Guest
On the second album by Caged Bastard titled “Solace in Virtue's Absence“, a journey was set to encapsulate entropy through meditative states, and dig within to raise better awareness. Influences ranging from psychedelic black metal, tribal percussions, sludgy riffs and drones to create atmospheres, repetitions, build-ups, and raw brutality are the main focuses of the songwriting process. Delivering rage and frustration at times, melancholy and mystery are found throughout and transcendence, ritualistic themes that relate to the story within the lyrics. “Beings from beyond receive a cryptic message from Earth, leading them to witness a conflict between two cultures. One of these cultures holds the key to the transmission‘s origin.” The album was recorded in 2020 in Bizerte during the first Covid-19 lockdown, then the project was put on hold to release the one-track EP “Strive“ in 2021. After a mini tour in Switzerland, the recording of the vocals was finished in lat
