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• This Halloween, Avant-Garde Prog Doom LIMINAL SPIRIT Will Unleash An EP Séance "Unwell"; Streaming Title Track

  Oct 10, 2025 Fistoffreedom 0 Comments

  

  This Halloween, Milwaukee’s solo project Liminal Spirit unveils its most intense and cinematic offering to date: "Unwell," a five-track EP that plunges deep into themes of memory, guilt, and spiritual reckoning. Helmed by multi-instrumentalist Jerry Hauppa (also known for his work with Deorbit), the release fuses progressive doom metal with avant-garde narrative techniques, crafting what Hauppa describes as “seance music”, a genre-defying sonic ritual meant to stir movement between spiritual realms. Adding to its eerie and otherworldly atmosphere, three of the tracks were composed using microtonal guitars, lending the EP a distinct sense of unease and spectral depth.

  “Unwell” follows the story of Phillip, an elderly dementia patient confined to a nursing home, haunted by the spirits of two children who claim he murdered them decades ago. As Phillip’s mind unravels, the music mirrors his psychological collapse, shifting from jazz-inspired calm to microtonal chaos and oppressive distortion. The EP culminates in Phillip’s death and spiritual judgment, casting him into hell in a chilling epilogue.

  The lead single and title track captures Phillip’s inner turmoil and identity crisis. Composed on microtonal guitars, the song’s alien tonalities and increasing distortion reflect his fractured mental state. “Unwell” is a sonic embodiment of isolation and existential dread, setting the tone for the EP’s descent into darkness.

  “My goal with this record is to explore ideas that represent some of my greatest fears. Having worked in nursing homes, I’ve seen firsthand how miserable they can be. The thought of losing my faculties and facing spiritual judgment terrifies me—and that’s what I wanted to capture,” says Hauppa.

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  For fans of Skepticism, Jesu, Confessor, Cynic, and Anata, “Unwell” will be available on all major streaming platforms on October 31st, 2025.

  EP pre-save - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/liminalspirit2/unwell​

  EP pre-order - https://liminalspirit.bandcamp.com/​

  Track Listing:​
  1. Admittance (5:27)
  2. Unwell (6:52) 
  3. Visiting Day (8:01)
  4. EOLC (8:26)
  5. A Better Place (5:42) 

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  ​https://www.instagram.com/liminal_spirit_mke

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• LIMINAL SPIRIT's One-Track Concept Album "Pathways" Charts A Journey Between Spiritual Dimensions

  May 9, 2025 Fistoffreedom 0 Comments

   

  Liminal Spirit, the musical project of multi-instrumentalist Jerry Hauppa, announces the release of “Pathways”, a single-track concept album designed as an immersive journey through spiritual thresholds and interdimensional spaces. Following the 2024 self-titled EP, “Pathways” expands on Liminal Spirit's signature sound: a rich fusion of doom metal with cinematic atmosphere. Hauppa comments:

  “I view this as a full-length release despite its 14-minute duration, because due to the nature of its composition of non-repeating passages, it requires multiple listens to fully cement itself within the listener. The first pass will express the story and characters, and repeated listens will bring both to life through digesting the melodies and composition as a whole.”

  Where the debut embraced ritualistic abstraction, “Pathways” introduces a more frenzied, intricate musical approach that perfectly complements its narrative structure. It tells the story of five figures trapped in a maze, chronicling their emotional processing and planned escape. The composition unfolds like a film score, with no repeating parts until the finale. Musical themes develop and mutate to reflect character growth, with distinct tonal shifts accompanying each character's voice in the narrative.

  This thoughtful composition rewards repeat listening, revealing new layers with each experience. The album's structure mirrors its lyrical themes, all concerning transcendence beyond the physical form and transitions between spiritual planes. “Pathways” represents the second chapter in an ongoing exploration of spiritual passage. A third release, currently in development, promises to continue this cinematic journey through liminal spaces. Liminal Spirit is recommended for fans of Jesu, Swans, and Skepticism.

  Listen to “Pathways” at the following links:

  Bandcamp - https://liminalspirit.bandcamp.com/​

  Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3YBgClT

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  Credits:​
  All songs written and performed, produced, recorded, and mixed by Liminal Spirit
  Mastered by Jeff Wojtysiak at Spiral Sound Mastering
  Album lineup - Jerry Hauppa-guitars, vocals, bass, drum programming, synthesizer

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  ​https://www.instagram.com/liminal_spirit_mke

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