EPK – Discovery Through Torment – Telesynthetic Rebirth (2025)
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“We are confident that fans will appreciate our more intense dive into Sci-Fi, storytelling, and even atmospheric vibes, while still keeping the brutality and the breakdowns as violent as we can. We feel this is a much more mature material, and we are super proud of it. We aim to deliver a punchy, no-frills, and highly effective listening experience that hits just as hard as a full front-to-back spin as it does when singles are dropped into a playlist. As the band’s first release as a five-piece, it reflects a higher degree of collaboration, resulting in tighter, more dynamic songwriting. It also marks the vocalist’s first dive into a narrative-driven, fictional lyrical approach, pulling listeners into a vivid, game-inspired storyline of divine collapse, human abduction, and engineered conquest.” – Discovery Through Torment
For fans of Abominable Putridity, Carnifex, Mental Cruelty, Lorna Shore
Band: Discovery Through Torment
Album Title: Telesynthetic Rebirth
Release Date: December 5, 2025
Label: Self-Release
Location: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada
Genre: Slam/Deathcore
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“Discovery Through Torment ont ouvert la soirée avec leur interprétation de pièce Slam/Deathcore. On a été servie avec des Breakdowns crasseux et des grooves de cavernes. Musiciens talentueux et un chanteur qui contrôle très bien les tonalités de haut à très gras. En fait, c’est bien Alex Desroches qui est aussi chanteur de Ignominy. Leur setlist est disponible sur Spotify
Discovery Through Torment opened the evening with their rendition of slam/deathcore tracks. We were treated to grimy breakdowns and cavern grooves. Talented musicians and a singer who masters the tones from high to very fat. In fact, it’s Alex Desroches who is also the singer of Ignominy. Their setlist is available on Spotify” – Ondes Chocs (Kaboom Fest @ Foufounes Électriques, Mtl – September 29 and 30, 2023)
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Band: Discovery Through Torment
Album Title: Telesynthetic Rebirth
Release Date: December 5, 2025
Label: Self-Release
Location: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada
Genre: Slam/Deathcore
Track Listing:
1. Dethronement – (4:36)
2. Arcane Inception – (3:40)
3. Veil Unferling – (4:29)
4. Lesions – (3:35)
5. First Encounter Assault Regiment – (4:19)
Album Length – (20:39)
Album Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Discovery Through Torment
• All songs written by: Discovery Through Torment
• Produced by: Discovery Through Torment
• Mixed by: Maxime Lacroix of House of Gain Studio
• Mastered by: Maxime Lacroix of House of Gain Studio
• Album Artwork by: Mark Erskine of Erskine Designs
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Album Band Line Up:
Charles-Étienne Lafrance – Drums
Samuel Fortin – Guitar
Frédéric Ricard – Guitar
Alexandre Desroche – Vocal
Alexis Lafrance – Bass
Live Band Line Up:
Charles-Étienne Lafrance – Drum
Samuel Fortin – Guitar
Frédéric Ricard – Guitar
Alexandre Desroche – Vocals
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About The Album Artwork:
The artwork serves as an ominous portrait of the EP’s unfolding narrative. Its novel-like qualities mirror the grandeur of both the sound and the story, while the intense red hues radiate danger and the presence of a menacing force. The desolate landscape hints at the possible origin of the lone figure standing at its center, yet leaves the interpretation open for the listener’s imagination.
About the album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
Lyrically, Telesynthetic Rebirth tells a video game-inspired story of collapse and replacement, following the downfall of a former entity and the rise of a new force that abducts humans, reshapes them into telepathic killing machines, and unleashes them in a genocidal conquest of Earth. The lyrics weave themes of experimentation and domination, closing with a cliffhanger that sets up the next chapter.
Musically, the EP blends the weight of slam with blackened deathcore. It follows a deliberate pattern of epic, heavy, epic, heavy tracks, keeping variety at the core and aiming to sustain the listener’s engagement from start to finish.
Track by Track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
1. Dethronement
Opening with an epic track, Dethronement sets the stage for the entire narrative. Lyrically, it announces the fall of the Mangled God, a barbaric figure defined by torture and violence, whose reign collapses to make way for something even greater. Musically, it leans into grandeur and scale, establishing the “epic” side of the EP’s alternating pattern.
2. Arcane Inception
With the old deity gone, Arcane Inception delivers a heavy and crushing shift in tone. The lyrics reveal the new force’s intentions—abducting humanity, beginning with the most impressionable, described as “malleable respondents.” Musically, this is one of the record’s most aggressive offerings, built on dense riffs and suffocating heaviness.
3. Veil Unfurling
The third track swings back to the epic side, combining a soaring chorus with lyrics that take on a more clinical, surgical quality. Inspired in part by medical jargon, the song romanticizes the transformation of captives into telepathic servants. Its balance of atmosphere and weight makes it a pivotal centerpiece of the EP.
4. Lesions
The most direct and punishingly heavy track, Lesions delivers rapid-fire, high-pitched vocal lines over a relentless backdrop. Lyrically, it signals to the unabducted that the enemy is closing in, urging them to recognize their demise even as they attempt to escape. The twisted chorus adds variety while amplifying the sense of inevitability.
5. First Encounter Assault Regiment
The EP closes where it began: in epic territory. First Encounter Assault Regiment unleashes the genocidal plan in full, as the telepathic legions march forward without restraint. Musically, it’s the most towering chorus of the record, matched by lyrics that end on a cliffhanger. What begins as a vision of a new lineage and rewritten history twists into the suggestion of regime reversal and a possible counterattack, leaving the story open for continuation.
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FUN FACTS – STORY ANGLES
1. This EP hides two nods to the first F.E.A.R. game! The 5th track title is a play on the game’s acronym, and in Veil Unfurling, you’ll catch a hidden line straight from Paxton Fettel.
2. Veil Unfurling’s lyrics were born during a full-on House M.D. binge from the vocalist. That’s why some lines have a cold, clinical edge.
3. Most of the synths on the album were just Sam in his pyjamas fucking around with Native Instruments.
4. All instruments were done in the studio in 4 days, except the vocals, which we did externally and partly by ourselves, since we wanted to really take the time needed to record what we had in mind.
Discovery Through Torment is an independent deathcore band from Montreal, Quebec, blending elements of brutal death metal, slam, and black metal into a sound defined by relentless aggression and technical intensity. Since their formation, the band has built a reputation in the Canadian underground metal scene for uncompromising heaviness, surgical precision, and a clear artistic identity rooted in themes of Sci-Fi, aliens, and existential decay.
The band’s debut album, Divine in Blood (2020), introduced their signature fusion of guttural vocals, pummeling breakdowns, and dissonant guitar work—setting a brutal foundation for what was to come. Their follow-up, The Mangled God (2022), marked a significant creative step forward, showcasing more refined production, layered songwriting, and thematic cohesion. The release earned them wider recognition within the slam and deathcore communities, bolstered by standout tracks like “Misery in Laments” and “Visions of Hell.”
In 2023, Discovery Through Torment entered a new chapter with the addition of vocalist Alex Desroches, replacing founding vocalist Mathieu Provost. This lineup change signals a bold evolution in their sound and live presence, as the band continues to push the boundaries of extremity and emotional weight.
Known for their commanding live performances, Discovery Through Torment has shared stages with other rising acts across Québec, contributing to a growing regional scene with a loyal fan base and strong DIY ethos.
As an unsigned and self-produced act, Discovery Through Torment exemplifies the raw potential of modern underground metal: ambitious, unfiltered, and driven entirely by passion. With new material in development and a sharpened lineup, the band is poised to carve an even deeper mark into the extreme metal landscape.
Discography:
2025 – Telesynthetic Rebirth – EP
2022 – The Mangled God – Album
2020 – Divine in Blood – Album
Shared Stage with: Purity in Perversion, Deadwood, Becoming the Bully, Flesh Shrine, Zero State, Braindown, Ignominy, Obscure Mantra, Kaonashi, Burn the Evidence, Eaten by Sharks, Phobocosm, Fracturus, Defeated Sanity, Chthe’ilist, Stabbing, Observants, Decerebration
Festivals and Tour Dates:
2024 – Richfest – Listuguj, NB
2023 – Kaboom Fest – Montréal, Qc
2023 – QCDM BBQ IV – Trois-Rivière, Qc
2023 – Riding the Leviathan Tour – Branford, Barrie, London, Quebec, Ottawa, Montréal
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