STRAIGHTEDGE · VEGAN · DOOMY · ANTI-FASCIST · POST-MUSIC · NOISE · Phantom Heir is an anonymous musician who fuses contemplative and tranquil atmospheres with a visceral tenacity drawn from metal and hardcore.

Together, this culminates in soundscapes guided by conceptual narratives and punctured with emotional depth. 


 





Fragile Immortals
Phantom Heir


SIGIL 07 · HEAVY FUCKING METAL · 2025

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All empires fall. The cycle of history has demonstrated as much. But despite this, we see the meteoric rise of new regimes — and the further ascension of existing ones — every day. With each spawns forth an iron grip of oppression, fear, and violence. Genocide, terror, autocracy, and slavery to false ideals — these are the bastions that shape our new dark ages. 

This release challenges the complacent resignation that this must forever be the way. Resistance is only futile in the throes of despair. To fight against these overlords and their unjust reign, one must first look deep within and channel the intrinsic power of human perseverance and empathy into a sustained cry that refuses to go unheard.

This record is one of those cries. In unison with others, it creates a voice too deafening to ignore — regardless of ethnicity, religion, or creed. This plight we collectively exist within transcends borders and polarizations; it is a series of human injustices and crimes that must be condemned and rectified.

This is for those who endure and suffer the horrors and atrocities of imperialism and apartheid. This is for those repulsed by witnessing and experiencing this inhumanity of humankind. This is for those sickened and mortified by the myriad betrayals to our beloved earth and its inhabitants. This is for the wicked forces who yearn for nothing but profit and domination — the end of their reign is nigh.

Free the countless marginalized and enslaved victims across this earth whose land has been stolen and whose identities have been colonized. Liberate the oppressed and amplify the voiceless. End the senseless bloodshed and strip away the shackles of capitalism. Resist techno-feudalism and attention economy diversions. Reject corporate entities and their corrupt machinations — from gentrification, to planned obsolescence, to insipid spectacle, to the glorification of automation and its erosion of human creativity. 

Preserve the earth, its finite resources, and all that live upon it while time still allows. An end to apartheid states and genocide. An end to the destruction of civil rights and liberties. An end to the erasure of indigenous cultures — an end to the murder of all living beings, animals, and creatures. An end to the plundering and exploitation of the environment for objectivist gain. An end to the apathetic complicity imposed and exhibited by the ruling classes. An end to the superficial revelry of blind hedonism as the earth burns. 

A mirror to the fallacy of immortal supremacy. May it eternally shatter.





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1The Inquisition
3:00

2The Revelation
3:30

3The Tyrants
3:32

4The Harbinger
8:19


Instrumentals written, arranged, composed, mixed, and mastered by Phantom Heir in Barcelona, ES, Athens, GR, Sofia, BG, and Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Clean vocals and lyrics written, recorded, arranged, and composed by Angel Eduardo (angeleduardo.com)

Harsh vocals and lyrics written, recorded, arranged, and composed by Redouane Aouameur (redouaneaouameur.com)

Cover artwork created by Hell Simulation (hellsimulation.com)

Customized version of typeface “James” on cover artwork courtesy of Vocal Type Co (vocaltype.co)

Art direction and design by James Bonilla (jamesbonilla.com)

All production occurred from September 2023 – May 2025



4 SONGS, 18:21 TOTAL TIME, 666 MB. HI-RES LOSSLESS; 24BIT/96KHZ.

© 2025 PHANTOM HEIR. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO NO ONE. DEFY YOUR MASTERS.





Transcendence
Phantom Heir


SIGIL 06 · CHUGGY METAL  ·  2025

I wanted to make my guitar go brrr.





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1Transcendence
2:10


Written, arranged, composed, and produced by Phantom Heir.

Written, recorded, mixed, and mastered in Philadelphia, PA, USA. 

Production occurred between 2024–25.

Art direction and design by James Bonilla.

1 SONG, 2:10 TOTAL TIME, 5 MB. HI-RES LOSSLESS; 24BIT/96KHZ.

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Voyeur
Phantom Heir


SIGIL 05 · SAD METAL · 2024

Voyeur is the thematic companion to the previous single, Amorous Vice. Whereas Amorous Vice was about the prolonged nature of lust and passion at the beginning of any new romance, Voyeur contemplates the feelings that emerge after this initial phase — the feeling of being lost within oneself during a romance.

It’s a meditation on being so detached from the intimacy of romance that one feels like a voyeur in their own relationship dynamic with their partner — one sees the passion that once burned brightly, but can only enjoy it from afar any longer. The result is a constant state of yearning for what once was, instead of enjoying what currently exists and where it may go.





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1Voyeur
5:19


Written, arranged, composed, and produced by Phantom Heir.

Art direction, design, and photography by James Bonilla.

Written, recorded, mixed, and mastered in various locations between 2022–24.

1 SONG, 5:19 TOTAL TIME, 11.2 MB. HI-RES LOSSLESS; 24BIT/96KHZ.

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Amorous Vice
Phantom Heir


SIGIL 04 · POST-METAL · 2023

Amorous Vice is an ode to the calamities and joys of newfound romance. But this isn’t a love song. It’s a glimpse into the highs and lows of short-lived passion, intimacy, and sexual desire — feelings that simulate love and affection, but are often only an ephemeral infatuation or obsession when pursued irresponsibly.

This song conveys the perpetual tension and immaturity that underpins these impulses, and how this can often culminate in an amalgamation of misery, shame, or solitude.





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1Amorous Vice
8:15


Written, arranged, composed, and produced by Phantom Heir.

Art direction, design, and photography by James Bonilla.

Written, recorded, mixed, and mastered in various locations between 2022–23.

1 SONG, 8:15 TOTAL TIME, 17 MB. HI-RES LOSSLESS; 24BIT/96KHZ.

© 2023 PHANTOM HEIR. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO NO ONE. DEFY YOUR MASTERS.





Unknown Horizon
Phantom Heir


SIGIL 03 · CONTEMPLATIVE METAL · 2022/25

Whereas Fear Harness was a rumination on the past, this release looks ahead towards the future, all while confronting and enduring a myriad of personal transgressions and trauma. Written over a turbulent period of confusion and doubt in the waning days of a global pandemic, there are recurring themes of anxiety, depression, and a decreased sense of self-worth prevalent across the album.

These are channeled through a holistic sense of intensity and aggression, directed both inwards and towards external aggressors. These motifs are underpinned by a common thread of hope and tranquility, culminating in a climax that is both ambiguous and aspirational for what is yet to come.





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1Unknown Horizon
3:12

2Beneath the Titan’s Grip
5:36

3Where My Soul Awaits
7:30

4Amber Curse
5:03

5End of an Era
4:15

62,800 Miles
2:45

7The Illusion of Kindness
4:20

8Old Faces / New Tongues
8:00

9Wake Up and Smell the Ashes
4:20

10A Mutual Sense of Disarray and Understanding
7:52


All songs written, arranged, composed, and produced by Phantom Heir.

Art direction, photography, and cover design by James Bonilla.

Originally written, recorded, mixed, and mastered at home between 2021–22 in Oakland, CA. Remixed and remastered at home in Philadelphia, PA in 2024.



10 SONGS, 52:54 TOTAL TIME, 111.1 MB. HI-RES LOSSLESS; 24BIT/96KHZ.

© 2022/25 PHANTOM HEIR. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO NO ONE. DEFY YOUR MASTERS.





Fear Harness
Phantom Heir


SIGIL 02 · SHADOW METAL · 2021/25

Fear Harness is an exploration of repetition, introspection, and the surreal worlds we travel to during unconsciousness. It ponders what is real and what is fiction, and how the two can overlap in the corridors of our mind.





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1My Earth
4:26

2Black Aureate
7:00

3Scourge
5:36

4Penrose Stairway
9:20

5Spectres
2:46

6The Chasm of Time
9:25

7Pharos
8:00

8A Majestic Design
11:00

9Their World
6:24


All songs written, arranged, composed, and produced by Phantom Heir, except where noted below.

Art direction, design, and photography by James Bonilla.

Originally written, recorded, mixed, and mastered at home between 2020–21 in Baltimore, MD and Oakland, CA.

Remixed and remastered at home in Philadelphia, PA between 2024–25. 

Vocals and lyrics on “The Chasm of Time” and “Their World” written, performed, and recorded by Claire Hamard in San Francisco, CA.

Spoken word on “A Majestic Design” provided by Victor Aguilar.



9 SONGS, 63:59 TOTAL TIME, 134 MB. HI-RES LOSSLESS; 24BIT/96KHZ.

© 2021/25 PHANTOM HEIR. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO NO ONE. DEFY YOUR MASTERS.





Ritual
Phantom Heir


SIGIL 01 · MAYAN DOOM METAL · 2021

Celebrating 200 years of Salvadoran independence.





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1Ritual
18:21


All songs written, arranged, composed, and produced by Phantom Heir.

Art direction, photography, and cover design by James Bonilla.

Written, recorded, mixed, and mastered at home between 2020–21 in Baltimore, MD and Oakland, CA.

Re-mixed and re-mastered in Sofia, BG in 2023.



1 SONG, 18:21 TOTAL TIME, 39.2 MB. HI-RES LOSSLESS; 24BIT/96KHZ.

© 2021 PHANTOM HEIR. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO NO ONE. DEFY YOUR MASTERS.