OWDWYR Debut Album ‘Receptor’ Streaming Ahead of Release!

OWDWYR, an extreme metal convergence of Tech Death, Prog, and Grind framed around a Classical core, has partnered with Decibel for the premiere of forthcoming debut album, Receptor! Click to stream.

OWDWYR will release Receptor October 20, 2023 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats.

“Sitting at the meeting point between death metal, modern prog and grindcore, Receptor is a beefy, technical album that never lets up.”
– Decibel Magazine

“OWDWYR is another silver lining on the dark pandemic cloud.”
– No Clean Singing

“Wow, OWDWYR ‘s debut with ‘Receptor’ is of great manufacture!” (9/10)
– Metallerium Webzine

“Receptor shines because it manages to combine all of these extreme elements into a jazzy, classically influenced package while keeping it brutal. An incredibly balanced and refined effort.” (8.5/10)
– Dead Rhetoric

“Receptor offers an intense listening experience for fans of tech death, prog and grindcore.”
– Amplified Magazine

Guitarist and composer Paul Plumeri, Jr. (ex-Isyou), joined by bassist Chris Williams (Dark Waters Fall) and vocalist Max Lichtman (ex-Immolith), founded OWDWYR in 2020.

Receptor offers 15 tracks that explore a spectrum of influences ranging from Car Bomb, Human Remains, and Fleshgod Apocalypse to J.S. Bach, Allan Holdsworth, and Heitor Villa-Lobos.

Receptor features appearances by some of the most skilled and crushing musicians in modern metal, including Navene Koperweis (Entheos, ex-Animals as Leaders), Kenny Grohowski (Imperial Triumphant, John Zorn), Kevin Paradis (Ne Obliviscaris, Benighted), Alex Cohen (Contrarian, ex-Pyrrhon), and many more. With blistering blastbeats, intricate harmonic counterpoint, and ferocious vocals, OWDWYR has crafted a dynamic musical experience that demands attention and never relents.

FFO: Fleshgod Apocalypse, Car Bomb, Human Remains, and early-Between the Buried and Me

Track Listing:

1. Praefatio
2. The Liminal Carapace
3. Ripped from The Bog
4. Stench of Indemnity [Video]
5. Lagos [Video]
6. Ein [Video]
7. Writhe
8. Supplicant
9. Reverie
10. Cower
11. A Vessel Emerges
12. Not Afraid
13. Pitchtongue Vesper
14. Catalyst Sequence
15. The Sputtering Torch

Unless noted otherwise (see below), all songs composed by Paul Plumeri with lyrics by Max Lichtman.

“Praefatio/The Liminal Carapace” – Adapted from “Fratres” written by Arvo Pärt. Arranged by Paul Plumeri.

“Reverie” – Bridge adapted from “Zone” written by Allan Holdsworth from the album All Night Wrong. Arranged by Paul Plumeri.

“Supplicant” – 2nd half adapted from “Daydreaming” written by Radiohead from the album Moon Shaped Pool. Arranged by Paul Plumeri.

“Pitchtongue Vesper” – Adapted from “Etude No. 12” written by Heitor Villa Lobos. Arranged by Paul Plumeri.

“The Sputtering Torch” – Adapted from “Torch” written by Brian Lawlor from the album The Incidental Purge. Arranged by Paul Plumeri

Mixed by AJ Viana at AJ Viana Productions.

Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music.

Vocals recorded by Fox DeVaughn at Studio D.

Logo, album art, and layout by Garek Druss.

Band Members:

Paul Plumeri Jr. – Guitars, Composition, and Programming
Chris Williams – Bass
Max Lichtman – Vocals and Lyrics

Additional Performances:

Kenny Grohowski – Drums on The Liminal Carapace, Lagos, Reverie, Supplicant, A Vessel Emerges, Pitchtongue Vesper

Navene Koperweis – Drums on Stench of Indemnity, Catalyst Sequence, Cower

Kevin Paradis – Drums on Ein, Not Afraid, The Sputtering Torch

Alex Cohen – Drums on Ripped from the Bog, Writhe, A Vessel Emerges

Frank Albanese – Additional vocals on Cower, A Vessel Emerges

Ed RosenBerg III – Saxophone on Lagos, Cower

Sydney Kjerstad – Piano on Ein

Links:

facebook.com/owdwyr
instagram.com/owdwyr
youtube.com/@owdwyr