Barren Altar: Entrenched in the Faults of the Earth
This is a very strong debut album from a band to watch. I’ve listened to it a few times over the last week and I like it more and more each time. Barren Altar comes from the Bay Area and have only been together for about five years. In that time, they have developed a style that mixes elements of black metal with their own spin on blackened funeral doom. I’ve listened to this album multiple times and I like it more and more with each listen. The band has a particular knack for surprising listeners with interesting shifts in tempo or a sudden turn to sadness and despair. There’s a good chance you’ve heard music like this before, but Barren Altar is good at making what they do compelling and memorable. As I write this, I’m listening to the middle section of “Call to the Waves.” It’s a great example of this band’s skill at blending heaviness with melodic moroseness. Listening to it reminds me of my own experiences swimming in the ocean and being pulled below by a powerful and unmerciful undertow. I made it out, but music like this is a soundtrack to a more tragic outcome. I liked “Call to the Waves” and “Submerged” the most because they showed off this band’s best version of blackened funeral doom. I would also recommend “The Great Awakening of Death.” This is a solid debut, one that I definitely recommend.
Track Listing:
1. Nexus of Grief
2. Submerged
3. Call to the Waves
4. The Great Awakening of Death
5. Delirium Vivens
For information regarding where to send CD promos and advertising, please see our FAQ page.
If you have questions or comments, please Contact Us.
Please see our Policies Page for Site Usage, Privacy, and Copyright Policies.
All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. The comments are property of their posters, all other content Sea of Tranquility
This is a very strong debut album from a band to watch. I’ve listened to it a few times over the last week and I like it more and more each time. Barren Altar comes from the Bay Area and have only been together for about five years. In that time, they have developed a style that mixes elements of black metal with their own spin on blackened funeral doom. I’ve listened to this album multiple times and I like it more and more with each listen. The band has a particular knack for surprising listeners with interesting shifts in tempo or a sudden turn to sadness and despair. There’s a good chance you’ve heard music like this before, but Barren Altar is good at making what they do compelling and memorable. As I write this, I’m listening to the middle section of “Call to the Waves.” It’s a great example of this band’s skill at blending heaviness with melodic moroseness. Listening to it reminds me of my own experiences swimming in the ocean and being pulled below by a powerful and unmerciful undertow. I made it out, but music like this is a soundtrack to a more tragic outcome. I liked “Call to the Waves” and “Submerged” the most because they showed off this band’s best version of blackened funeral doom. I would also recommend “The Great Awakening of Death.” This is a solid debut, one that I definitely recommend.
Printer Friendly Page
Send to a Friend
