Light Unseen is an American death metal and grindcore band that originated in San Marcos, Texas, United States. The band was founded by local Texas death metal and grindcore veteran Christian "Shun" Marthiljohni of Diminished, Southern Front, and The Monk.[1] Marthiljohni hired on his friend Adrian Trevino to take over drums.[1] The band signed with Nosral Recordings in January 2018.[2] Light Unseen has been compared to Tortured Conscience and Antidemon.[3] Currently, the band is signed with Rottweiler Records.[4]
Light Unseen began in July 2016, with the lineup of Christian "Shun" Marthiljohni on vocals, guitars, and bass and Adrian Trevino on drums.[1][5] The band debuted with their single "Imago Dei", which was released independently.[6] Following the release of the single, the band released a demo on November 17, with the title Eve of the Day of the Lord: Demo 2017, which included three tracks - "Imago Dei", "Corpus Christi", and "Eve of the Day of the Lord".[7]
On January 27, 2018, the band signed with Nosral Recordings, a Christian label whose roster also included Symphony of Heaven, Ascending King, and Outrage A.D., and announced the release of their debut album.[2] September 2018 saw them joining on a festival called Triple Threat 666, several other local artists.[8] Following their performance at the festival, Light Unseen officially released their debut single, a re-recorded version of "Corpus Christi", on November 28, 2018.[1] The band would release their debut album, Visions of Archetype and Apocalypse, would come out through Nosral Recordings on December 14, 2018.[5] The album was fairly well received.[9][10][11]
