Style: Dissonant black/death metal
Primary Emotions/Themes: The swirling vortex of chaos has beckoned me into its eye
Thoughts: God damn I miss these guys. I can't think of another dissonant band that does it as crazy as these guys do. This is serious fucking chaos, yet it feels completely under control. It's a paradox that I will never understand, but I will enjoy the hell out of their albums regardless.
V sees the band evolving their sound a bit more from the past two. This album takes the chaos and makes it more intense yet at the same time scales it back for more of the album than I am used to. To put this into context, more of the album than usual is interludes or parts where the band will tone down the chaos... perhaps even include a melody or two.
When the band does explode into their signature sound though... watch out. It's potentially the most vicious they have ever been. These riffs absolutely obliterate me, even after listening to this album for over half a decade. When these riffs go full force they sound like a gale force wind that can rip the flesh right off my bones. It's such a unique sound, it's difficult to think of another band to compare this to.
I think by having the album be a bit more dynamic than the previous two the album lends itself to repeated listens a bit more easily. Especially after the epic that was Arrow in Heart. This is about forty five minutes long and while a lot of the album means to destroy my sanity, there are breaks that are incredibly appreciated.
And thus ends the last chapter of Aosoth's discography. They are an incredibly potent band, and they are sorely missed. Even if they never reform then they have left one hell of a legacy behind them.
Written May 1st 2024
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