Modern death metal duo, Kataan recently dropped their crushing new EP, Kataan, through Prosthetic Records. As we immersed ourselves into Kataan’s atmospheric, dystopian death metal, we asked their guitarist/vocalist Nick Thornbury to talk us through the inspiration behind the songs. 1. “Erase” “This is easily the most basic, nihilistic song I could think of. I get frustrated… I don’t know, seeing that people have to blind themselves to reality just to make it through life. Personally, I find comfort in not believing in any greater purpose, it forces some real self-reflection, and I have to create my own meaning and reason each day.” 2. “Abyss” “This is a song about past experiences that will on some level haunt you forever. That terrible thing you said, that mistake you made, that li...