal and yet beautiful statement of intent that has me convinced any future full lengths will be AOTY material. This is a breathtaking and concise work of genius. Favorite track: Encroach: The Cusp of Process.

IDE Filthy, raw, but well-made death metal! ★

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Cassette Tape on crystal blood-cave red, residual byproduct of process at the will of the MERMITHID. Out through the Crows Nest and Sunken Tomb Records! Thank you so much Chris, and thank you Nicholas Mueller for the killer art work!

ALL TAPE PROFITS WILL BE DONATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF LOS ANGELES. All digital profits will be donated to the LGBTQ Freedom Fund! Refer to the album description for more info

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1.	Mermithid: Genesis of Nervous Decay 04:05	lyrics	buy track
Battery of punishing light Warmth of blood, frost of reality From the first breath Eternal Foreign fucking feeling Infiltrate the bloodline Embed a dynasty of endless sorrows Genesis of nervous decay Dormant seed Awaiting germination Genesis of nervous decay A single tear Sets forth in motion the Genesis of Nervous decay The mermithid burns Imprinting within cerebrum Anxieties breeding Fear all that it says Embodiment of chaos universal Every social interaction An emotional collision Every conversation An impending car crash Every internal dialogue A descent into madness Every moment...
2.	Panic Resin 02:59	lyrics	buy track
Amorphous culprit Assail Shapeless serpent Wrest Advancing a path to consummation Lodged between organic forms; slivering A fragmentation of conscience Synaptic silt deposits forming Distant memories now petrifying Reducing to a crystal blood cave Promised healthy and joyous Condemned to unease and illness Hardened and hollow a vacant cell of harrow covert transmutation of mineral from marrow Unbecoming Unfathomable Unaware Undeserved
3.	Encroach: The Cusp of Process 04:48	lyrics	buy track
Natural acids culminating within the tissues Seizing movement and cauterizing nerves Mermithid commands absolute invasion Prison towers erected in every corner of the mind Adrenaline poisoning; destroying the heart A creature broods inside me I am dying to live Refusal to further the spread of mental parasite Existence of emotional rapespawn A phenomenon with no face; invisible Eventually succumb to...
4.	Mermithid: Anxiety Birthed 02:39	lyrics	buy track
Stress war Motor death Tears flow Breath lost Blood cold Reality burns Every Moment Spent In Terror...
5.	Egress and Onward 01:40	lyrics	buy track
(Go ye into all the world and make disciples…)

about

Recorded in early 2020 at Bright Lights Studio, Santa Ana
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Erol "Rollie" Ulug
Artwork conjured by Nicholas Mueller

All tape profits from this EP will be donated to Mental Health America of Los Angeles in an effort to aid those suffering from anxiety, depression, thoughts of suicide, and all struggles of mental health.

This EP is dedicated to all who have ever suffered from mental illness, struggled with mental health, been victims to depression and anxiety, and all those who have had thoughts of suicide. Help is available, there are alternatives to self harm. Find peace in your friendships, your family, your scene, and yourself. Someone or something will always be there for you.

To help combat racial inequality, police brutality, and injustice,Karst has decided to release our album on June 19th in correspondence with bandcamp’s “Juneteenth” day of donation. All of bandcamp’s shares on June 19, 2020 will be donated to the NAACP legal defense fund, and we will be donating all of our digital profits as well to the LGBTQ Freedom Fund. We had originally planned to donate the majority of our profits to Mental Health America of Los Angeles, but we have collectively decided to donate all cassette tape profits to MHALA and all digital profits to the LGBTQ Freedom Fund. Both these missions are of equal importance to us, especially with our subject matter dealing mostly with mental health and mental illness, but the current state of momentum being fueled toward combating police brutality and racial inequality cannot be ignored and must continue. To all those protesting and voicing out against racism, police brutality, and injustice: keep on fighting and do not stop. Listen and take guidance from your BIPOC community. Be safe and stay alert.

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released June 19, 2020

Uli - Vocals
Jose - Drums
Dan - Bass
Roger - Guitar
Krist - Guitar/Backing Vocals

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