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The new video from Tasmanian death metal devils THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE is now streaming. "The Nightlight Sigil" is the third single off the band's highly-anticipated full-length album, Dread Cycle.
Vocalist Shawn Wells calls the song the most personal track on Dread Cycle. "The Nightlight Sigil is a tale of family trauma, toxic home environments and the way in which one is treated in the aftermath. Often those who have suffered the most where they are meant to feel protected are shamed and forgotten. The aim of this is to keep the conversation alive, and begin to heal these deep wounds."
Watch the video for "The Nightlight Sigil" below:
Check also the video for "Idols of Confraternity" below:
And the video for the album's first single, "Ghost Mantra" below:
Following a string of EPs and singles, the album promises to be the band's most incendiary work yet. Slated for release via Bleeding Art Collective, with distribution by Blood Blast Distribution, Dread Cycle is set to solidify the band’s position as a premier name in contemporary technical death metal.

Tracklisting:
1) Despotic Ruin (Diet of Worms)
2) Idols of Confraternity
3) Ghost Mantra
4) The Sordid Miasma
5) The Nightlight Sigil
6) Promethean Pilferage
7) A Mire Caked in Nativity
8) Grinding the Sphere
9) The Diary of the Emaciated
Dread Cycle is due out on August 14.
Dread Cycle was produced by Chris Themelco and mastered by the world-renowned Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios. The album was written by THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE with lyrics by Shawn Wells.
Emerging from the isolated, unforgiving wilderness of Tasmania, THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE has carved out a unique identity within the Australian extreme metal scene. Their sound is a direct reflection of their homeland’s "dark isle" reputation—a place defined by a sinister history
and a cold, remote landscape that stands in stark contrast to the Australian mainland. The band has developed a signature style of Technical Death Metal that balances high-velocity musical prowess with a deeply immersive, atmospheric undertone. The band has earned a wide array of mainland and international support slots from Nile, Archspire, Thy Art is Murder to Psycroptic, Northlane, Make them Suffer and others. The also competed in the “GOOD THINGS 2022” Band Competition Victorian heats. Their proven consistent success in the Tasmanian Metal scene has garnered them a reputation as a reliable and sought after headlining act.
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LINEUP
Stephen Cusato - Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals
Steven Mason - Rhythm Guitar
Alastair Boon - Bass/Backing Vocals
Luke Tucker - Lead Guitar
Nick Machin - Drums
Luke Sanderson - Drums
Shawn Wells - Lead Vocals
BIOGRAPHY/LOGO

The Absolution Sequence is an Australian technical death metal band formed in Hobart, Tasmania in 2013. Emerging from the underground extreme metal scene, the band quickly gained attention for blending crushing groove-driven riffs with technical precision, atmospheric passages, and aggressive modern death metal intensity. Their sound combines elements of technical death metal, groove metal, deathcore, and progressive metal, creating a style that is both heavy and dynamic.
Since their formation, The Absolution Sequence have steadily built a reputation through a series of independently released EPs and singles, showcasing a clear musical evolution from raw groove-oriented extremity toward a darker and more refined technical approach. Releases such as Subsidence, Silent King, and Voidform helped establish the band’s identity with complex songwriting, punishing rhythms, and emotionally charged themes centered around psychological struggle, isolation, existential decay, and inner conflict.
Known for intense live performances and a powerful modern production style, the band has become a respected name within the Australian extreme metal underground. Their music balances brutality with atmosphere, incorporating dissonant textures, crushing breakdowns, and intricate guitar work while maintaining a strong sense of melody and mood.
With each release, The Absolution Sequence continue to push their sound further, cementing their place among the newer generation of Australian extreme metal acts.
DISCOGRAPHY
Tsuris (EP, 2016)
Subsidence (EP, 2018)
Silent King (EP, 2020)
Voidform (EP, 2023)
Dread Cycle (2026)
GENRE/COUNTRY
Technical Groove Metal/Death Metal
Australia

