"Cataclysmia" is my first release under the name "Gnarlmyth". This release represents a huge leap forward for me in terms of production value and composition...

but more importantly, it rips.

Exile's Hymn

Solitude : Arbitrium Incorporea

All Lyrics: Victor M Castaneda Jr except for Sticks And Stones (Unknown)
All Music: Victor M Castaneda Jr except for Gone Forever and Ain't About Peace & Love No More (Victor M Castaneda Jr/Daniel Brundage)
Produced & Engineered by Victor M Castaneda Jr

Victor M Castaneda Jr: All vocals, guitars, bass and drum programming
Recorded at Desert Bloom Home Studio, Buckeye, AZ (2023-2025)

Special thanks go to:
The Kaiser, Shawn Soland, Dillon Robinson, Dagame & Melinda Dominguez, My Guitar Mafia (Allen Kelly, John Hilty, George Mansor) for all of the encouragement!
Tim Mulqueeny at Atomic Guitar Works for keeping my stuff in tune!

Equipment abused on this recording:
Gibson Les Paul Classic, BC Rich Warlock II & WMD Widow 5, Charvel Pro Mod SoCal, Marshall Silver Jubilee, PRS MT15, Gibson Falcon 5, Neural DSP Mesa Boogie MkII C+, Fortin Cali, Parallax X, ML Drums, Seymour Duncan and DiMarzio Pickups, D'Addario NYXL strings, Dunlop EVH picks, MXR, the Crybaby From Hell, Fortin Hexdrive and Orange pedals.

Song!

Heyokaman Visions stained with blood

End.Tunnel.Light (Demo)

5 Dollar Vodka

Debut album for the band "Corpse Fondler". Yeah, they're called that.

Congress Street

Nothing Fills What Never Heals

Monarch of Ruins

Flesh Throne.

If you enjoyed this track, listen to the full album https://on.soundcloud.com/96gXsLe84dTcS3Hxi9

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Flesh Throne

Know Thyself is a metalcore testament to the battlefield of the human soul—a raw, unflinching journey through doubt, redemption, spiritual warfare, and the relentless pursuit of Christ’s truth. Each song confronts the fractures within the human heart: the mistakes that haunt us, the temptations that stalk our every step, and the yearning to find purpose beyond the world’s hollow promises.

Across this collection, the lyrics explore what it means to be broken yet beloved, imperfect yet called, tempted yet strengthened by the living God who never abandons His children. From reflections on the crucifixion witnessed by the hosts of heaven, to personal confessions of regret, to the triumphant declarations of grace that breaks every barrier, the album speaks to the universal struggle of aligning one’s life with the will of Christ.

The music blends late-00s ferocity with melodic urgency—massive choruses, gut-punching breakdowns, and acoustic passages that breathe humility into the heaviness. Every track is a step deeper into the realization that true identity is not found in the world, its desires, or its lies, but in the unshakeable love of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Know Thyself isn’t just an album title—it’s the challenge at the core of the Christian walk: to confront the truth of who we are, to face the sin that tries to claim us, and to rise in the strength and mercy of the Savior who paid the ultimate price for our redemption. This is an album for the searching, the struggling, the repentant, and the redeemed—an offering of praise forged in honesty, conviction, and unbreakable faith.

Solitude : Arbitrium Incorporea

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