“To get an idea of the sonic bloodbath you can expect on Pharmakon's upcoming debut Abandon, I'll allow a spoiler that it gets incrementally and progressively more accessible, and its closer "Crawling On Bruised Knees" is what passes for a reprieve. Yet even without the preceding 20 minutes of slashed-throat shrieking and industrial gore, "Crawling On Bruised Knees" impresses on the listener, as 22”
