INFINITE ILLUSION RELEASE NEW SINGLE, VIDEO ‘ABSENCE’

12 Oct

Heavy metal outfit Infinite Illusion are today announcing their new single and video clip, 'Absence'!
The Sydney five-piece will release the single onto all major streaming platforms on Friday October
16th. Pre-saves & pre-orders available at infiniteillusion.fanlink.to/Absence.

They've been teasing the release of this track for the past few weeks through various scene
identities; posting a nameless square cover artwork with the hashtag #breathenowsuffocate, where
many speculated on who or what was teasing something.

Since the release of their 2019 EP 'Ill Intent', Infinite Illusion took some time as a band to
contemplate who they are and what their sound would be - a journey championing the exploration
of the human condition and unity.

The new single was produced and mixed by Mark Williamson at Keywork Audio (Inertia, Junkhead, Far Away Stables), and mastered by Callan Orr at Avalanche Studios (Stepson, Dream On Dreamer, Young Lions, Hands Like Houses). The videoclip was directed by Elliott Sauvage, who has directed and created videos for PSTCRDS, To The Grave, To Octavia, Forsaker, and more.

Their latest release, 'Absence,' explores the detrimental effects of undiagnosed mental illness and
the toll that it has on the body trying to reclaim their self identity. It is about the loss of identity as
result of trauma and the challenges faced on the journey to reclaim normality again.

Drummer Daniel Sergeant says that "Absence was written at a time of discovering I have PTSD, I had a mental breakdown mid-2019. I learned that I’d been holding onto trauma from a young age that
was tired of "saving face" and "sucking it up". We wanted to write something both lyrically and
instrumentally that would highlight the journey/challenges other people face when understanding
their mental health."

"We hope that what we have written encapsulates some of these moments. Our message is to let
people know they don’t have to go through struggle on their own, there is hope on the horizon and
to stay strong."

In the two short years they have been a band, Infinite Illusion have managed to play alongside
Drown This City, The Comfort, The Gloom In The Corner, Above, Below, Foxblood, Amberyse, and more, and have had their Ill Intent EP's tracks streamed to over 50,000 times, as well as being
featured on Spotify's 'Homegrown & Heavy' playlist. The EP also managed to debut at #4 on the
iTunes Australian metal charts.