Mar 3, 2021
0:25-3:01
KNOLL
(Memphis)
Inherent of Life
— Intense vocals line up with the
sharp knife of grind, with death breakdowns and a meditative drone.
A powerhouse, mixed by Kurt Ballou.
4:04-9:48
PARANORM
(Sweden)
The Immortal Generation
— Thrash-driven, angular death blast
with noodling guitars, reminiscent of our 80’s favorites. It
unpacks into a full universe of sound. Vinyl won't be offered until
August-September.
10:12-16:24
OMINOUS RUIN
(SF)
Deception
— Absolutely no superfluous note in
this tight, crisp, proggy tech, with atmospheric and organic
pockets and badass guitar wizardry. Stark mofos.
16:43-23:43
SPELLJAMMER
(Sweden)
Lake
— Speaking of downtuned epic stoner
doom, Spelljammer has come out of a 5 year retirement. Take a huge
hit, feel this propel you into its cloud, Swedish gods of
composition.
24:27-28:22
SUMMONING THE LICH
(St. Louis)
Demon of the Snow
— Death-charged debut diving into
chomping thrash, swift tech death and tempo changes with the
backdrop of fantasy-based themes.
29:08-36:32
IOTUNN
(Denmark)
The Tower of Cosmic
Nihility
— Epic, grandiose metal with
emotional vocals soaring high, the vocalist is the stunner. He is
also the vocalist from Barren Earth and Hamferd. Reminded me of
While Heaven Wept.
37:02-41:51
CULTED
(Sweden/CAN)
Lifers
— Distorted doom, somber raw stoner,
and industrial groove with machinic drone and hushed vocals with
the most incredible album art.
42:28-47:10
LESSER CARE
(TX)
Head On The Floor (live)
— More moody, richly melodic dark
wave from a surging alternative scene in Texas. Fucking Texas. I
guess I’d be depressed there too.
48:13-55:50
LAMP OF MURMUUR
(UK)
Curse of Silent Thunder
— Part of a split with anonymous band
dai-ichi, I love the melody shining through the fury of the thin,
raw black metal that break into massive riffs. Both bands kill it
on this split.
56:20-END
EMPYRIUM
(Germany)
The Wild Swans
— Crystal melodies soothing and
rolling out in waves that eventually erupt into post-metal with a
monstrous vocalist.