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VANITAS is the debut album from Hyperviolets. The title is taken from the name of a genre of paintings, prominent in 17th-century art, that serves as a reminder of the futility of earthly pleasures and the inevitability of death. The duo worked with this concept in mind, using death as a common starting point for the subject matter throughout and examining it through a different lens for each track. It is not meant to be a macarbe or morbid fixation but rather an embrace of truth, looking at death with a spirit of willingness and acceptance.

Recorded and Mixed by Kenny Tompkins and Brendan Ekstrom in Frederick, MD and Doylestown, PA.
Mastered by Andy Tyler Clarke at Retro City Studios in Philadelphia PA
Lyrics by Kenny Tompkins
Songs by Hyperviolets
Kenny Tompkins - Vocals, Synth, Samples, Guitar, Production
Brendan Ekstrom - Guitar, Production

Oliver Nau Played Saxophone on "Writing on the Wall"

Art: The Original work " Vanitas, Allegory of Fleeting Time with Skull and Hour-glass" by Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674) was slightly altered by Ian Rowan. Layout by Hyperviolets.