By: Eeli Helin
It
is a tedious task to dig for striking and fresh music from the heaps of
uninspiring bulk, but a delightful one when it pays off. It is also extremely
pleasurable to be approached with something stunning and magnificent, for a
premiere, for instance. Leading an obvious bridge from there, RORCAL are one of those
outstanding ones. They're releasing their new album "Muladona" on
November 8th through Hummus
Records, and
we're pleased to bring you the first single cut "A sea of false smiles hiding murder jealousy and revenge"
today.
Three
years after their previous effort "CREON", the band returns with
an adaptation of a novel of the same name written by Eric Stener Carlson, mirrored
through the bleak and violent whirlwind of dissonant and abrasive death metal,
borrowing flavours from blackened aesthetics and noise. The droning and
haunting feel carries through the album, the latter aspect being very prevalent
in this particular track. Drenched in horror and cacophonous terror, "A sea of false smiles hiding murder jealousy
and revenge" will gnaw your bones clean and leave you with a tense
expectation for the rest of the album.
The
track offers few isolated, passing moments of clarity that will only drag you
deeper into its depths. There is a sense of despair very rarely obtained in
such a graceful manner, which only goes to underline the primal force of RORCAL, the key
atmosphere on the album, and the deep meaning behind every single word. Sit
back, prepare to sink into the lyrics and blow out your speakers with the track
from below. ”Muladona” is
available to preorder HERE
Band
info: facebook
