Album Review
Exaltation “Under Blind Reasoning” [Sentient Ruin Laboratories]
atavist 11/29/2022 12-inch, A Library
Grim death from New Zealand. Driving, staccato structures offset by open, ringing riffs. Blooded talons and wings black as night. Anguished cries of suffering and guttural bellows of disgust. The sound, expertly engineered, is rich and layered. Check the excellent bass tone, accentuated by drum hits, at the start of “Ascension” to get a sense of the massive foundation this monstrosity is built upon. Overall, “Ascension” is an early favorite. In most tracks you can hear some less conventional riff construction amidst the all-out barrages; “Blaspheme Mortality” provides a good example. Plenty of tone to entomb oneself in. The album closes with “Divider of Redemption”, and the two guitars ring together during the breakdowns like a baleful wail. Prepare yourself for the cold earth.
you heard it 12 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 80 days ago, Teachers AIDS played Ascension
- 101 days ago, Mister S played Impending Disease
- 103 days ago, Mister S played Divider of Redemption
- 103 days ago, Atavist played Impious Massacre
- 125 days ago, Cap'n Jack played Exaltation
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