The What It Is To Be, by Starer

The What It Is To Be

by Starer

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1.	Blackness of the Bile 09:32	buy track
2.	Pain of the World 08:53	buy track
3.	Fire of the Son 09:30	buy track
4.	What Became of Those Who Were Before 22:31	buy track

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Onism Productions proudly presents "The What It Is To Be", the second album from American symphonic black metal project Starer.

Progressive riffing and synth-laden passages mix and swirl within traditional black metal atmospheres to create the unique emotional sound that is Starer.

"The What It Is To Be" releases on March 18th, on limited edition CD through Onism Productions, limited cassette through Folkvangr Records, and available on all digital channels.

For fans of: old Arcturus, Enslaved, Midnight Odyssey, Drudkh and bands that are hard to write "for fans of" for.

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released March 18, 2022

All sounds by Josh Hines.
Mastered by Scott Briggs at Velocity Studios.

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