• Blue
• 180g
  
  

Signs Of The Swarm released Amongst The Low & Empty in 2023 on Century Media. The band operates in deathcore, delivering heavy, precision-engineered brutality that sits at the intersection of death metal aggression and core rhythmics. This album represents a statement of intent from a band committed to the craft of dense, muscular songwriting within the genre's unforgiving framework.

The record opens with its title track, "Amongst The Low & Empty," and maintains momentum through bruising standouts like "Tower Of Torsos," "Pray For Death," and "Between Fire & Stone." The sequencing—moving through "Borrowed Time" and "Shackles Like Talons"—builds a record that balances crushing riffs with momentary atmospheric breaks, the kind of dynamics that prevent pure heaviness from flattening into monotone. Deathcore's structural demands are met head-on here: the interplay between locked-in rhythmic sections and the breathing room in tracks like "Between Fire & Stone" rewards close listening.

This pressing arrives on 180g aqua vinyl, a substantial weight that reinforces the album's physical presence. The format choice underscores the detail in the instrumentation—bass definition and percussion punch benefit from the heavier stock on a record this dense. The gatefold packaging and included materials preserve the full-length aesthetic, making this a proper vinyl statement rather than a digital afterthought.

Tracklist:

A1. Amongst The Low & Empty
A2. Tower Of Torsos
A3. Pray For Death
A4. Borrowed Time
A5. Between Fire & Stone
A6. Shackles Like Talons
B7. Dreamkiller
B8. The Witch Beckons
B9. Echelon
B10. Faces Without Name
B11. Malady