Qaalm
Resilience & Despair
Formed in June of 2018 in Los Angeles, this new band features members of Act of Defiance, Scar the Martyr, Harassor, and Seven Sisters of Sleep. Resilience & Despair was recorded at Red Light Studios in Los Angeles during 2020/21. Engineered & Mixed by Steve White, Mastered by Maor Appelbaum (Cathedral, Cynic, Faith No More). The dark and brooding video for "Existence Asunder" exclusively debuted on Decibel Magazine on December 1, 2021. RIYL: Neurosis, Asunder, Mournful Congregation, Isis, Katatonia, Anathema, My Dying Bride. "Very few debut records have this clearness of vision and a sound this thick and relentless." - Decibel Magazine "Their songs will engulf your heart while pointing your brain cells to another reality" - Cvlt Nation "Resilience & Despair is a record that should be experienced as a whole. It's an epic journey into the cruel uncertainty of life and at the same time a symbol of strength amidst adversity." - Henry Derek Elis / QAALM