Who writes 19 minutes of music and calls it an album? Vasaeleth, that’s fucking who. All Uproarious Darkness is just what the title indicates, uproarious darkness, and all of it. Following up 2010’s Crypt Born & Tethered to Ruin, Vasaeleth might have had some pretty big expectations from fans. Whether or not they care what their fans think is entirely irrelevant, though, as this album is a fucking menacing example of death metal doom.
Frontman O.A. (guitars/bass/vocals) and Antinom (drums) kick in the opening title track in right away, literally. What follows after is simply evil and twisted. The drums sit right in the mix well, which is worth a mention because in a lot of OSDM there isn’t always a great mix. Not all, but a fair amount. The guitar sound is awesome, a crunch that is the driving point behind entirely undecipherable vocals. If you really want to know what O.A is saying, look for the lyrics.
‘Paradise Reconsecrated’ has a groove in the mid section that will grab you and make you want to put the song on repeat. A tempo that continuously slows until a pick slide and the beatdown continues. ‘Fathomless Wells of Ruin’ is a perfect follow up, and total headbanger. As I sit and write this, I have to stop myself from moving my body, it just gets my heart going. ‘Black Curse Upheld’ is a can of gas and a lit match to your shitty day at work. The longest song on the album, it still doesn’t overstay its welcome. The hooks may not show up right away, but after a few listens you’ll find yourself trying to vocalize certain guitar lines as you listen.
End of the album and the ugliest bastard of them all, ‘Throat of the Grey Watcher’, is a total ball-ripper. This is the kind of song you close an album with. What sounds like a claustrophobic mess at first, eventually works its way into your brain and the subtleties start to stand out. The interplay between O.A and Antinom is there, and much easier to hear when played rather loud. So good on Vasaeleth for damaging your eardrums, let’s hope another session comes around soon.
You should pick up Vasaeleth’s All Uproarious Darkness through the fine folks at Profound Lore Records, on August 20th. Any fan of sick, twisted, raw death metal will be left with a sick, sick smile on their face after one listen. Good thing the albums short, so you can just let it play over and over and over…
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HAIL!!!!!!
