Photography by Mick Olsen
NEWSPHERIUM
22nd of march 2026
Happy release to our latest single Terminal Orbit!
Hope you dig this one, we are really proud of it!
We have one more song recorded, it's being mixed by Marius now. (Hit him up if YOU need a mix or any other music production help @skarsemaudio on Instagram.)
Lyrics:
In this cosmic dance we find our place
Celestial bodies spin
lost in deep space
Gravity's grip, a relentless force
Pulling us closer, our souls feel its course
Lost in the darkness, the event horizon's call
Struggling with the horrors as we start to fall
Consumed by the void
Caught
My spirit's falling
Forever
Trapped in an endless night
Gravity's
Pulling my eternal descent
Lost in time
Like a slithering serpent it grips our minds
Crawling through thoughts, a torment that binds
The universe expands, yet we feel so small
Caught in this orbit where shadows befall
Lost in the darkness, the event horizon's call
Struggling with the horrors as we start to fall
Consumed by the void
Caught
My spirit's falling
Forever
Trapped in an endless night
Gravity's
Pulling my eternal descent
Lost in time
Swallowed by the darkness
souls dissolve minds are gone
In the depths of despair
Universe implodes
Bound by its gravity
It is ripping apart, tearing our bodies up
The weight of the world
A burden for infinity
A scene plays before my eyes
A vision of a bright future
The darkness can't pierce my mind
I'll make this into reality
But a darkness seeps in
The seed of doubt will begin
All of the pain becomes clear
And the extinction is near
The scene that plays
Before my eyes
Our world is burning
We shattered the skies
We die with guilt in our eyes
Endless night
Pulling my eternal descent
Lost in time
Marius Skarsem Pedersen - Guitars and vocals
Bjørn Tore Erlandsen - Drums and backing vocals
Torgeir Lyby Vegge - Bass and backing vocals
Morten Ranger Nielsen - Guitars
Mixed by Marius Skarsem Pedersen
Mastered by Magnus Guldbransen
Produced by Pedersen & Erlandsen
Terminal Orbit is available for streaming everywhere, or you can be awesome and buy it on Bandcamp!
We will also be releasing an EP with the three previously released singles, and a fourth song as yet unreleased.
STUDIOPHERIUM
For the time-being, we are recording at various places instead of spending money on studio-time. Drums recorded at our rehearsal space, same with vocals. Guitars, bass and synths etc recording in our home studios.
LIVEPHERIUM
April 11 - Karmøygeddon Kickoff
More to be announced.
For booking contact us here:
ABOUTPHERIUM
Aspherium is a progressive death metal band from Norway, known for fusing death and thrash metal with blackened riffs, melodic passages, and modern textures. Their sound balances aggression and atmosphere, with lyrics that explore existential themes, societal decay, and inner turmoil.
Aspherium has never been afraid to explore the darker corners of the human experience, and Terminal Orbit is a reflection of that identity. Over the years, we’ve carved out our own space in the Norwegian metal scene driven by a love for massive riffs, intricate arrangements, and emotional storytelling. Draped in melodic death metal at its core, it hits hard with a really catchy guitar riff that also serves as the songs chorus, which returns with clean vocals. Something usually saved for the more "ballady" type songs. But it works fantastic here. The song also dives into a darker and heavier feels where the prog metal shines through a bit more, before it takes a turn to an almost "folky" mellow section.
Their previous single, The Silence Replies, pushes the band further into emotionally charged territory. Recorded and mixed entirely in-house, it showcases Aspherium’s sharpened production instincts and evolving sonic identity. The track blends crushing heaviness with haunting melodic layers, reflecting on depression, internal conflict, and the feeling of being stuck inside your own dark thoughts with no escape.
Released prior to it, Architects of the Hollowedmarked the beginning of this new chapter. Also produced entirely by the band, it highlighted their growing DIY ethos and sonic precision. The track confronts humanity’s obsession with power and materialism at the cost of empathy and progress.
Breaking the Gloomhammerdives into mental health with raw honesty, wrapped in powerful melodic death metal hooks. It remains one of the band’s most emotionally direct and cathartic songs.
Their third album, The Embers of Eternity(2019), is an ambitious concept record that sharpened their songwriting and storytelling. Earlier releases like The Fall of Therenia(2014), mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, earned critical acclaim and landed the band on tour with Decapitated and slots at major festivals.
The debut, The Veil of Serenity(2011), was hailed as “a genuinely awe-inspiring work” by Sputnikmusic, praised for its seamless blend of genres and emotional depth. Since then, Aspherium has shared stages with acts like Ihsahn, Satyricon, and Susperia, steadily building a reputation as one of Norway’s most compelling underground metal bands.