The band has a history of being Black Metal, though in recent years, a more hardcore energy infused their sound. It's a little more blackened at first, though working of a taunt syncopation. By the second song, they are experimenting with a more melodic tone and spoken work vocals that would not sound out of place coming from a Chat Pile album. Music is not made in a vacuum, so they could just be reading the room here or grow in a different direction. They hammer back into a heavier sound mid-way into the song, so it is not a total departure. The jerking you areound wit hthe time changes is more pronounced on this album.
They go in a more sonic Swans inspired direction with the ringing clang of guitars guiding you into "In the Name of the Moth". I am not going to complain about the post-punk direction this one goes into. "No Shrug" feels like it is finding the band once again crossing over into noise rock, though I do like the chord progression of the verse. It is not the most focused song we have heard from them this time around. The vocals have more of this coarse noise rock rasp that is yelled more than screamed even going into "Trinagular Dream," which is under two minutes more of an ambient noise interlude where the song is swallowed by interstellar chaos.
There is a more defined riff to "Underwater". The vocals are still on the spoken sidde of unhinged. Not as dark and heavy as Chat Pile, but possessed by a more organic feel thanks to the production of the guitars. It's not wrong, just different. I think some of the indie rockers that are more punk-leaning will dig this album for sure. "Frensy" combines an undercurrent of blast beats, which eventually finds itself against a dirgey riff to create the album's most blast metal moment. Things go in a more post-rock direction for "Immortality Project" with spoken word over the thick ambiance. The last song also flirts with some of the black metal aggression, though it is angular, it is not that dark. It howls amid the stormy chaos which some black metal fans might appreciate. The main dynamic shift occurs later in the song when more melody is explored by the guitars. I will give this album an 8.5, not what I expected but good for what it is. If I were personally going to listen to noise rock, I would go with something darker, like this Jesus Lizard.It's the defining bandwagon of hipster metal, so it's obviously coming out on the Flenser March 6th
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