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On November 13th, 2013, Chicagos Nachtmystium officially announced the band had ended. During the preceding summer, however, they recorded a new album, and additional studio work was done on it this past spring. Entitled The World We Left Behind, sports a very cool piece of cover art (by Peruvian artist Logan Perez). Blake Judd has stated about the track Tear You Down that it deals with my ongoing relationship with heroin that I struggled with for over four years and viciousness that the drug unleashes mercilessly upon its user. The music gives voice to the drug itself. At the outset, it’s slow, heavy, and bruising, but turns into a clawing tirade. There is no joy in the song, but what makes it especially memorable is a bleak, minor-key melody that lingers, like a clammy hand on the neck that won’t let go. Track listing: 1. Intrusion 2. Fireheart 3. Voyager 4. Into the Endless Abyss 5. In the Abscense of Existence 6. The World We Left Behind 7. Tear You Down 8. On the Other Side 9. Epitaph for a Dying Star