DESSIDERIUM Sign With The Artisan Era!

Pacific Southwest Prog-Metal trailblazer DESSIDERIUM is pleased to announce that they’ve signed with The Artisan Era! The brainchild of Southern California native Alex Haddad, Dessiderium started out as a passion project for the multi-faceted artist, with the band’s first two albums (‘Life Was A Blur’ & ‘Rain Gates’) being recorded and produced in his bedroom. However, the band’s third LP, Shadow Burn, would establish it as a legitimate force within the underground metal scene – highlighting elements of melodic arrangements, hyper-aggressive death instrumentals, and emotionally vulnerable lyrical themes.

 

Today, Dessiderium has announced that their fourth full-length album, ‘Aria’, will see a December 10th, 2021 release on The Artisan Era. Wasting no time giving listeners their first taste of what will be the band’s most unrelenting and ambitious effort to date, Haddad has released the album’s first single “Moon Lust Delirium”. Fans can listen to the new track, which clocks in at over nine minutes, at the link below.

DESSIDERIUM – “Moon Lust Delirium” (Official Lyric Video)

Speaking about signing with The Artisan Era, Haddad shares how the experience has been a perfect fit from the start, saying:

 

“Signing with The Artisan Era is a dream come true. When I first discovered the label back in 2018, I instantly felt a sense of belonging. Their entire roster of bands showcased a style that seemed directly tailored to what I enjoy about metal music. In 2019, I had the honor of joining forces with the label through Arkaik, and now in 2021, I have the honor of bringing my solo efforts to the family through Dessiderium. Beyond all of this, it is simply a pleasure to share such a high-quality label with many of my favorite bands in metal today.”

‘Aria’ Tracklist:

01. White Morning

02. Pale

03. Aria

04. Moon Lust Delirium

05. The Persecution Complex

Musically, ‘Aria’ marks a return to the long-form style of songwriting from Dessiderium. Songs weave in and out of acrobatic riffing, calming transitions, and dense walls of sound, all while forming a cohesive narrative. The story is told episodically, following the song-to-song evolution of a nameless protagonist who forms an ever-growing obsession with a reoccurring lucid dream figure named Aria. It is through this concept that the album explores broader themes of love, lust, infatuation, isolation, nostalgia, and death. Ultimately, through its music and words, Aria pays recognition to both the esoteric beauty and inevitable damage of living life through escapism. 

About DESSIDERIUM:

 

Dessiderium is the musical diary of Alex Haddad, founded in Southern California, and remaining active in the Sonoran Desert. The first two albums, Life Was A Blur and Rain Gates, were quietly released bedroom recordings that demonstrated early promise in the progressive metal project’s distinctive take on metal. On its third release, Shadow Burn, Dessiderium established itself as an authentic presence in the underground metal scene, offering its blend of hyper-melodic, complex music, paired with a haunting sense of vulnerability through lyrical themes. With an ever-expanding body of work and plans for a live-performing lineup, the year 2021 marks the true beginning for Dessiderium.

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