- Mastered by Mixea.com Oriska is a blackened post-metal collective headquartered in Fargo, ND with members dispersed across California, Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota. Featuring ex-members of Battlefields (Init Records, Translation Loss), Dispensing of False Halos, Sleeping in Gethsemane (Init Records), In Rapture, and Ceiling Walker, the band was formed in the summer of 2023 with the purpose of reconnecting friends with a passion for music, without regard for genre nor geographical boundaries. Crushing yet delicate, despairing yet hopeful, their sound invokes a sense of strength in the face of impossible circumstances, with influences and reference points that include Envy, Buried Inside, Funeral Diner and Amenra. #postmetal #postblackmetal #screamomore

Hear the demo before the Full Album comes out later this year. These are self recorded demos prior to our recording session at Signaturetone in Minneapolis, which will be on a full length record later this year on Init Records/Mind Over Matter Records. Oriska is a blackened post-metal collective headquartered in Fargo, ND with members dispersed across California, Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota. Featuring ex-members of Battlefields (Init Records, Translation Loss), Dispensing of False Halos, Sleeping in Gethsemane (Init Records), In Rapture, and Ceiling Walker, the band was formed in the summer of 2023 with the purpose of reconnecting friends with a passion for music, without regard for genre nor geographical boundaries. Crushing yet delicate, despairing yet hopeful, their sound invokes a sense of strength in the face of impossible circumstances, with influences and reference points that include Envy, Buried Inside, Funeral Diner and Amenra. - Mastered by Mixea.commore

Mixed & Mastered by Simone Pietroforte Artwork by Erskine Design Lyrics: Summon the serpent’s wrath Wrath Wrath Wrath Ritualistic chemical beings Slaves to the minds of the global hive Questioning all who deface the lies Torment all the sacred Judgment awaits for the falsified Welcome to damnation Myths of the past will purify Sacrificial slaughter Long are the days for the glory of man Father all I crave is violence Mother there is no more silence Cast away from this reckoning, from this reckoning Blindfolded to all the reasoning, all the reasoning Perishing all for the glory of none The viper’s fangs engulfing the sun Damn all their screams, answer their cries Sent where their destiny lies, endless night Sent where their destiny lies Can’t you see this monstrosity Was fabricated by your mistreatment Of the mind, of the soul And of everything breathing all life of this world? Cleanse me of all this filth Release me from evil Chaos brought forth to us Misery, tragedy and this grief that we release Justice brought forth to us Liberty, harmony and relief that we create Chaos brought forth to cleanse me of all this filth Justice brought forth to release me from evil Chaos brought forth to us Perishing all for the glory of none The viper’s fangs engulfing the sun Damn all their screams, answer their cries Sent where their destiny lies Summon the serpent’s wrathmore