GRAVE PLEASURES

Release Year: 2023
Artist Origin: FIN
Style: expressive apocalyptic post death rock

this latest longplay from the hard-to-classify entity marks a deliberate shift away from straightforward energy of previous album released six years earlier towards a more mature, atmospheric and emotionally profound sound, where poignant guitar riffs, pulsating rhythms and subtle synth textures create a compelling mood caught between dancefloor euphoria and looming end of the world; bold ideas merge into a diverse yet fairly cohesive musical tapestry, alternating driving post-punk bursts with melancholic, slower passages, while charismatic vocals of Mat McNerney convey anxiety, disillusionment and desperate desire to preserve a spark of life in the face of crumbling civilization, as apocalyptic visions, humanity's self-destruction and the unleashing of primal instincts become a bleak yet hypnotic soundtrack to one last celebration before the inevitable collapse; German black vinyl edition comes with a pro-printed four page lyric insert and additional A2 sized poster