Carcass of a Dead Star is:
Edgar Wiest - Guitars
Howard Taylor Jolin - Guitars / Programming
Formed in 2022 by Howard Taylor Jolin and Edgar Wiest, Carcass of a Dead Star emerged from the collision of two worlds; Tacoma’s grim industrial cold and Sacramento’s sun-scorched decay. The band’s sound is a haunting fusion of 1990s black metal’s raw atmosphere and the crushing precision of 2010s deathcore. Ethereal tremolo melodies weave through towering walls of distortion, anchored by relentless blast beats and guttural vocals that bridge despair and defiance. Every track feels like a descent—equal parts cathedral and crypt—where melody is weaponized and brutality becomes ritual.
Drawing on the frostbitten aggression of acts like Emperor and Darkthrone, yet infused with the modern heaviness and dynamic chaos of Lorna Shore, Fit For An Autopsy, and Thy Art Is Murder, Carcass of a Dead Star pushes beyond homage. Their music channels apocalypse and ascension in equal measure, a soundtrack for angels cast from grace. Splitting their creative base between Sacramento, California, and Tacoma, Washington, the duo forges a sound as wide and unforgiving as the distance between them, proof that even light, when buried deep enough, becomes black.
Listen up.
From the smoldering collision of black metal’s raw chaos and deathcore’s crushing precision, Carcass of a Dead Starcontinues to carve its own constellation of sound. Formed in 2022 by Howard Taylor Jolin and Edgar Wiest, the band channels the frostbitten fury of the ’90s black metal underground through the modern brutality of 2010s deathcore, fusing atmosphere and aggression in equal measure. Based between Sacramento and Tacoma, their sound is a study in extremes, bleak yet beautiful, violent yet meticulously composed.
Now, the band is deep in the infernal forge working on their debut EP, a concept record that expands on their celestial-apocalyptic themes of fallen angels and divine ruin. Expect towering orchestrations, bone-shattering breakdowns, and the haunting weight of despair that only Carcass of a Dead Star can conjure. The void stirs, and soon, the first chapter will rise from the ashes, an EP that promises to redefine blackened deathcore’s modern frontier.
