Moss Upon The Skull - Biography
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2010-
Biography
From the same swamp on which Brussels was founded, emerged Moss Upon The Skull in early 2010, with the intent of creating natural sounding death metal with a strong focus on the mysterious side of natural life. Themes like philosophy, alternative history, witchcraft or spiritualism are often treated in lyrics, while the music draws heavily from classic rock and metal traditions. Obvious influences range from bands like Magma or Gentle Giant, to Immolation, Gorguts or even Ved Buens Ende.
After a few years of writing and finetuning, a first release was issued in May 2014 under the form of a two song 7" vinyl entitled 'Imperial Summoning', referring to the practice of looking inside oneself and summoning the imperial self in order to overcome the natural limitations of existence.
In May 2016 the band returned with a four song EP entitled 'The Scourge Of Ages', this time with a more fatalistic approach, working around inescapable decay over time. These four intense songs combine adventurous songwriting with whiplash inducing rhythm work in order to open your third eye to visions from beyond material reality.
After two promising EP's, the band is back with a revelatory first full-length, 'In Vengeful Reverence', heavily influenced by esoteric, alchemical principles and alternative history, as put forward by luminaries like Michael Tsarion, Terrence McKenna, Aleister Crowley, or John Dee. "The album title refers to dealing with frustration, hardship or threat, not in an emotional way but with serene rationality, in order to overcome the adversity and remove the cause of the challenge," explains singer/guitarist Jef Van de Weghe. "The blue flame concept informing the album represents the release of anger and frustration in a constructive and creative way. It makes sense to channel these energies into manipulating the world around us to serve our purpose, call it magick or willpower."
Music-wise, Moss Upon The Skull's dissident death metal takes inspiration from the works of Gorguts, StarGazer, Ved Buens Ende and Morbid Angel, among the others, but the Belgians enrich the intricate structures of their music with black metal nuances and unique melodic flourishes, while a superlative and overtly technical rhythm section works in unison with inventive guitars, aggressive growls and sporadic dark synths.
A perfect equilibrium of brutality, elegance and creativity within a death metal context, 'In Vengeful Reverence' is surely going to put Moss Upon The Skull on the map of today's most original metal bands.
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After a few years of writing and finetuning, a first release was issued in May 2014 under the form of a two song 7" vinyl entitled 'Imperial Summoning', referring to the practice of looking inside oneself and summoning the imperial self in order to overcome the natural limitations of existence.
In May 2016 the band returned with a four song EP entitled 'The Scourge Of Ages', this time with a more fatalistic approach, working around inescapable decay over time. These four intense songs combine adventurous songwriting with whiplash inducing rhythm work in order to open your third eye to visions from beyond material reality.
After two promising EP's, the band is back with a revelatory first full-length, 'In Vengeful Reverence', heavily influenced by esoteric, alchemical principles and alternative history, as put forward by luminaries like Michael Tsarion, Terrence McKenna, Aleister Crowley, or John Dee. "The album title refers to dealing with frustration, hardship or threat, not in an emotional way but with serene rationality, in order to overcome the adversity and remove the cause of the challenge," explains singer/guitarist Jef Van de Weghe. "The blue flame concept informing the album represents the release of anger and frustration in a constructive and creative way. It makes sense to channel these energies into manipulating the world around us to serve our purpose, call it magick or willpower."
Music-wise, Moss Upon The Skull's dissident death metal takes inspiration from the works of Gorguts, StarGazer, Ved Buens Ende and Morbid Angel, among the others, but the Belgians enrich the intricate structures of their music with black metal nuances and unique melodic flourishes, while a superlative and overtly technical rhythm section works in unison with inventive guitars, aggressive growls and sporadic dark synths.
A perfect equilibrium of brutality, elegance and creativity within a death metal context, 'In Vengeful Reverence' is surely going to put Moss Upon The Skull on the map of today's most original metal bands.
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