Phantasmal Abyss
There's just something about a three-piece band. A power-trio if you will. Sure, one could go the traditional route of a four-piece, or even a more popular five-piece. But a three-piece is just...classic. Think Rush, Motorhead, Venom, Celtic Frost, etc. No camouflage. No tricks. No gimmicks. Just three musicians making unholy noise together.
Hailing from Oakland, CA, Phantasmal Abyss continues the legacy of the three-piece; albeit in a more extreme, and genre defying fashion. Made up by Dara Santhai (Serpent Crown, Larvae), Todd Wilkinson (drums) and Rafael Martinez (Black Cobra/Acid King/16), Phantasmal Abyss has been churning out unorthodox extreme metal since 2021. Steeped in thick riffs, twisting melodies and organic tones that bring Bay Area stalwarts Neurosis to mind, PA adds a bit of dare we say it "musicality" to their extreme metal arrangements. Part blackened, part thrash, and part death, PA offers a fresh and interesting take on an often-overpopulated genre of bands trying to "out-heavy each other". Think Aura Noir meets Morbid Angel with the more DIY attitude of Oakland's crust scene.
Since their inception, Phantasmal Abyss has methodically carved their way across the west coast and south west, sharing the stage with Belphegor, Wayfarer, Bewitcher, Perpetual Warfare (Colombia), Arkona, Insanity and Solicitor.
Spring 2025 saw Phantasmal Abyss storm into Earhammer Studios with Grammy-winning engineer Greg Wilkinson to record the follow up to 2023’s The Spawn of Lycaon. 7 Songs are audial poison are to be unleashed.
Hailing from Oakland, CA, Phantasmal Abyss continues the legacy of the three-piece; albeit in a more extreme, and genre defying fashion. Made up by Dara Santhai (Serpent Crown, Larvae), Todd Wilkinson (drums) and Rafael Martinez (Black Cobra/Acid King/16), Phantasmal Abyss has been churning out unorthodox extreme metal since 2021. Steeped in thick riffs, twisting melodies and organic tones that bring Bay Area stalwarts Neurosis to mind, PA adds a bit of dare we say it "musicality" to their extreme metal arrangements. Part blackened, part thrash, and part death, PA offers a fresh and interesting take on an often-overpopulated genre of bands trying to "out-heavy each other". Think Aura Noir meets Morbid Angel with the more DIY attitude of Oakland's crust scene.
Since their inception, Phantasmal Abyss has methodically carved their way across the west coast and south west, sharing the stage with Belphegor, Wayfarer, Bewitcher, Perpetual Warfare (Colombia), Arkona, Insanity and Solicitor.
Spring 2025 saw Phantasmal Abyss storm into Earhammer Studios with Grammy-winning engineer Greg Wilkinson to record the follow up to 2023’s The Spawn of Lycaon. 7 Songs are audial poison are to be unleashed.
