The time is now! BTST070 is the crushing split from MORIA and KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS!
In 2023 KOTA came out of no where with a reunion! They dropped long awaited merch, then a single, some shows, and now a split with 2 BRAND NEW songs with California heavy weights MORIA. This is their first physical release since Cull Of Wolves in 2010! When the band reached out to see if I wanted to drop the split on CD, I was blown away and honoured to be able to release something from Knights Of The Abyss!
KOTA started in 2005 and took the scene by storm with their demo EP called Decapitation Of The Dark Ages which caught attention for their track Dragon Pie which quickly turned into a fan favourite! Once signed to Ferret records they released two full lengths titled Shades and Culling Of Wolves. Though plagued with constant member changes the band still released solid work. KOTA is a band that when you think of early deathcore, they pop into your head as well with their dizzying guitars, blast beats, double bass and brutal pissed off vocals.
Moria rose from the ashes in 2022 and came back for round 2 with working with me! Moria is an underdog band, where they bring the heavy, they have the talent, but just didn’t make it to that level of notoriety they should have, they have more of a cult following if you will. These guys are heavy and technical. They definitely scratch the itch if you’re a huge fan of Animosity!
This release has 2 BRAND NEW songs from each band! As you have heard they each dropped a single from the Split this week! but there is a catch! The second single will not be on any streaming services, the only way to hear it is grabbing a CD. I kinda wanted to bring back an anti streaming drop like it was growing up for a lot of us. Where you heard a single on MTV & went out & bought the whole album based off of one song. These are limited to 200 hand numbered copies, but only 100 will be available online & then each band gets 50 of their own jewel case variants(Moria-green/ KOTA-purple) that will only be available at shows! So go out and see them and grab a limited CD!
Huge thanks to KOTA & MORIA for reaching out and being down to work with me. Huge honour to work with the almighty Knights & once again with the dudes in Moria! Thanks to Keith for ripping out some of the coolest art to date!