translucence, an aura of my primal stench
i'll break all who stand before me
be he human, beast, or structure
my fractured humanity drives me
slowing the rational thoughts that try to grasp me
i see firelight flickering from a window
my mark has been found; father, mother, daughter, son
i do not care, you'll all wash my body in blood
as I break the bones, suck the juices
i feel a strange abhorrence wash over me
what? it's nothing, endure the slaughter
peel the skin back from the sinew
don't hesitate, the animal within must persist
you'll not be my first, tendons stripped, achilles ripped
my thirst for crimson begins now
though sated, I am compelled to feast
the taste of the young ones, so fresh, so untainted,
my sickness walks within me
stop, you hideous beast
a voice howls from the side
azure-clad, voice hardened
but you will never cease me
What more can you say after reading the abhorrent bio of this album that tells the vision behind it? This is the black vomit of Tchornobog: abyssal violation of your senses and pineal gland and you are not the same person after encountering this multidimensional god. 𝙅𝙤𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡
a punishingly heavy, yet startlingly soulful album. “beaten” chugs from start to finish and reaches a harrowing crescendo; brendan’s “I AM FREE” reverberates around in my dreams. the cover of “no dreaming” had my jaw on the floor the first time i heard it. but “relent?” the entire runtime of this song, i’m compelled by some otherworldly force to scream my soul out right along to the lyrics. not to mention the incredible riffs; the choruses remind me of a blackened ulcerate, e milesmccollough
Oakland, CA quartet LYCUS return with a new album on Relapse Records. Heavy, epic, mournful, and replete with art by Paolo Girardi. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 5, 2016
This searing, four-track split from Bog Wizard (Michigan) and Dust Lord (Colorado) pairs stoner rock riffs with hard fantasy themes. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 10, 2021