September 27, 2017 — LA extreme metallers, ABYSMAL DAWN, have signed up with France-based, Season of Mist. The follow up to the excellent Obsolescence should be another great step forward for the band.
May 4, 2015 — Armed to the teeth with a vast array of weaponry, ABYSMAL DAWN go all out on Obsolescence. With the modus operandi of always pushing forward, the band successfully push its boundaries of musicality and intensity.
February 1, 2015 — On ABYSMAL DAWN’s latest, Obsolescence, the band wrote their most moshable track. With its death metal groove and straight forward approach, “Inanimate” was meant to get circle pits going.
August 27, 2014 — The new song from LA death metallers, ABYSMAL DAWN, is now online for streaming. Check out “Inanimate”: “I’m very happy to present a new ABYSMAL DAWN track after almost three years of waiting,” commented vocalist/guitarist Charles Elliott.
August 7, 2014 — Los Angeles death metallers, ABYSMAL DAWN, return with full force on their fourth full-length, Obsolescence. Obsolescence will be released October 28th in North America (UK/World October 27th and Germany/Benelux/Finland on October 24th) via Relapse Records.
February 21, 2013 — Pat Egan, longtime Director of Retail Sales at Relapse Records, tragically passed away on Monday, February 18th after a battle with pneumonia and related complications.
March 26, 2012 — ABYSMAL DAWN/BEREFT’s Charles Elliott and OBSCURA’s Steffen Kummerer have been announced as vocalists of DEATH tribute, Death to All Tour. The tour’s band will consist of ex-DEATH members including Gene Hoglan, Steve DiGiorgio, Bobby Koelble, Sean Reinert and Paul Masvidal.
February 1, 2012 — Doom super group BEREFT, featuring members of INTRONAUT, ABYSMAL DAWN, NATIONAL SUNDAY LAW and ex-THE FACELESS has signed to The End Records. The debut album Leichenhaus, a conceptual album thematically revolving around a waiting mortuary, is due April 24, 2012.
October 12, 2011 — ABYSMAL DAWN have emerged from the Los Angeles underground in a relatively short amount of time. But like any young band, they’ve faced their share of adversity.
October 3, 2011 — ** OBSCURA** has announced their first ever North American headline tour in support of their latest album Omnivium. The tour will start Nov. 4 in Wilmington, Delaware and run through Dec.
September 7, 2011 — BEREFT, a Los Angeles based doom band featuring Sacha Dunable of INTRONAUT/GRAVITON (guitars, backing vocals), Derek Donley of NATIONAL SUNDAY LAW/GRAVITON (drums, backing vocals), Charles Elliot of ABYSMAL DAWN (vocals, guitars), and Derek Rydquist formerly of THE FACELESS (bass, backing vocals), have posted a new song, “Withered Efflorescence”, on their Facebook page.
February 4, 2011 — ABYSMAL DAWN’s Programmed to Consume fit the Relapse roster perfectly, as the album had too many riffs and drum beats that rivaled ORIGIN and other similarly casted bands.
May 25, 2010 — Los Angeles death metallers, ABYSMAL DAWN, are currently recording the follow-up to their Relapse debut at Trench Studio with John Haddad (PHOBIA, INTRONAUT, HIRAX). The as-yet-untitled album will be mixed by Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, GOATWHORE, HATE ETERNAL) at his Mana Recording Studios in St.
October 28, 2009 — Los Angeles’ ABYSMAL DAWN have posted a demo of a new song on their MySpace page. The band, who are busy looking for a new drummer while working on the follow-up to 2008’s Programmed to Consume, commented on their decision to preview new material so early:
August 31, 2009 — Los Angeles, CA’s blackened-death metal force ABYSMAL DAWN recently returned home after an insanely long North American tour with GOATWHORE, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, DAATH and SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY.
April 6, 2009 — GOATWHORE and ABIGAIL WILLIAMS will team up for the Conquer & Curse Tour 2009 this summer. Joining them will be DAATH, ABYSMAL DAWN and SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY.
November 19, 2008 — The video for the title track of ABYSMAL DAWN’s Relapse Records debut, “Programmed to Consume,” can now be viewed here. The clip was shot in Los Angeles with director Gary Smithson.
October 20, 2008 — Los Angeles’ brothers for metal supremacy ABYSMAL DAWN and SOTHIS will join forces for a west coast US tour in December, dubbed the Endless Wintour. Sponsored by Metal Maniacs, the tour will kick-off on December 5th in Bakersfield, CA and will round out in Hollywood, CA on December 14th.
September 30, 2008 — Back on the scene following their departure from the always suspicious Crash Music, ABYSMAL DAWN brings their own brand of melodic death metal to new heights with their formidable new album, Programmed to Consume.
June 17, 2008 — ORIGIN, MISERY INDEX, and ABYSMAL DAWN will join forces for the 2008 installment of the Relapse Records Contamination Tour. The MySpace Metal, Decibel Magazine, and SickDrummer sponsored tour kicks off on July 21st in St.
February 19, 2008 — Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Los Angeles, CA’s ABYSMAL DAWN. ABYSMAL DAWN are currently working on their Relapse debut and follow-up to 2005’s From Ashes.
January 9, 2008 — Los Angeles’ ABYSMAL DAWN have been hard at work on their follow-up to 2005’s From Ashes album. Frontman Charles Elliot offered an update on the album’s progress and the band’s going ons:
November 28, 2007 — Los Angeles’ ABYSMAL DAWN are currently in the studio recording their sophomore album. Vocalist/guitarist Charles Elliot issued the following update: “Just a quick update to let everyone know that things have been coming along quite nicely with the recording of our second record.
November 2, 2007 — The following statement was recently given by ABYSMAL DAWN vocalist/guitarist Charles Elliott, via the band’s official website: “ABYSMAL DAWN will no longer be working with Crash Music, Inc.
March 29, 2007 — Los Angeles’ ABYSMAL DAWN have announced Mike Cosio as their new bassist as well as their opening slot for EMPEROR’s show in LA. Here is more from the band:
March 26, 2007 — In the mid 90’s, seminal acts such as DEATH, DISINCARNATE, and CYNIC all made their mark by delivering crushing, technical, guitar-based extreme metal–all while retaining the key element of writing catchy, memorable songs.
January 16, 2007 — Los Angeles’ ABYSMAL DAWN have announced the departure of bassist Carlos Arriola and their search for a replacement. Here is word from the band: “ABYSMAL DAWN has parted ways with bassist Carlos Arriola.