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As if there was any doubt at this point, DVNE are truly masters of their craft, one of a rare and special breed whose music treads the near impossibly fine line between the progressive and the primal, the intricate and the intuitive, so to speak.
2y
70
The excellent songwriting and ditto performances ensure that Voidkind remains a must-hear for prog-sludge fans.
2y
This is such a solid progressive sludge metal album, it sounds like if Mastadon experimented more with their late 2000's sound instead of stripping back to a more straight forward one. It's got those thunderous riffs and the drumming is intense!
Listening to "Voidkind" is somewhat of a mixed bag to me.
On one hand, I will praise every musician for their involvement. The guitar riffs are awesome, the drummer is killing it and the singer does a great job. "Summa Blasphemia" is a fantastic opening track with very creative composition.
I think the pacing gets a bit weaker as it goes on. The songs are kind of limited when it comes to composition, not reaching the same quality as of the first one and making me feel ... read more
Un-fucking-real. Dvne does it again in one of the greatest albums of 2024. While I don't feel it was as consistent as their previous LP, to say anything negative about it would be a bold-faced lie. This has the potential to become a 10/10 with time; I think I just need to process this a lot more. Barely have words to describe it.
When this came out in 2024, I was like "hey this is neat," and never thought much else of it
Cut to 2025. After diving into their 2021 record Etemen Aenka, the band finally clicked, and I revisited Voidking on multiple occasions.
There's a lot to love here. The sludgy prog mix is so disgusting, groovy and awesome. The drumming and riffs especially are killer.
The opening track Summa Blasphemia sets the tone so well for the record. Reaching for Telos and Abode of the Perfect ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Summa Blasphemia 5:28 | 83 |
| 2 | Eleonora 8:48 | 89 |
| 3 | Reaching for Telos 5:22 | 82 |
| 4 | Reliquary 7:46 | 85 |
| 5 | Path of Dust 1:28 | 80 |
| 6 | Sarmatæ 4:29 | 83 |
| 7 | Path of Ether 1:29 | 79 |
| 8 | Abode of the Perfect Soul 7:28 | 87 |
| 9 | Plฤrลma 6:00 | 82 |
| 10 | Cobalt Sun Necropolis 9:57 | 84 |
Total Length: 58 minutes
