🔥🔥 NEW ALBUM REVIEW 🔥🔥 Swedish Progressive/Atmospheric Death/Black Metal band An Abstract Illusion will be releasing their third album "The Sleeping City" via Willowtip Records on the 17th October 2025. Our reviewer Bob was very impressed, welcome to read more here: theprogspace.com/an-abstract-...

Have now heard the new Abstract Illusion record and it is fantastic. Gonna be a big one.

One of my favorite reviewers (@theoriginalkep.bsky.social) on one of my favorite review websites reviewed one of my favorite bands Go read the new @anabstractillusion.bsky.social review on Noob Heavy!

NEW REVIEW! My thoughts on the new An Abstract Illusion album are extensive, but I can summarize them as: The Sleeping City is another masterpiece. What a wonderful fucking album. Please read my full thoughts here: noobheavy.com/album-review...

Featured on this autumn’s The Hotlist by Bandcamp! What an honour to be included alongside great bands like Kauan and Psychonaut. Album out on Friday, listening party on Bandcamp tomorrow.

Release week! Be sure to pre-save to help us with the Algo Gods

Right it's time! My review of the upcoming @anabstractillusion.bsky.social album, The Sleeping City is live!! Check out out below youtu.be/YzMW3-TmGBE?...

Another batch of reviews coming in. "THE SLEEPING CITY" releases in a week.

Working on my @anabstractillusion.bsky.social review over the next couple of days, should go live early next week Man Y'all Deafheaven be sweatin' right now, this is an easy, EASY aoty threat

Great talk with Metal Anthology!

Listening party for 'THE SLEEPING CITY' next week at Bandcamp. Live chat with the band and hear the album early, ahead of the official release. RSVP in comments.

During ProgPower Europe last weekend, @theprogspace.bsky.social hosted an exclusive listening party for “The Sleeping City”, plus a Q&A session with Karl afterwards. The vibes were high! The album releases next week, October 17 via Willowtip Records.

Bandcamp Friday today! We got some fresh vinyls from the plant, some TSC and ITP randoms, and ITP splatters. The TSC + ITP combo is now SOLD OUT!

happy sunday. tune in to hear great tracks on 24/7 rotation zeno.fm/radio/featuredartists/ ft'ing @analogburn.bsky.social @fernandoferrelli.bsky.social @arpraxis.bsky.social @anabstractillusion.bsky.social @thefamilygrave.bsky.social @randieoneil.bsky.social @lastdaysofrome.bsky.social

“From the magnolias hang the strangest fruit Burnt apparitions, dismantled for all to see” EMMETT’s now been out a week. What do you think, what do you feel? Do you have a favorite part of the song? 3 more weeks until ‘The Sleeping City’ is out via Willowtip

We had some stuff going on last week (new single, Emmett! check it out!), so we missed that it's now 18 years since this band was formed, back in September 2007. Legally allowed to drink in Sweden. Crazy to think that we've been in this band over half of our lifetimes.

New music this week from An Abstract Illusion, Conjurer, Elder, Defigurement, UMULAMAHRI, Blindfolded And Led To The Woods, Barren Path, Dying Fetus, Agriculture, Haeresis, Dead Heat, Dawn Fades, Scorching Tomb, Friendship Commanders, Wretched, Evoken, Vintersea, and more.

Exclusive Listening Party for The Sleeping City, An Abstract Illusion’s new album. Hear it in full before its Oct 17 release, plus a live Q&A with mastermind Karl Westerlund. Friday, Oct 3 – 12:00 at The Chapel, Kasteel De Berckt buff.ly/xEDQAG4

For those going to ProgPower this year, @theprogspace.bsky.social will host a listening party for “The Sleeping City”, Karl will join for a Q&A afterwards. RVSP: fb.me/e/3Fx1QwIiK

"It’s an absolutely captivating song, 11+ minutes of wondrous, mood-changing adventure." - NO CLEAN SINGING @nocleansinging.bsky.social EMMETT is out now on all streaming platforms. Thanks to all for your wonderful words. Artwork by @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social

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EMMETT is out now on Youtube. Out tomorrow on all platforms. 'The Sleeping City' is out 17th October via Willowtip Records. Video by our friend Eddy Levitsky (The Anchoret)

Less than two hours left youtu.be/PSnNXK0m6nY?...

EMMETT, the second and last single from The Sleeping City, goes live tomorrow on Willowtip's Youtube at 9PM CET/3 PM EST. Join us for the unveiling. An animated lyric video by Eddy Levitsky will accompany the music.

Vila i frid, Tompa. A true Swedish metal legend.

New single next week. Which one do you reckon it’ll be?

First reviews are in! "The Sleeping City" out 17/10 via Willowtip Records

Look at you getting Woe-mogged by this aura-farming 3 year old. Happy birthday, Woe. Who's still listening?

It’s Bandcamp Friday! Why don’t you treat yourself with something for our upcoming album, or first ever press of “Illuminate the Path”, or why not a “Woe” re-press?

📸 Martin Dedron

Sacramentum’s Nisse Karlén Dead at 50 www.metalsucks.net/2025/08/26/s...

Big thanks to the viewers of Banger for naming "Woe" one of the best metal records of the twenties. We're proud to be surrounded by such awesome names like Immolation, Ulcerate and Blood Incantation.

Musicians can link to the artists who created the artwork and viceversa (including themself!) Examples: @anabstractillusion.bsky.social + @alexeckmanlawn.bsky.social Weeping Sores + @carolinedraws.bsky.social @nirensimt.bsky.social + @holyforestdesign.bsky.social @sivkyne.bsky.social

Thanks to @metalinjection.bsky.social for making "No Dreams Beyond Empty Horizons" a Top Track of the Week, alongside banger bands such as Amorphis and Omnium Gatherum! Find the full playlist on Spotify or Apple Music. Stream the song and video here: band.link/nodreams

11 years of our debut release "Atonement Is Nigh". Do we want a re-issue of this one?

”No dreams beyond endless horizons Is this where paradise used to be?” Our single has been out for a week now, and frankly, all the positive responses and comments we’ve gotten has blown us away. What are your thoughts regarding “No Dreams Beyond Empty Horizons”? We can’t wait to show you more.

Some very kind words about our new single from @metalinjection.bsky.social 's Greg Kennelty!

#JustListened Since their new album is getting released in October, I've wanted to check out @anabstractillusion.bsky.social's last one to see what they are about. Yeah, this is great stuff! Beautiful progressive DeathMetal that feels free of conventions. Highly, highly recommended!

Buy it. SO fucking good. #metalsky

Ya’ll insane. #1 for metal at Bandcamp, and #16 across all genres. Thank you for this immense response to The Sleeping City pre-orders. They’re moving fast, get yours NOW

This abstract illusion will become a concrete reality on October 17. I can’t wait ! 🔥 @anabstractillusion.bsky.social

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Y’all, I did it. I bought my first CD in a *very* long time. Of course it’s a bandcamp Friday preorder of @anabstractillusion.bsky.social’s upcoming release.

THE SLEEPING CITY, OUT OCTOBER 17 Pre-orders are now live: anabstractillusion.bandcamp.com/album/the-sl...

Easiest decision of my life tbh @anabstractillusion.bsky.social Guys this album is gonna fuck you up, it's SO good. Bandcamp Friday today, no better time to buy, big money direct to the band if you pre-order this today!

Bandcamp Friday tomorrow. Wouldn’t it be crazy if we announced something people have been wanting a damn long time?

Watch the full video for 'No Dreams Beyond Empty Horizons' now Link in comments

The song is out now. And you will not be disappointed. At all. Cannot wait for the album.

After three years we finally break the silence and unveil our new single “No Dreams Beyond Empty Horizons”. In less than 10 hours you can join the premiere over at Willowtip’s YouTube and chat with us live. Link to video in the comments.