ABSENT FROM THE MORNING HEADCOUNT

Band: ABSENT FROM THE MORNING HEADCOUNT
For fans of: Orchid, Tristan Tzara, Cassus, Taking Tiger Mountain, Yotsuya Kaidan, The Ultimate Screamo Band, Malisa Bahat, Piri Reis, and Yearning.
Genres: Punk / Hardcore / Screamo / Skramz / Emo-violence

Related artists: ?.
Country: Vienna AUSTRIA
Years Active: 2025-present

Label(s): The Burden of Reflecting / Oilfish Records

     In the summer of 2025 Vienna's ABSENT FROM THE MORNING HEADCOUNT released their 8-song/12-minute first endeavor 'compos mentis' and it seemed to come out of nowhere and fucking ruin me. The classic emo-violence sound is done extremely well, and that's not taking into consideration that it's their debut, it's just fucking wicked. It becomes apparent from the blazing-yet-melodic opener "i threw a rock off an overpass and killed a guy" before obliterating the listener on the following track "reclaim your tongue (massachusetts 1890)", which is arguably my favorite song alongside "thesis nr. 100: i can have a little blasphemy as a treat" that boasts a sick opening nice swing in its midsection. The rest of the album blazes through in no time, and if you liked the first three jams you'll definitely enjoy the remaining five! Very stoked to hear what's next.

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DISCOGRAPHY

2025 - compos mentis EP (stream/donate/download here)

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(2025) ABSENT FROM THE MORNING HEADCOUNT - "reclaim your tongue (massachusetts 1890)" (from 'compos mentis')

https://youtu.be/u3bZrmJEBnw

(2025) ABSENT FROM THE MORNING HEADCOUNT - "thesis nr. 100: i can have a little blasphemy as a treat" (from 'compos mentis')

https://youtu.be/phIMimtvXHc

(2025) ABSENT FROM THE MORNING HEADCOUNT - "hornbach has all my cash" (from 'compos mentis')

https://youtu.be/E0_S_ubmamY

(2025) ABSENT FROM THE MORNING HEADCOUNT - full set (live)

https://youtu.be/kUneetyy9Ew

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*** TEETHONTEETH exclusive song premiere ***

TEETHONTEETH

"Famine"
exclusive song premiere

For fans of: Malevich, Long.Way.Down, Deafheaven and Underdark

     Hot damn today's new premiere comes from ma boyee Mathew Meyer (plays guitar for Athousandangelsandseven), as he did all the recording mixing and mastering for this as well as the guitar, bass, and vocals, while the drums were performed by Corbin Echtermeyer (aka the new drummer for Athousandangelsandseven). The two also play in Pedestal For Leviathan and Mathew also play in Fatalist, so although this project is different than those, the heaviness, intensity, and sick riffs are on par for what you'd expect from these members. The sound is a mixture of mathy metallic hardcore and sludgy black metal, creating a nightmarish combo that is as pleasant as it is destructive. This is being put out by loveletterstomyvalentine Records and CDs will be coming out soon. Kendrick Lemke (also from Athousandangelsandseven) made the logo.  Preston Weippert of Candy Apple and Of Feather And Bone did the art. 

Mathew has the following to say about the EP:
These 3 songs I have been sitting on for a while and never really fit any of my other projects so I decided I wanted them to be realized because they deserve it and I’ve always been into these ones. Part of it was definitely wanting the challenge of doing almost all of this myself music wise. I’m super proud of how these came out and it was a big leap writing and recording vocals for me. The last song is instrumental, it’s the guitar mic boosted loud enough that you can hear my unplugged guitar over the hum of the amp.  Pretty cool candid little diddy. 

It comes out Friday at midnight aka less than 12 hours from this post!

(2026) TEETHONTEETH "Famine" (from 'My Penitence')

https://youtu.be/39bDh_hsnk0

*** PODCAST #195 Mage Tears ***

    There was a night in mid-2025 when I stumbled upon both Mieke and MAGE TEARS. After connecting with the former, I soon reached out to the latter and all of sudden both bands were set to play ZBR Fest 2026 in Vancouver! That's pretty nuts as Mieke is from New Zealand and Nicole aka MAGE TEARS is from the UK but is currently residing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Nicole plays soft, gorgeous, honest, whispery, acoustic singer/songwriter in the vein of early Alex G, softer Mieke, and Cozy St. Jean and recently released "The World Stops for a Second" and a song on the 'Hiss 2' compilation. A couple o' things we talked about on the podcast: caps on "amazing", helicopters and tears, the Crywank endorsement, playing Skyrim with Grandad and the Mage Tears origin, the creative process of a song, scared of promotion, Dollanganger praise, a new album!?!?!, the Mieke connection, ZBR Fest 2026, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Alex G, Disassociative Youth, The Loner(s), Othiel, Stephen Brodsky, and Saram12Saram. Listen to podcast #195 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

MAGE TEARS

Bandcamp

1 The Soundcloud Group Chat Community
ALEX G "Sandy" (Nicole)

STEPHEN BRODSKY "Concrete Random" (Dave)

2 Excitement Vs. Sheer Terror

THE LONER(S) "The F Word" (Nicole)

SARAM12SARAM "Shatter Guy" (Dave)

3 Upcoming Endeavors

DISASSOCIATIVE YOUTH "Driving through Souris Valley in Gabe's Car" (Nicole)

OTHIEL "Haven" (Dave)

~Dave

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PODCAST #195 linked here

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