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Max Phelps

@max_phelps_exist

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@exist_band_official I @deathtoall_official
Also known for my work w/
@cynic_official , @defeated_sanity_official

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Our new song, "The Holding of the Horses" is now streaming on all of the major platforms along with a full music video on our channel (exist_band_official).

Possibly the most simultaneously technical and brutal song we’ve written and performed to date, the song describes a daydream of a thought experiment in which one is given the ability to freeze time at their own whim, only to become crippled by the fear of unpausing it. The song is the first release of our upcoming EP to be announced soon along with pre-order details. We hope you dig it!

Written performed and produced by Exist
Mixed / Mastered by Declan White
Editing and guitar re-amping by John Douglass
Artwork by Sebastian Jerke
Filmed by Jordan Miller and Grant Butler
Video effects and editing by DrainHope by @max_phelps_exist

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3 months ago

Streaming Thursday 7/2/26

Pre-save now...

https://exist.fanlink.tv/TheHoldingOfTheHorses by @max_phelps_exist

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@exist_band_official is excited to be teaming up with @greylotusmetal and @dawnofouroboros in August for a string of east-coast dates to accompany our performance at ProgStorm in Montreal. We also will be playing in Quebec City along with our friends in @anciients and @unrqvtd . We hope to see as many of you there as possible!!!!

8/22 - Montreal, ON - ProgStorm
8/23 - Quebec City, QC - l'Anti Bar & Spectacles
8/26 - Boston, MA - The Rockwell
8/27 - Providence, RI - Alchemy
8/28 - NYC, NY - Woodshop
8/29 - Baltimore, MD - Morsebergers
8/30 - Raleigh, NC - Chapel of Bones by @max_phelps_exist

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5 months ago

✨ A few shots of @exist_band_official, live at ProgStorm Festival 2026 in Montréal.

There are less than five early bird tickets left for the 2027 edition. Get yours now!
👉 progstorm.com/earlybird2027

📸 @joshkirschner_ taken in Montreal, Quebec by @max_phelps_exist

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🧟 Zombie Ritual. Live in Athens.

🇬🇷 Death To All bringing one of the early Death classics back to the stage during the 2026 European Tour.

💀 We all wish Chuck could have witnessed the magnitude and power of his music and legacy as it lives on today...

⚠️ Australia, you're next. Death To All + Dark Angel in January 2027.

🇦🇺 JAN 26 • BRISBANE, The Triffid
🇦🇺 JAN 28 • SYDNEY, Manning Bar
🇦🇺 JAN 29 • MELBOURNE, The Croxton
🇦🇺 JAN 30 • ADELAIDE, Froth & Fury Festival

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now. Link in bio!

🤝 Death To All Meet & Greet & VIP Upgrades are now available!

🤘 Who's coming?

#deathmetal #chuckschuldiner #screambloodygore #zombieritual #deathtoall by @max_phelps_exist

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From our recent show at The Woodshop in Brooklyn with @dawnofouroboros and @greylotusmetal .

📸 : @itsdrewsif @drewsifmedia

Where would you guys like to see us next? by @max_phelps_exist

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⚡ Alter your future with attitude.

🔥 The future isn't something we just sit around waiting for. What we do, the choices we make and the attitude we carry can change where we're going.

💀 "Altering the Future" live with Death To All.

🤘 What are you doing today to change your tomorrow?

📝 Death To All + Dark Angel are heading to Australia in January 2027.

🇦🇺 JAN 26 • BRISBANE, The Triffid
🇦🇺 JAN 28 • SYDNEY, Manning Bar
🇦🇺 JAN 29 • MELBOURNE, The Croxton
🇦🇺 JAN 30 • ADELAIDE, Froth & Fury Festival

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now. Link in bio!

#deathbymetal #deathmetal #chuckschuldiner #deathtoall #spiritualhealing taken in Athens, Greece by @max_phelps_exist

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The new official woven patches from my beloved @exist_band_official will finally be available in our shop next 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐌𝐒𝐓.

I’m incredibly happy to finally reveal this design, a project that has been kept under wraps since the very beginning of our journey. It’s been 5 years already!

So, if you’re a fan of progressive metal, this patch is definitely for you.

Once again, a huge thank you to the band for trusting us and allowing us to be part of the release of this beautiful official patch.

Good luck in the hunt and remember that here there is only cult and adoration of the underground FOREVER.

🛒TEMPORALDIMENSIONSPATCHES.COM taken in Estados Unidos de América by @max_phelps_exist

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10 days ago

👁️ "Misanthrope" has some deadly riffs.

⚡ Mysterious in some parts, fast in others. All with that unique creativity that only Chuck could bring.

🎸 Sensations that hit with an incredibly powerful force.

📝 And remember: Death To All + @darkangel.thrash are heading to Australia in January 2027.

🇦🇺 JAN 26 • BRISBANE, The Triffid
🇦🇺 JAN 28 • SYDNEY, Manning Bar
🇦🇺 JAN 29 • MELBOURNE, The Croxton
🇦🇺 JAN 30 • ADELAIDE, Froth & Fury Festival

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now. Link in bio!

#deathbymetal #deathmetal #chuckschuldiner #deathtoall #symbolic by @max_phelps_exist

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✨ A few shots of @cynic_official, live at ProgStorm Festival 2026 in Montréal.

📸 @joshkirschner_

🎟️ Early-bird tickets for ProgStorm Festival 2027 are available now: progstorm.com/earlybird2027 taken in Montreal, Canada by @max_phelps_exist

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24 days ago

👁️ Do you know what "Sacred Serenity" is really about?

🎵 Chuck Schuldiner wrote this song about animals, and the way they live without constantly questioning their existence, simply being happy to see the people they love.

💭 There's something incredibly powerful about that idea. Maybe sometimes we make life much more complicated than it needs to be.

🇧🇬 Sacred Serenity live in Sofia, Bulgaria, 2026.

🇦🇺 And remember: Death To All + Dark Angel are heading to Australia in January 2027.

🇦🇺 JAN 26 • BRISBANE, The Triffid
🇦🇺 JAN 28 • SYDNEY, Manning Bar
🇦🇺 JAN 29 • MELBOURNE, The Croxton
🇦🇺 JAN 30 • ADELAIDE, Froth & Fury Festival

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now. Link in bio!

#deathbymetal #deathmetal #chuckschuldiner #deathtoall #sacredserenity taken in Sofia , Bulgaria by @max_phelps_exist

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Our short tour came to an end at the beginning of the week and our hearts are filled with immense gratitude. Thank you to all of you who came out to see us and supported. We also want to give a special thank you to Jici, Eddie, and everyone else at the @progstorm_festival team for putting together such an amazing event and for having us. These guys really went above and beyond to make something special and to treat the artists very well and we hope that they are able to continue this festival for years to come. Also huge thanks to our touring buddies in @greylotusmetal and @dawnofouroboros as well as the @anciients boys, @paulmasvidal and our @cynic_official brothers, @carbombofficial , @itsdrewsif , @pohhock_guitar , @snack_baskin , @unrqvtd and all of the other bands that jumped on these shows, and to all of our friends who turned up to make it such a great week. Honorable mention to @lindsay__chen ("band mama") and of course to Ryan Schutte (@fuzzpoof ) for making it all happen.

Now with Beyond Purpose out it's time to work on more music, onward!!

Concert 📸 : @fist_exe
Progstorm crowd 📸 : @rumpelstillcam by @max_phelps_exist

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