New week, time for "Record Of The Week".
"The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos" was released during the winter's solstice, the 21st of December, 2018, speaking of last-minute release by the German Cthulhu-themed melodic death metallers SULPHUR AEON, ten days before the year ended they decided to let it out, not much of play time if they were looking to get on any end-of-year lists around the world, but to stand out and be a little own is something that seems to be popular among metal bands nowadays.
"The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos" can be found on double vinyl record, compact disc and via the known digital channels. The album is covered by an amazing artwork by Ola Larsson.
"The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos" is a powerful album, monstrous death metal with epic overtones celebrating the works of the great H.P. Lovecraft with deep monolithic riffs, blasting thunderous drumming, clean and harsh atmospheric vocals, and the huge melodies. The album opens with "Cult Of Starry Wisdom", where we recognize SULPHUR AEON already after a minute when the watery dripping intro has been flushed away. A furious intro with blasting drums and a sneaky guitar opens up "Yuggothian Spell", a tune that reminds me of my youngest daughter, a lot of drama in a chaotic world. The tune has some clean vocals to spread some unholy ritual to get some dramatic atmosphere in a chaotic sense the tune is heading at. Some superb and insane drumming with a catchy chours and some really beautiful riffs in "The Summoning Of Nyarlathotep". "Sinister Sea Sabbath" the longest piece, flows away to 9½ minutes of great build ups and downfall, deep passages with cleaver hooks which covers all the guys have learned while growing up, smart and crazy. Horrofying and progressive "The Oneironaut / Haunting Visions Within The Starlit Chambers Of Seven Gates", crawls like a snake in the dark, creapy vocals and heavy riffs. "Lungs Into Gills" is a catchy and really hooky piece. "Thou Shalt Not Speak His Name (The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos)" is a theatrical piece of art and a real spellbinding finale, monotone and evil guitars with a terrifying theme. "The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos" are full of colossal hymns and enjoyable ablum, were we get melodically accessible metal that blends the raw and venomous with some catchy and beautiful parts with some really creative and memorable riffs that shows excellent musicanship.
Sum: Death Metal from the deep with a complex spellbound of Lovecraft.
Members:
M. - Incantations
T. - Ritualizations
D. - Tentacles
S. - Abyssopelagial Pulse
A. - Yuggothian Chords
Today's tune "Lungs Into Gills", taken from "The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos"
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