HORRENDOUS

Release Year: 2023
Artist Origin: USA
Style: intricate technical progressive death metal

described as an existential journey through the mysteries of being, the boundaries of consciousness, and the traps of reality, this latest recording marks a clear turning point in a striking career, boldly abandoning genre confines, uniting technically proficient, harmony-rich death/thrash metal with elements of progressive rock, jazz, and psychedelia into a thematically cohesive, philosophically oriented whole, where compositions unfold as chains of ideas rather than mere riff showcases, allowing guitars to balance between aggression and lyricism, while rhythm section constantly shifts direction and scale, and vocal choices, consciously ranging from traditional growls to more expressive, dramatic forms, reinforce ontological core of music, turning nine tracks into an ambitious, conceptual, and emotionally resonant statement; French three panel digipak edition comes with twelve page booklet