From blistering black metal freak-out to crushing Neurosis climax to an unexpected psychedelic undertow, there's no incidental music here.
At marathon lengths, even the deliberate repetition and yogic yawns of the more curdled segments seem structured to aid meditation or contemplation. Dark as it may seem, the effect is centering — a sensory-deprivation soak in raw sewage.
Chasms thrives in that specific space in the mind where it coexists with anxieties and fears of insignificancy, mortality, and loss.
I love this album
There is no flaw with this album for me
There are weaker songs, but none of them are bad
This album is genuinely a masterpiece
It's atmosphere is unrivaled
Some of the best genre blending I've heard by far
The mix of Funeral Doom and Black Metal on Solar Chamber is fucking ridiculous
It is so fucking unique
Not to mention the absolute masterpiece of the title track
The song Chasms is genuinely one of my favorite songs of all time
It was my most streamed song between ... read more
I feel increasingly as though it's (probably) difficult to do doom metal *badly* per se. This record is absolutely *fine*, but it's nothing to really write home about. Perhaps I might have rated it higher without the generic, growly vocals? Perhaps it could've been a more dynamic listen? I'm sort of non-plussed, but I can't call it bad.
*****
Solar Chamber ~ β
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Chasms ~ β
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Mirage ~ β
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Obsidian Eyes ~ ... read more
| 1 | Solar Chamber 10:41 | |
| 2 | Chasms 13:05 | |
| 3 | Mirage 7:26 | |
| 4 | Obsidian Eyes 12:22 |