Album Type: EP
Date Released: 13/03/2020
Label: Debemur Morti Productions
“Also sprach
Futura” CD//DD//LP track listing:
1). Incarnate
2). Progeny of the Singularity
3). Simulacrum
4). Vanity Ablaze
The Review:
Lychgate opens their new EP “Also sprach Futura”
with a chaotic and discordant piece replete with off key organs, ghostly throat
singing, and atmospheric backing tracks. Even in its moments of harmony, there
is an ethereal nature to their sound, like some sort of haunted masquerade,
creating an uneasy tension that is not easily subdued. Shrieking guitars, and
shrill harmonics add to the cacophony, pummeling the listener into a state of
distress, unrelenting in delivering their dystopian vision.
Relatively new to the scene, Lychgate formed in 2011 to mixed
reception. This was not due to a lack of talent or quality, but from an
undefinable classification; it was music for the bold, seeking more depth in
the extreme metal genre. Their avante-garde approach to composition elevates
their sound to an artfully progressive realm, blurring the line between Black
Metal, Death, and Doom Metal. It is the musical equivalent of a blackened
midnight mass procession, waltzing macabre through the cemetery gate. Remember,
this is the band who once on tour, employed an actual working organ for each of
their shows.
“Also sprach Futura” is a stepping stone for Lychgate, as they continue to evade
wallowing in the pit of mediocrity; it’s multi-textural, evocative, and
psychedelic, but not at the expense of brutality. They represent an evolution
in Blackened Metal, drawing from their classical repertoire, and incorporating
technical metal sensibilities with the raw and primal ferocity of their
predecessors. If you’re seeking something dark, complex, and fresh, look no
further than “Also sprach Futura”, available NOW via Debemur Morti Productions.
