Great review. This, I have to say, is one of the strongest death metal releases I've heard this year, even though there's a lot more depth to it than just death metal. It's really well made, it has some great melodies and an engaging atmosphere. It seems like Lovecraftian themes set a perfect platform for metal bands these days.

Excellently written review; I'm not normally one to focus on lyrics my reviews (particularly for extreme metal albums, unless I'm sitting down and reading them, I've got no idea what the lyrics are anyway), but for such a literature-inspired group there's an obvious basis for doing so here, and you make very interesting reading out of it. I'm partway through my first listen and The Yearning Abyss Devours Us stands out as a stellar track

Great review, this is a very cool album indeed and it’s going to take several listens to fully appreciate it, but it’s a very impressive work and they execute the Lovecraftian themes better than anyone

Written by musclassia on 13.10.2023 at 15:06

Excellently written review; I'm not normally one to focus on lyrics my reviews (particularly for extreme metal albums, unless I'm sitting down and reading them, I've got no idea what the lyrics are anyway), but for such a literature-inspired group there's an obvious basis for doing so here, and you make very interesting reading out of it. I'm partway through my first listen and The Yearning Abyss Devours Us stands out as a stellar track

Thanks! "Yearning Abyss" is a fantastic song, but I find all of them really great!

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I was - and still am - fascinated by their previous album in particular, but also the rest of their discography in general. therefore high were my expectations for this release. and after the first listen i was kimd of dissapointed not hearing the next cosmic chaos. but even at the first listen some amorph sea monster already set its claws in me - unnoticed, unfelt, but it was there. and with the next spins their grip became more amd more palpable... now, there is no escape anymore.... AOY contender without a doubt... must be some arcane cambrian sorcery indeed .

Written by DarkWingedSoul on 14.10.2023 at 10:26

I was - and still am - fascinated by their previous album in particular, but also the rest of their discography in general. therefore high were my expectations for this release. and after the first listen i was kimd of dissapointed not hearing the next cosmic chaos. but even at the first listen some amorph sea monster already set its claws in me - unnoticed, unfelt, but it was there. and with the next spins their grip became more amd more palpable... now, there is no escape anymore.... AOY contender without a doubt... must be some arcane cambrian sorcery indeed .

It's true. On my first listen I was also not that impressed. But, since I got access to the promo already back in August, I had the chance to listen to this album plenty of times. And it keeps getting better with each listen

Didn't knew them and they sound great, thanks!

Haven't listened to the album yet, since I have not found the perfect timing and circumstances for it with no disruptions. I want it to be a special occasion, since it is one of my most anticipated albums of the year. I think tomorrow will be the day, and I will be reading the lyrics, too.

The review is great, man, well done!

This is one of those bands that I seriously gotta stop mucking about and start listening to.

"Rather than crushing the audience with a suffocating atmosphere, eerie melodies and groovy guitar-work craft an engaging experience that's enveloped by an overarching somber mood. "

^ this.

Glad I have finally given them a listen. Nothing ground breaking, but everything is excellent and the composition is balanced and varied enough that I never get bored or numbed by the harshness.

First of all, it is a truly great record, among the best ones in this year, but the expectations were quite high due to their previous releases. They jumped the bar.

The reviewer mentions Iron Maiden influence... But when I heard the first some songs I immediately thought this sounds like the mixture of Sulphur Aeon and Chapel of Disease (what a great combo!). Then I browsed for some news about CoD and sadly realized, they had parted ways during the spring. Then I read that some of the former CoD members participated in some songs of this album. So my first impressions were established. It seemed so obvious for me and those guys left a kinda strong mark on this album.

Well written, brother. Interesting that you spotted what could be a reference to the Nile song. I think the overall atmosphere of that song and this album have plenty in common.

Just recently discovered this band and album and I'm really enjoying this stuff. This might be the first band to channel that Fields of the Nephilim atmosphere into more extreme metal so successfully and it works really well. BTW Fields Of The Nephilim also have a song called 'Moonchild' and some of the lyrics here are clear echoes of the Nephilim stuff, while the more atmospheric passages of the album are also clearly influenced by that band. I've been waiting for this kind of thing as I find the Cthulhu/Chaos mythos far more interesting then the boring Satanist stuff most metal bands cater to.

Written by jupitreas on 05.01.2024 at 00:40

I find the Cthulhu/Chaos mythos far more interesting then the boring Satanist stuff most metal bands cater to.

Honestly, same! I'm always happy to find more stuff centered around the fear of the unknown