Hypnagogia, by Evoken

Hypnagogia

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Frank Román
Shocking. They returned to their most melancholic path, without forgetting the most emblematic obscurities of their early works. Elaborate themes and compositions loaded with lethargic surroundings, a sepulchral numbness worthy of praise. The violin, the piano and the guitars amputate your skin until your body bristles. All the songs are jewels, but the beginning is overwhelming. Another way to make music without giving up your essence. Supernatural Evoken. Favorite track: The Fear Inside.

adam schnellenbach Beautiful and devastating! Favorite track: Valorous Consternation.

Chris Naughton Reliably great band. Pure misery. Loving the addition of strings to the sound. With the exception of 'Ceremony of Bleeding' which should probably have been a b-side in my view, this is a flawless record. Favorite track: Too Feign Ebullience.

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1.	The Fear Inside 09:18	buy track
2.	Valorous Consternation 08:20	buy track
3.	Schadenfreude 08:45	buy track
4.	Too Feign Ebullience 10:01	buy track
5.	Hypnagogia 03:49	buy track
6.	Ceremony Of Bleeding 07:43	buy track
7.	Hypnopompic 02:11	buy track
8.	The Weald Of Perished Men 10:09	buy track

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Known as one of the founding fathers of the American death/funeral doom metal scene, New Jersey’s EVOKEN have been a long-standing pillar over the band’s 25 year pillage. Their new full-length album “Hypnagogia” is the band’s sixth LP, their first in six years since their landmark “Atra Mors” album, and is a towering monolith that develops and redefines the band’s sound that will only strengthen their position within the death/doom metal hierarchy where EVOKEN have always reigned.

“Hypnagogia” is an expression of doom metal artistry where the listener will bear witness how EVOKEN can create a new and even more daring expression with a monument that will be recognized as a landmark. This tends to happen regardless with every EVOKEN release, but “Hypnagogia” sees the band expand their musical dynamics even more through the meticulous care and discrimination of the band’s song writing process, “Hypnagogia” being a listening experience through a multitude of varying yet flourishing emotions. Pushing both their penchant for grandiose melodicism and their trademark aura of pulverizing supreme unparalleled heaviness even more, it is the base of this repercussion that makes “Hypnagogia” one of the most intense, compelling, and soul crushing EVOKEN listening experiences yet; one of euphoria, desperation, and hopelessness. As drummer/lyricist Vince Verkay says, “As we do on every record we definitely wanted to avoid repeating ourselves. We wanted to keep it EVOKEN of course, but go a little deeper with melody and arrangement and also try new things; to present the listener with an emotionally exhausting record.”

“Hypnagogia” also sees EVOKEN delve into their first concept album. As Verkay describes the themes and lyrics “Hypnagogia” is, “Based around WWI and its physiological impact on those who fought. It’s used metaphorically about events that impacted me the past three years, which I will keep to myself. But the story behind this WW1 theme is based on a soldier who was so bitter about being lied to and is losing his life. He's wounded in battle and decides to write a journal of his final hours, describing what he sees and what he feels as his life is slipping away. Feeling cheated, he makes a pact with a sadistic god that he can leave a part of his soul, which contains all of his suffering, within this journal. To feel some sort of vengeance, anyone who reads this journal releases that part of his soul and it attaches itself to the reader like a host. Each emotion being experienced as if they too where there. As the reader descends into a deep despair, they cannot handle this suffering, deciding to take their own life. Once gone, that part of their soul, containing all the misery is taken by the writer’s misery-laden soul and attaches itself to this journal again, increasing its powerful grip onto the next reader and each time its read with its power increasing.”

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released November 9, 2018

Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Steven DeAcutis at Sound Spa Studios.

Artwork by Adam Burke.

Evoken on "Hypnagogia" are:
John Paradiso – vocals/guitar
Chris Molinari – guitar
Dave Wagner – bass
Don Zaros – keyboards
Vince Verkay - drums

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The Austrian-American composer, Arnold Schoenberg, quoted “If it is art, it is not for all, and if it is for all, it is not art.” This represents a continuing development of Evoken. An ever-evolving unique sound and profound sense of atmosphere to freeze the soul & haunt the subconscious mind for over thirty years.

Mendacium out October 17, 2025 on Profound Lore Records.
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