Experimental blackened sludge metal trio Agenbite Misery, formed in 2022 in New Hampshire, premiered their single Bellwether and Swine on August 5, 2025, from their debut album Remorse of Conscience, set for release on February 6, 2026. Stream the visualizer at:
Pre-orders for CD, vinyl, and digital formats are available at agenbitemisery.bandcamp.com. The six-minute track, adapting the “Cyclops” chapter of James Joyce’s Ulysses, blends black metal, sludge, and militaristic riffage. Self-recorded and produced, the track was mixed by Eric Sauter and mastered by Brad Boatright. The lineup includes Sam Graff (guitars, vocals, synth), Cam Netland (bass, vocals), and Adam Richards (drums, vocals).
Remorse of Conscience Tracklist:
- Telemachean Echoes
- Jingoistic Transcendentalism
- Absent Tincture
- Circe
- Whatness of Allhorse
- A Charitable View of Temporary Insanity
- Bellwether and Swine
- Hades
- Womb of the Word