Ancient Altar - Cosmic Purge / Foie Gras (2018)
Over the course of the two songs on
this EP, the LA-based outfit of Ancient Altar unpack about 24 minutes
of stern doom metal, building from firm bass and drum foundations up
through growls, toothy guitar-work, and clear but imposing singing.
The first half, “Cosmic Purge”, works up to a powerful momentum,
with a few breaks scattered in among the otherwise unrelentingly
heavy roll-along. There's tunefulness threaded in, though the
aggressive weightiness stays at the fore-front, and it carries itself
well for its ~11-minute size. “Foie Gras”, the second and longer
track, picks up from it with a little more emphasis on the riffs, and
a little more speed to its crashing impacts. It's a nice twist from
the atmosphere set by the first, and its faint touches of psychedelic
exoticism on the guitar's solos lend things an appreciable
expansiveness. Between the two tracks, it's a solid and enjoyable
release, one which bodes well for the subsequent album on their own
Transcendental Void Records label. Hopefully that'll arrive before
too long, but in the meantime, get yourself acquainted well with this
EP, and soak up the menace.
~ Gabriel
For Fans Of; Abstracter, Bell Witch,
The Munsens, Raedon Kong, Wounded Giant
~
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