Abyssal Throne is an EP by the Canadian technical death metal

Technical death metal

Technical death metal is a musical subgenre of death metal that focuses on complex rhythms, riffs and song structures. Technical experimentation in death metal began in the late '80s and early '90s by bands such as Death, Atheist and Cynic...

 band Sympathy

Sympathy (band)

Sympathy is a technical death metal band from Canada, formed in 1991. Sympathy got some notable attention in the Benelux, Germany and Switzerland as those are the countries where their previous label Fear Dark is usually marketing its bands. The band is known for its professional musicianship...

, released in 2005 on the Norwegian label Momentum Scandinavia. The EP was released in a strictly limited edition of only 850 with an 8-page, 5-colour booklet with gold print. The EP features several guest appearances: vocals by Matt Knowles of Royal Anguish on "Insipid", and additional lead guitar work by Dustin Olson, Tim Roth (Into Eternity) and Rob Doherty (Into Eternity). The EP features an intro and 5 songs, of which 2 are new, "Insipid" and "Ascendency", and 2 are re-recorded versions from Invocation

Invocation (Sympathy album)

Invocation is the 2002 debut album by the Canadian technical death metal band Sympathy. The album was published by Fear Dark, a Dutch record label....

, "Immolation of the Dragon" and "Occupy". The last song, "Torn into Enthrallment" is a Suffocation

Suffocation (band)

Suffocation is an American death metal band that was formed in 1989 in Long Island, New York. The band comprises vocalist Frank Mullen, guitarists Terrance Hobbs and Guy Marchais, drummer Mike Smith and bassist Derek Boyer. Suffocation rose to prominence of death metal and created a blueprint for...

 cover from the 1995 album Pierced from Within

Pierced from Within

Pierced from Within is an album released in 1995 by the technical death metal band Suffocation. "Synthetically Revived" is a re-recording of the song of the same name from the Human Waste EP and "Breeding the Spawn" is a re-recording of the title track from the band's previous album.Both this album...

. The cover artwork was designed by Samuel Durling, a reputive Swedish graphic designer. The EP received good reviews, and the critics considered the Ep an improvement over the style of Arcane Path, being more extreme technical death/black metal.

Track listing

1. "Depths of the Earth" – 0:34
2. "Insipid" – 5:12
3. "Immolation of the Dragon" – 2:44
4. "Ascendency" – 3:40
5. "Occupy" – 4:41
6. "Torn Into Enthrallment" – 4:48

Musicians

• Dharok – all instruments and vocals
• Matt Knowles – vocals on "Insipid"
• Tim Roth – lead guitar
• Rob Doherty – lead guitar
• Dustin Olson – lead guitar