Ground Zero

Ground Zero is the epic anthem representing the sprawling and majestic city of Ottumn. This track is where we felt like we found our voice; mechanical rhythms, powerful percussion, and a theme that conveys the conflict between man and machine, but also the resilience, strength, and passion of its inhabitants.

A City of Life & Death

After the fall of the United States’ great cities to the machines, Ottumn took over as the country’s primary metropolis. The city, formerly known as Chicago, faced a tumultuous fate when the wars began, as it was a heavily-coveted middle ground for machines and humans alike. It was one of the first cities to become a bloodied battleground after conflict began to spread across the globe.

When humans began retaliating in stronger numbers, it began to exist in a sort of limbo. Ottumn is now a city of deafening silence and guerrilla warfare simultaneously, with industrial buildings intermingling with the flourishing, green overgrowth of trees and vines, while human communities clash with machine, both constantly at odds.