LEAVING’s new album Liminal is the perfect balance between Night and Day, Silent and Loud, Heavy and Uplifting all while being super MAJESTIC! I’m impressed at how they have combined the oppressiveness of Doom with the Blissed Out vibes of Shoegaze to create their unique sonic wall of sound. As I listen to songs like “Broken Flame,” I can’t help but remember that no matter how dark your existence becomes, the sun will rise tomorrow. LEAVING uses space and slow-moving D-Tuned movements as audio portals that will guide the listener to the happiness that is right in front of them! I would love to microdose some mushrooms and watch the band perform their title track Liminal live because I know it would be beyond uplifting! I want the band to know that we appreciate them because it’s a joy to experience Heavy Bliss created by humans living their passions! This epic record comes out on March 22nd via Protagonist Music // Transylvanian Recordings.
Leaving, who hail from Oakland, CA, meld the heavy distortion of doom metal with the ethereal textures of shoegaze, forging an audio landscape that is devastatingly hypnotic and dripping with sorrow. Founded in 2021, they are a seasoned group of sonic architects who include members of Noothgrush, Amber Asylum, Graves at Sea, Lycus, and Funerary among them. Leaving weaves a musical tapestry that plunges listeners into the abyss with shadowy vocals adding emotional depth and somber undertones to their enormous sound.
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Lyrically they delve into themes of desolation, depression, loneliness, introspection, and the shadows that lurk within the human psyche. Leaving’s music paints a bleak but vivid, almost gossamer picture of a world consumed by decay. This interplay of light and shadow, coupled with an underlying heaviness, creates an atmosphere that is bound to envelop the listener in a shroud of mesmerizing gloom. With each note, the band invites you into the liminal space they’ve crafted – a space between worlds, emotions, and musical genres. Anticipate a profound sonic journey as Leaving sets the stage on their debut album, promising an immersive exploration of the thresholds of emotive heavy music.
