EPK – CAERRIAN – Fathomless Ruin (2026)
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For fans of Lamb of God, Dissection, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Opeth
“We are CÆRRIAN. Progressive melodic death metal from Mission, BC, Canada. A unique blend of heaviness, melody & harmony, covered with layers of frost.”
“Fathomless Ruin was a song concept written almost 8 years ago, just a riff idea that never saw the light of day. Resurrected when Warrborn was dissolved. Breakthroughs in my playing led to new parts and transitions that led to feel changes in the song, which influenced the lyrical concept and song structure. The lyrics wrote themselves after the first verse was laid out. The vision for the lyrics became crystal clear to me after writing the bridge section. It started off as a top gun-style theme, I envisioned jet fighters flying through the clouds, etc., but later saw the death of a Viking fleet at the mercy of the kraken. A song with a moral: Set out to rape, pillage, and kill, face your demise, and if you live, expect to be alone with no one, no glory, only sorrow. ” – Caerrian
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Band: Caerrian
Single Title: Fathomless Ruin (5:45)
Release Date: Jan 30th 2026
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: CD Baby
Genre: Melodic/Progressive Death metal
Location of Band: Vancouver, BC
Single Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Caerrian
• All songs written by: Ken Rothe, Chris Dyck, Justin Gordon, Aaron Graham
• Produced by: Ken Rothe, Chris Dyck, Justin Gordon
• Mixed by: Matt Roach
• Mastered by: Matt Roach
• Album Artwork by: Cimmerian Art
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Recording Line Up:
Ken Rothe – Lead Guitar
Justin Gordon – Rhythm Guitar
Josh Erhart – Bass
Aaron Graham – Drums
Tyler Parsons – Vocals
Live Band Line Up:
Ken Rothe – Lead Guitar
Justin Gordon – Rhythm Guitar
Justin Marcil – Bass
Aaron Graham – Drums
Tyler Parsons – Vocals
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About Single Artwork:
The single artwork is inspired by a death from above theme, and also an ocean theme, to kind of keep with the lyrical contents, which is about crossing the ocean to pillage and getting decimated along the way.
About the upcoming EP (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
The EP is a heavy melodic journey that crosses genres and tickles the brain. Sonically, crushing with massive guitar tones and pro sound quality. There is something in it for everyone, even calm parts like Opeth would have in their tunes, which lead to heavy parts. Stompy bits, prog bits, and everything in between, super melodic solos that aren’t just shreddy, but suit the moods. Lyrics are mainly based around the topics listed above: power struggles, defeat, control, and manipulation.
About The Track:
Fathomless ruin: uplifting and epic, then dark and evil, then uplifting again. The song is about a fleet of Vikings crossing the sea to pillage, encountering the kraken along the way, which destroys the fleet and all the warriors, leaving one soul survivor washed ashore in a foreign land to tell the tale.
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STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS ABOUT THE BAND:
1) Caerrian’s lyrical concepts and messages are designed to make people think. The current state of the world, the current state of your life, the past decisions you’ve made, and the implications of your actions. It is supposed to bring light to the various shady aspects of govt, finance, social media, influencers, and corporations who are really running the show. Some of our lyrics were written after doing our taxes, the burn of that, the burden of having to do your own work to pay someone else for things they aren’t delivering to us. Other things, such as the manipulation of the masses through social media, also heavily influence our writing, the strengthening of left vs. right, especially during COVID, and then after. We like to try to remain neutral on these things, but to show people that the left and right aren’t so divided, we should be more aligned with one another. To wake up and stop believing everything read on social media and everything delivered to us in the news.
2) This single and the EP were recorded at Raincity recorders by Caerrian, with Matt Roach. Who engineered, mixed, and mastered it all.
3) We used the Quad Cortex, a Mesa Boogie Mark IV (Rev A), a Diesel VH4, and a Modded 5150 block letter through Mesa, and Marshall cabinets to achieve the guitar tones. Solar and ESP Guitars. All guitars use Evertune Bridges, fishmann fluence pick ups, and EMG pickups.
4) Drums are all live off the floor, and mic’d up, no triggers or samples used.
5) Our Drummer Aaron is an instructor with Drumeo and has a Doctorate in percussion from UBC.
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L-R – Ken Rothe – Guitar, Tyler Parsons – Vocals, Justin Marcil – Bass, Justin Gordon – Guitar, Aaron Graham – Drums
Launched in December of 2024, CÆRRIAN is a five-piece progressive/melodic death metal band from Mission, BC, Canada.
Drawing influence from many metal sub-genres, the core sound is akin to bands like Amon Amarth, Soilwork, Iced Earth, Arch Enemy, Shadows Fall, Death, and Lamb of God.
Aiming to hit the riffs and grooves of Pantera, Megadeth & Slayer, while layering the progressive elements of Mastodon and the frostiness of Dissection or Witchery.
A unique blend of heaviness, melody, and harmony that we feel has something for every listener’s taste.
Vox: Tyler Parsons
Lead: Ken Rothe
Rhythm: Justin Gordon
Bass: Justin Marcil
Drums: Aaron Graham
Shared Stage with:
•Anciients
•Ashen Pall
•Blackthrone Ascension
•Cryptic Enslavement
•Cultovar
•Dredge the River
•Deathbound
•Edith
•Empress
•Gregorious
•Heathanz Sinz
•Hushed
•Insurrection
•Killing Twins
•Malevolent
•Mortuary Cave
•Mutual Trauma
•Mvlgrave
•No Living Witness
•Omniesia
•PlagueDoctor
•Quasicosm
•Terrifier
•Torrefy
•Vampires and Leeches
•Vision of Verity
•Woke Up Wasted
•Yegg
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