Inter Arma

Paradise Gallows

All doom fans should check out this album; those who aren't yet Inter Arma converts will more than likely be swayed by the cohesive chaos and neurotic introspection that define this album.

There's a lot to take in, but Inter Arma are one of the few bands who could deliver a work of such punishing excess, expansive musicality, and devastating beauty.

Paradise Gallows finds the Richmond, Virginia five-piece alternatively aiming to be both the world’s heaviest act and also the prettiest. 

They maintain a slow, directionless drift that weights their third record with the dread of what’s beyond the sky.

The prospect of a 71-minute album may prove daunting to some, and not unreasonably so: Paradise Gallows is a challenging listen if taken all at once, which is the proper way to experience it.