Ancient Tome - Final Tomb
USA
Transylvanian
Recordings
A
cosmic portal emerges, breaking through the fabric of reality that
transports us into a dark, chaotic and suffocating vortex. Such is
the experience of this magnificent 4-track EP and the band's second
release since their formation in 2020. This time they have managed to
summon their art from the hands of Transylvanian Recordings as the
first release was independently produced.
These void worshippers immerse us in the haunting vortex of their thoughts with this great performance of Blackened Doom Metal.
"Choleric" opens the album in a quiet manner. A clean guitar that seems to foreshadow what will come next, as bass and drums follow in gloomy synchrony. From one moment to the next, the distortion is present and begins to spread its noisy essence in all directions, occupying all of your attention. At a certain point the song picks up speed and I must say that it sounds massive, even though they could still have kept going with their super slow tempo and it would not have been a problem. They know how to take the listener down dark paths and still keep us informed of what's happening around us.
"Sycophants" continues in the same vein, throwing an avalanche of blows and screams coming from the bowels. The screams on this album are really tortured and a pleasure to listen to.
"The Ancient Crucht" has the best clean guitar, melody and drum percussion. It sounds really formidable, solid and ritualistic. It's like a long trance that conjures ancient and savage entities. The first 3 songs are over 6 minutes long and that's a great length (although we are used to much longer songs in this subgenre). It stretches out violently to express the darkness within.
"To Come To The End Of A Time Of Anxiety And Fear" is the last song on the album, which does not reach 2 minutes in length and is more of an outro which left me very curious as to what will come next in terms of production, rather than the feeling of an ending. Definitely recommended! (Catacombs Walker)