Greek forward-thinking grinders return from outer space with their fifth album, a ferocious collection of nine cosmic, menacing tracks delivering a boundary-pushing sonic journey.

“Pessimism is an indulgence and despair is kind of an insult to the imagination.” – Wade Davis 

Exploring science fiction and cosmology through cosmic aesthetics and a wide range of heavy, extreme music since their inception back in 2008, even dubbing their style as “Astrogrind”, Athens, Greece-based Death/Black Metal/Grindcore outfit Dephosphorus return with their fifth album, entitled Planetoktonos (a Greek word coined by the band, roughly translating to “Planetkiller”), following up on their 2020 opus Sublimation. Recorded and mixed by George Christoforidis at Ignite Music Studio, mastered by James Plotkin, displaying an intergalactic artwork by Jon Toussas of Graphic No Jutsu, and featuring guest musician Miltos Schimatariotis on all electronics (recorded at Northside Studio), the new offering by Panos Agoros on vocals, Thanos Mantas on the guitars, e-bow and chants, Kostas Ragiadakos on bass, and John Votsis on drums delivers a boundary-pushing sonic journey, sparking the imagination and inviting listeners to explore new dimensions of thought and sound.

The caustic riffs by Thanos and the pounding drums by John will transport us to another dimension in Living in a Metastable Universe, blending the innovation of Mastodon with the heaviness and insanity by Blood Incantation; and Thanos keeps embellishing the airwaves with his wicked e-bow in Hunting for Dyson Spheres, while Panos gnarls like a creature from an uncanny world, flowing into the also demented Pale Veins, offering a well-balanced, thrilling fusion of the harsher sounds of Black and Death Metal with Sludge Metal and more modern and experimental sounds, led by the incendiary drumming by John. Then the quartet shows no mercy for our souls in After the Holocaust, hammering our cranial skulls with more of their intergalactic heavy sounds.

Just when you think they couldn’t sound more infuriated or insane, they offer our avid ears the frantic and chaotic The Triumph of Science and Reason, with Panos roaring nonstop supported by the ruthless bass by Kostas, and those Greek bastards will attack our senses with two intense minutes in The Kinetics of a Superintelligence Explosion, with Thanos delivering his most Death Metal riffs of the whole album. The title-track Planetoktonos brings forward the band’s core sonic madness where Kostas and John will make the galaxy tremble armed with their infernal kitchen, and there’s still a lot of fuel to burn in Calculating Infinity, offering more of their demented vocal lines, thunderous, rumbling bass and intricate beats. Lastly, their voyage through the realms of progressive, avantgarde and experimental heavy music ends with Eternal Bloom, where Panos delivers his trademark vociferations supported by the austere riffage by Thanos.

Those Greek forward-thinking grinders once again aim to expand their listeners’ consciousness with Planetoktonos (dedicated to Swiss musician Didier Séverin, of bands like Knut and Strommorts, who sadly passed away in 2022), fostering a vision of a sustainable future where humanity not only survives but thrives in harmony with its biosphere, and even with AI. Drawing lyrical inspiration from The Expanse novel series by James S.A. Corey and from Superintelligence: Paths Dangers Strategies by Nick Bostrom, Planetoktonos is a ferocious collection of nine cosmic, menacing tracks that pay tribute to the energy and dynamics of trailblazing acts such as Anodyne, Nasum, Playing Enemy, Breach, Knut, Leviathan and Bolt Thrower, and you can join the band in their cosmic adventure by following them on Facebook and on Instagram, by streaming their excellent discography on Spotify, and by purchasing Planetoktonos from BandCamp, from 7Degrees Records, from Nerve Altar, or from Selfmadegod Records, or click HERE for all things Dephosphorus. End of transmission.

Best moments of the album: Living in a Metastable Universe, Pale Veins and The Triumph of Science and Reason.

Worst moments of the album: None.

Released in 2025 7Degrees Records/Nerve Altar/Selfmadegod Records

Track listing
1. Living in a Metastable Universe 3:05
2. Hunting for Dyson Spheres 4:20
3. Pale Veins 3:07
4. After the Holocaust 2:33
5. The Triumph of Science and Reason 1:51
6. The Kinetics of a Superintelligence Explosion 2:09
7. Planetoktonos 3:00
8. Calculating Infinity 3:27
9. Eternal Bloom 4:26

Band members
Panos Agoros – vocals
Thanos Mantas – guitars, e-bow, chants
Kostas Ragiadakos – bass
John Votsis – drums

Guest musician
Miltos Schimatariotis – electronics