Perhaps Aesthethica is too academic, too ponderous, but there’s something affecting and purposeful at work here that’s more than just unique.
liturgy's music is so goddamn overwhelming, it sounds great but it doesn't feel trascendental at all to me, it just feels like i'm getting beaten up lmao
I watched some videos of these guys and can definitely understand why they're kinda hated by a lot of people, but that didn't stop me from really enjoying this project. It's pretty inventive to my ears and is one of the more unique rock albums I've listened to this decade. The playing is impressive, the atmosphere is engaging and there's tons of catchy melodies and powerful moments. Check it out if you missed this one like I did!
I can absolutely see why black metal fans would fucking hate this, because its roots are closer to liturgical and classical music than they are to the black metal scene. Hunter Hunt-Hendrix and her philosophy very much inform the trajectory of the sound: using the burst beats and hypnotic repetition to reach a higher plane of existence and transform the black metal scene to one more accepting of a brighter future, inclusive performance, and deific understanding. I think people saw this as the ... read more
In an interview with Anthony Fantano, Hunt-Hendrix went into great detail on the "burst-beat" technique employed by the band, the staple utility of the self-coined "transcendental black metal". She described it as akin to pitch transubstantiation, the Catholic terminology rooted in St. Aquinas' metaphysical system which allows communion bread and wine to transform into the physicality of Christ. Essentially, the shifting of tempo employed in the frontal assault of drums and ... read more
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