a punishingly heavy, yet startlingly soulful album. “beaten” chugs from start to finish and reaches a harrowing crescendo; brendan’s “I AM FREE” reverberates around in my dreams. the cover of “no dreaming” had my jaw on the floor the first time i heard it. but “relent?” the entire runtime of this song, i’m compelled by some otherworldly force to scream my soul out right along to the lyrics. not to mention the incredible riffs; the choruses remind me of a blackened ulcerate, e milesmccollough
3 gigantic masterpieces of pure funeral doom, so rich you'll never get bored of it, so emotional you cannot do anything else while listening. The "final" of Stygian III always turns me upside down. DivisionRuine
The San Francisco band rachet up the chaos on their second album, combining elements of hardcore, death metal, and grindcore. Bandcamp Album of the Day Sep 28, 2021