“Long-awaited, and well-deserved. Due to a variety of circumstances, and after many false starts, and the passing of our drummer and bandleader Nathan Navetto in 2020, the album never came out. We still have fans of our first single Maelstrom asking about “The Album”, so we’re pleased to now share the entirety of our catalog in the form of a box set. Some were finished, some half-baked, and some completely raw and recorded with a single microphone inside a concrete jamspace.
“The songs are epic and can almost be described as soundscapes, as they incorporate everything from crushing metal riffs to peaceful ambient noise.” – Matt Petti, Beatroute Magazine
“Before the first viewing of the video, Canadian director and film-maker Doug Cook gave an introductory speech about the making of the video and working with Atomis. They created a video that perfectly complimented the band’s music and fans asked to watch it a second time (and then even a third time before the venue closed). Cook has been working with many Calgary metal bands lately, such as Divinity, Orphan Hammer and the Unravelling. He has also worked on some videos that may be a little more well known around the globe including “Breaking the Broken” by Control Denied, “Prolong the Agony” by Morta Skuld and the upcoming video for Death’s “Pull the Plug”.” – Evilg – Metal Sucks
Atomis 3 album “The Void Box Set”
#1 Atomis Self-titled album (never performed live, recorded in 2014)
#2 Welcome to the Void ( Nathan Navetto (Drums) experimental version of the album – never performed live recorded 2014-2018)
#3 Atomis Live (Live off the floor demos album, songs performed live 2010-2014)
“With this ‘The Void Box Set’ we’re trying to give an enveloping musical connection to the band that spans across adecade – ranging from a high production debut album of previously unheard music, to an experimental version of the album – “Nathan’s version” – called “Welcome to the Void”, which includes a remix of the debut album, plus 8 bonus ambient/experimental tracks fully written by Nathan. Closing up the box set is a Live off the Floor demos album of songs we performed live regularly from 2010-2014. These are the songs that our local scene would recognize, and songs that sadly never made it to the studio.” – Bryan Buss – Bass – Atomis
ATOMIS (2010 – 2020) was a music and visual artist group, created by Nathan Navetto, Matthew McLaughlin, Taylor Johnson, and Bryan Buss
Combining elements of post-rock/metal, electronic, and cinema, ATOMIS had created a unique voice in their music/visual hybrid live performances.
“The songs are epic and can almost be described as soundscapes, as they incorporate everything from crushing metal riffs to peacefulambient noise.” – Matt Petti, Beatroute Magazine
In 2012, ATOMIS partnered with Director Doug Cook and released a mind-bending music video for their track Maelström. Featuring ever-evolving psychedelic Rorschach-like visuals that were filmed using special cameras, and mirroring ink in water.
The video received great praise from fans and was even featured in an episode of the popular YouTube channel, Vsauce.
Until now, Maelström has been the sole piece of music ATOMIS has released.
After recording their debut album in 2014, several circumstances caused ATOMIS to dissolve into a solo project of drummer Nathan Navetto until his unfortunate passing in 2020. The remaining members have spent the last few years compiling a special release from the archives, to release in remembrance of Nathan Navetto.
2024 will see the release of “The VOID Box Set”, which includes ATOMIS’ debut Self-Titled album, Welcome To The Void (Nathan’sversion of the album featuring 8 additional experimental tracks), as well as ATOMIS – LIVE DEMOS, a Live off the floor album recorded with a single mic – featuring nearly 80 minutes of music that ATOMIS regularly performed live from 2010-2014.
Director Doug Cook has created two new music videos for the band. The first being an epic video for the lead single, 12 Chains, which was originally sketched out by Navetto and Cook nearly a decade ago, using miniatures, actors, stop motion, CGI among other techniques.
Doug Cook has also edited a completely alternate version of their Maelström, using previously unseen live performance footage from 2012 of members Navetto, McLaughlin, and Johnson.
To celebrate these releases, ATOMIS will be inviting family, friends, and fans to The Globe Theatre on August 31st, 2024 for a Double Music Video premiere, and album listening party.
Shared Stage with: Devin Towsend, Brutal Truth, Martyr, Midnight, Acid King Festivals – Noctis 4.20 – 2011, Calgary, Alberta
For fans of Isis, Neurosis, The Ocean, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Radiohead