Immense Intense Suspense

What do you get when you put Demilich, At The Gates’ first album/EP and Nocturnus under a transmorgrifyer ray to transform them into a hulking, abominable monster that makes the major sciences weep and wonder why you created something that defies them so? Well… this. Indeed, this seems to be the only thing that can come close to an auditory form of Cthulhu.

This takes what Demilich wrote on ‘Nespithe’ and builds on it. They take what Nocturnus wrote on ‘The Key’, and add their own little twist. It’s got the twisting and amorphous song structures of ‘The Red in the Sky is Our’s’, and then some. They create the atmosphere Portal merely dreams of creating.

The majority of this album is rather doomy and mid-paced, and actually creates a great atmosphere, thereby putting the keyboards (and even a fucking violin!) to proper use. Seriously, listen to ‘Barricade’ the recurring soft section. It sounds very inspiring and atmospheric.

By now, if you’re the average death metal fan, you’re probably saying “But where’s THE FUCKIN’ FURY!? This is a death metal album, is it not?” Yes it is. If you need to bang your fucking head (as if up from the dead.), check out ‘Subtle Disbalanced Liquidity’ for some motherfucking blitzing death metal. But those of you who needn’t mindlessly bang your head, (as necessary as it is), who can allow things like atmosphere and intelligence to occasionally permeate into your realm will really appreciate this.