I was a fan of this band's 2017 album. They are back at it with a greater mix of atmospheric moods and crushing doom that carries the dirty heft of sludge. Though a great deal of it has been smoothed out due to the attention to detail that was spent recording this. The vocals go from a low guttural growl to a more anguished scream. In the past six years since their last album they have been polishing every element of what they do. The second song, has a darker atmosphere. Things get creepy and accented in a more chant like fashion with the vocals. The song writing is more dialed in as well, as it occupies a more deliberate space in the sonic spectrum. The atonal yet melodic guitar is a nice touch.
"To the Deathless' opens with retro synths, that are organic in a manner that I would not expect from these guys. The song it self is a pounding storm of down trodden unrest. Not the best but still more sonically interesting than most doom that has come out this year. "From Soot and Pyre" is a more feral explosion of sound that throws the mood into a tribal chaos that drones with anger propelling the pulse. "Premeditatio Malorum" is more solemn in the slow burn it builds. When it does kick in, there is the massive feel of the soaring heights things plunge from. There is still a simmering chaos. It builds into a droning chant, as guitar wanders around it.
"Uncanny Valley" finds them screaming into a tempestuous void that storms around them before descending into a funeral like doom. The eerie guitar melodies emerge , but the song works off a more tormented mood. Overall the sonic textures and dynamics of this album work well and help to set it apart from the bulk of their peers as it equates to something with more moods than just aggressive anger. I will give this album a 9.
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