PRESS RELEASE:
Sidian returns with force on their new single, “Elegiac, Absent Catharsis,” heralding the long-awaited arrival of the band’s debut full-length—set for a Limited Edition CD release on December 26, 2025 via Rebel Pyro Musick. Blending a haunting atmosphere with razor-edged technical precision, the track captures the band’s evolution from their early demo days through their post-hiatus resurgence.
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Fans may recall Sidian’s 2019 EP Carry My Bones and their pre-2012 demo cycle (“Yersinia Pestis,” “Tombs,” “Anamorphosis,” and “Where the Sun is Silent”), which first hinted at the band’s unique melodic extremity. Their 2012 studio return—“Eternal Bloom of Lamenting Dawn”—recorded with producer Zack Ohren (Castle Ultimate Studios) and featuring drummer Alex Bent (Trivium/Testament/Arkaik), marked a pivotal leap in songwriting ambition.
“Elegiac, Absent Catharsis” continues that progression—somber, searing, and cinematic—offering a powerful first glimpse into Sidian’s fully realized sound.
Wyatt / Sidian had the following to say regarding 'Elegiac, Absent Catharsis':
Right to the point — this song’s for Danny Farhoud, for whom the album is also dedicated. An imperfect eulogy, perhaps. He wasn’t just a friend — he was the closest thing to my brother, especially in spirit. We went through a lot of good and bad together, and when he died, it hit in a way I honestly still don’t fully know how to put into words
I wrote this trying to make sense of all of that… the calm moments, the messed-up moments, the guilt, the clarity — everything that made him who he was to me. A lot of it is just me trying to sit with him again in whatever way I still can. That “garden” in the song is literal — where we came up with the first ideas that would become Sidian, but also how I picture those quieter memories where he felt the most like himself, and where I’d like to imagine him now.
Danny had this softness to him that everyone knew, this contagious laughter that if you knew him and you were reading this, you could easily hear it in your head. I didn’t want that part of him to just disappear. Even now, when it feels like my world goes silent for a second, I catch myself thinking of the really important moments that shaped me, and he was always right there.
This ended up being my attempt to carry him forward in a way a bit more permanent than just memories, imbuing it with the actual last riff we ever wrote together. It’s for the version of him that finally got to breathe, and for the version of me that’s still trying to figure out how to live with the space he left behind."
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