By: Peter Morsellino
Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 29/05/2020
Label: Pelagic Records
“Nullity” CD//DD//LP track listing:
1). The Great Imitator
2). Red Ayrag
3). Fosterng The Nullity
4). Alone in the Column
5). Versterven
6). I am the Island
7). The Great Filter
8). Toba
The Review:
With an experimental sound that takes great
strides beyond the sludge metal genre, “Nullity” features a perfectly
crafted dichotomy that exists both in the realms of serene beauty and hellish
chaos simultaneously. Like an oasis
caught between the warring landscapes of heaven and hell, this is a space all its
own.
Bludgeoning riffs slog along in the doom
tradition, much as you may expect. Attentive listeners, however, will note the
intricacies involved. Without venturing
far from the route sound, Lesser Glow combine the punishing cacophony of
sludge with moments of blissful, almost religious atmosphere. This provides the
group with an air of severity. There is an almost primal need to perk up and
listen to what's going on here.
The immaculate hymnal passages are
interspersed with powerful grooves and spacious atmospheres, creating a space that
is both chaotic and serene, all at once.
The song writing here is emotionally rich, with the group being able to
layer different feelings deep into their sound. The listener is welcomed to
these feeling, they are not thrust upon them.
Rather the feeling is more of an invitation to be taken on the album's
musical journey.
Lesser Glow have crafted a sound that is very much their own
on “Nullity”,
cementing themselves as major contenders when it comes to the progressive
sludge scene. Uniquely tuned into the
same ether that they project, this is a group that has huge potential to bring
the genre into the deep space it has been reaching for since its inception.
“Nullity” is available HERE
