Chilean metal band NOÛS open a new chapter with Perfecta Ausencia, their first EP featuring vocalist Anton Hysteria. Available now on all digital platforms, the four-song release also begins a two-part project originally conceived as a full-length record.
The decision to divide that material gave shape to this first EP. NOÛS are preparing a second installment with new compositions that will further develop its conceptual world.
Personal experiences underpin Perfecta Ausencia. Some members have faced the loss of close relatives and other forms of absence, providing the starting point for songs concerned with grief, melancholy and transformation. The work connects sadness and trauma with the possibility of learning and growth after loss.
Its lyrics examine the emotional damage left by absence, encompassing both deep relationships that have ended and the pain of a connection that was missing. Recognition of that pain becomes part of rebuilding and finding another perspective on circumstances beyond individual control.
That approach draws on the spiritual and Gnostic dimension of NOÛS’ concept: reflections on reality, existence and the idea of a shared spirit. Within that framework, love represents an essential truth and a possible source of light after darkness.
Hysteria joins guitarists Joshua Abarca, Kerry de la Barra and Ariel Herrera, bassist Luciano Arancibia and drummer Khoke Llanos. The announcement credits his technique, experience and adaptability with helping him connect with the band’s identity and shape melodic vocal lines around the material’s emotional intensity.
Herrera and de la Barra composed the EP, which was performed by NOÛS and produced by Abarca. Pancho Arenas, de la Barra and Abarca handled recording; Arenas and Abarca undertook editing, with Arenas also responsible for mixing.
Grammy-winning engineer Alan Douches mastered the release. His previous work includes Animal Collective, Mastodon, The Misfits, Converge and Cannibal Corpse.
The visual credits include studio and outdoor photography by Sebastián Domínguez and Joaquín Jiménez, with styling and art direction by Byron Gómez. Amanda Benavides supplied the analog photography, record artwork and cover.
