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You could say this is a mashup between the masked man theme and the giygas theme.


From CogDis' OST.

Giygas Howls

Cognitive "People = Shit"

Priming Ritual by Profumist is a deep, hypnotic psytrance track at 142 BPM, merging rolling basslines, acidic synths, tribal percussion, and handpan textures. Built as a sonic metaphor for cognitive priming, it draws from behavioral science and social psychology to create an immersive trance ritual.

Ideal for fans of shamanic trance, dark psy, and intellectual electronica, this track explores the psychological triggers of perception and decision-making. Inspired by research on heuristics, influence, and mind states, it invites you into a space between the academic and the esoteric.

💡 Perfect for: deep trance sets, ritualistic dance floors, forest gatherings, introspective headphone journeys, and experimental psytrance lovers.

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Priming Ritual

“Implicit Bias Flow” is a hypnotic 142 BPM psytrance journey through the subconscious layers of perception. Drawing inspiration from social psychology, this track sonically explores the invisible forces that shape our decisions, behaviors, and judgments—without us even knowing.

Expect a fusion of acid synth textures, rolling basslines, tribal percussion, and handpan rhythms, woven together with ambient layers and ritualistic energy. This is not just a track—it’s a mental activation sequence built to flow beneath the surface of awareness, nudging thought patterns like a hidden cognitive bias.

Let the groove bypass your filters and take over.

Implicit Bias Flow

“Choice Overload” is a high-energy psytrance track at 142 BPM, sonically interpreting the psychological phenomenon where too many options lead to anxiety, paralysis, or regret. With a driving rolling bassline, hypnotic acid synth layers, tribal-inspired percussion, and ambient textures, the track mirrors the chaos and tension of cognitive overload.

"Choice Overload" invites the listener into a trance state where decision fatigue becomes a rhythmic, pulsating force. A ritual for overstimulated minds in the age of endless scrolling, digital abundance, and FOMO-driven choices.

Choice Overload

“Dissonance Temple” is a deep, immersive psytrance ritual at 142 BPM, built around the psychological tension of cognitive dissonance. The track moves through contrasting textures—glitchy acid synths, warm handpan melodies, and pulsating tribal percussion—reflecting the inner conflict between opposing beliefs, choices, or emotions.

Layer by layer, this sonic structure evokes the feeling of walking through a sacred hall of unresolved thoughts.
Inspired by Leon Festinger’s theory of dissonance and modern psychospiritual struggle, "Dissonance Temple" transforms internal discomfort into rhythmic catharsis. This is a sound journey for minds caught between what they feel and what they know.

Dissonance Temple

“Heuristic Mirage” is a psychedelic exploration of mental shortcuts and distorted truths. Set at 142 BPM, the track pulses with a deep, rolling bassline and hypnotic acid synth sequences that echo the fragmented logic of fast, intuitive thinking.

Tribal percussion, shimmering handpan layers, and ritualistic textures rise from the background like illusions—familiar yet shifting. Atmospheric pads and distant FX drift across the stereo field, building a fog of ambiguity and mysticism.

Inspired by cognitive heuristics—those rapid mental rules we follow without thinking—Heuristic Mirage evokes the beauty and danger of automatic judgment.
A trance ritual for minds misled by simplicity.

Heuristic Mirage

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Cognitive [Tech House]

I smoke angel dust
I don't give a fuck
Steal an armored truck
See a crowd, I'm speeding up
I don't feel no love, but I feel the drugs
Crash the whip into the precinct and get filled with slugs
I just wanna kill so many fuckin' people
Demon up inside my brain, it make me do evil
This the grand finale bitch, won't be no sequel
Ride my dick, I cum inside while I do a homicide

Metal Blade Records history by Dan Slessor:
Founded upon owner Brian Slagel's enduring drive to find great bands and get their music out to as many people as possible, since 1982 Metal Blade has brought wave after wave of powerful, innovative, and often genre-defining music to the ever-hungry metal masses. It is this ethos that has seen Metal Blade build up a stunning and diverse catalogue, weather the various storms facing any independent label, and in an age of declining record sales boast the most successful years of its existence as it strides into its fourth decade.

What perhaps makes this achievement all the more notable is the fact that Slagel never even intended to start a label. Working in an LA record store and writing for various publications, Slagel was acutely aware that many great bands in the local metal scene were being ignored, and he decided to release a compilation of tracks drawn from these ranks. "There were a lot of really good bands and I was just bummed out that nobody could hear them. It just seemed like I could help them out and have some fun at the same time, and that compilation was the first Metal Massacre," he states. Collating tracks from then unknown bands including Ratt, Bitch, Cirith Ungol, and Metallica amongst others, the compilation sold out immediately. "How important is Metal Blade to our career? They're only the reason we are enjoying the worldwide success we have today," states Metallica's James Hetfield. "Without Brian's openness to some raunchy teens with a crap sounding cassette tape we would be who knows where, and playing who knows what!" With the popularity of the tape spurring Slagel on, the first seeds of Metal Blade were sown. "After the success of those compilations I just started putting out records of bands that I was friends with, but without ever really intending it to be a label at all," he explains. "After I put out four or five releases I started to feel like something was happening, and I decided to quit the record store and quit college and see where it went."

Battling through the first few lean years, when the label consisted solely of Slagel working out of his mom's poorly ventilated garage in the San Fernando Valley, it gradually grew in both revenue and stature. Within a few years Metal Blade would go on to release the debuts of Slayer, Armored Saint, Trouble, and Corrosion Of Conformity amongst others, fanning the flames of the burgeoning metal scene and launching careers of bands that would go onto reap global success. "Without Metal Blade, there is a damn good chance we never would've made it out of L.A," says Slayer's Kerry King. "That was the one bit of luck we needed. You can be the most awesome band on the scene, and if no one notices you, you don't catch on. And Brian Slagel is still one of the biggest metalheads I know!" This genuine love and devotion to metal is central to the relationship many of the artists have with Metal Blade, and King Diamond credits much of its relevance and strength to this passion. "I refer to it as having 'boots on the ground'," the mighty Dane states. "It's not like a major label where some people might be into what you're doing but a lot of them just see it as a job – there's a genuine love for metal there. Through staying true to that and doing their own thing they've carved out a very specific niche that they control, and as an artist it's wonderful to be a part of that."over the years. Clearly without those people we couldn't do what we do, and to everyone out there who has helped us along by being a fan we are so very grateful to you."

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