Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, NOGOTHULA formed in 2021 originally as a trio, including vocalist / guitarist Colton Deem of the mighty VALDRIN and vocalist / bassist Eric Payne of regional heroes Verment. Alex Hooper rounded out the band on drums, and together they released the Gore Vortex Ascension demo a year later. Released digitally in April 2024, Telluric Sepsis now sees a physical release . And for good reason: sharper, strangely concise, and yet also more mind-bending, Telluric Sepsis is prime progressive-leaning death metal that never loses sight of the original essence of DEATH METAL. References are many - early 2000s Decapitated, Pierced From Within-era Suffocation, pre-Obscura Gorguts, late '90s Cryptopsy - but NOGOTHULA possess an elusive nous that minces and mangles those sturdy signposts in a manner that's familiar and foreign in equal measure. While the sci-fi element isn't as pronounced as, say, Nocturnus' first couple albums, there's nevertheless an undercurrent of "supernatural spaciness" to the overall atmosphere of Telluric Sepsis - part production, perhaps, or part songwriting itself. Feel the lacerating vibrations of NOGOTHULA and behold their labyrinthian sunken spires!