Rick Giordano of Lion's Daughter has, in his words, "Killed the Daughter so the Mother might live". Many of the elements are carried over, though this feels less sludge and more black metal as the opening track builds into more of a blasting buzz that simmers to the surface. The second song, " BoneCanter," is back to the more apocalyptic sludge regions they are familiar with. The bass line adds heft with its overdriven tone.
"Trail of the Screaming Dead' splits the difference between the sound of the first two songs and combines them into something with more motion. This album, so far, is massive-sounding and carries a cinematic darkness with it. The vocals carry a sludgey bellow. It is, however, the moments of atmosphere that counterbalance the momentum to a song like "the Wound of Heaven' that make it intersting. The sung vocals to "Lost in Thunder however, are the true counterpoint that was needed to make what he is doing here stand out.
The last song "Pulled Apart" works off all the elements that have been in play on this album to create some that is dark, dynamic and moves with a hypnotic throb, yet when you think about the timing of an album like this, it's not great considering Neurosis put out a new album this year and I expect anyone who listens to this sort of thing would be preoccupied with that album. I like the dark atmosphere it invokes to the weighty pound, I will give it a 9.
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