 Thanks to the hard work of producer Jackson, who also provided programming and synths for the album, and filmmaker Carl Arnfield (who had made the "Revenge", "Death Note", and "Bloodline" videos), Goldhammer was able to release the eponymous "Circle of the Absurd" video just days before losing his friend to cancer.The first four completed COTA tracks were released as a limited edition cassette on Bunnysnot Records later that year, and Goldhammer's video for "A Hymn to the Night", the second A-side track on D.N.A, featured performances from Tighe's daughters in a moving tribute to their late father.On 21 September 2018, Goldhammer released his debut solo EP, "RUSSIA*IRAN*DISCO*SUCK" (the name is taken from Thomas Frank's "What's The Matter With Kansas"?