Unearthly Trance

Hailing from Long Island and Brooklyn in New York, Unearthly Trance formed in 2000. Founding members Ryan Lipynsky and started with the idea of a "Metaphysical Funeral Pyre". After hearing UT's original demo tape Sonic Burial Hymns (US 2000) (opens in a new tab), 's Greg Anderson quickly released the debut 7" EP Lord Humanless Awakens in 2001. Shortly after, UT parted ways with original drummer and replaced him.
To coincide with their full United States tour with Electric Wizard (opens in a new tab) in 2002, Unearthly Trance released a limited tour CDr entitled. Following that release, Frost Walk With Me / Vitriolic Veracity Vs. The Vortex (US 2003) (opens in a new tab) was released on 7" vinyl via. The band unleashed their first proper album, Season Of Seance, Science Of Silence, in the fall of 2003. It was recorded with "drone magus" Stephen O'Malley, who assisted in the subsonic mixing.The CD was released in Europe by Lee Dorrian's and in the US by, with a limited vinyl version available the following year by.
Their sophomore album In The Red was released on CD in Europe in November 2004, again through, who also handled the vinyl pressing this time around. The US CD edition was again put out by. Their third full-length and debut, The Trident was released on April 4th, 2006. To record the album, UT reunited with Sanford Parker and recorded the main tracks at Steve Albini's studio. The band performed a handful of live shows in support of The Trident throughout 2006 and 2007, including a month-long European tour just prior to beginning work on a new album. In the latter half of 2007, the band called up Sanford Parker once again to record their next full-length release, Electrocution, at his studio in Chicago, IL. The album was released on March 19th, 2008.
In the time between the release of Electrocution and its follow-up, titled simply V, on September 28, 2010, UT recorded tracks for a number of split records with a diverse array of bands, including The Endless Blockade (opens in a new tab), Volition (opens in a new tab), Suma (opens in a new tab), Minsk, Aldebaran (opens in a new tab), Ramesses and Wooden Wand.