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Liturgy, from Brooklyn, are billed as yet another in the rapidly growing number of indie rock bands who’ve turned to black metal. And like many of their compatriots, what they lack in corpse paint they make up for in sheer sonic assault.
The blast beats are so fast and relentless that the snare drum is verging on metastasizing from percussive white noise into in a continuous sawtooth hum. The buzzing tremolo guitars are similarly fast, and the ferocious diseased vocal growls sound more animal than human. Dissonant, tremolo-picked harmony leads are very cool, as are the occasional droning, relatively soothing interludes between waves of intensity.
One such drone, the ninth track, features chanted, quasi-ritualistic vocals, and I can almost picture David Tibet chiming in comfortably at some point if the track were continued a fair bit longer than the brief 2 minutes of air time it’s been given.
The seventh track is a complete departure: it consists of unaccompanied electric guitars playing a somewhat bouncy, cheerful riff. Odd. Just makes the ‘Rennilation’ of the following track that much more pronounced. After the aforementioned drone/chant track that soon follows, the album continues unabated.
Excellent album.
Gordon B. Isnor
Events
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Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:50:01
SHEA STADIUM SUMMERJAM II
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Future Islands, Liturgy, la otracina, PC Worship, Tinsel Teeth, So So Glos, Telecult Powers, CSC Funk Band, Guardian Alien, Donner Party Picnic, Hard Nips
at Shea Stadium, Brooklyn, NY United States
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Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:02:01
Liturgy
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Liturgy, Child abuse
at Death By Audio, Brooklyn, NY United States
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Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:00:00
Child abuse
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Child abuse, Liturgy, Drums Like Machine Guns, Heavy Medical
at Pilam, Philadelphia United States
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Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:43:01
Liturgy
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Liturgy, Child abuse
at The Triple, Richmond, Virginia United States
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Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:00:00
Liturgy
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Liturgy, Child abuse
at Static Age Records, Asheville, NC United States
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Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:00:00
Child Abuse
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Child abuse, Liturgy, Gay Witch Abortion, Sarah Johnson
at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis United States
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Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:17:01
What The Heck Fest #9
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Mount Eerie, Kimya Dawson, Earth, Karl Blau, No Kids, Calvin Johnson, Lake, D+, Liturgy, The Hive Dwellers, Cumulus, Broken Water, The Gift Machine, Ô Paon, Lloyd & Michael, Angelo Spencer et les Hauts Sommets, Motorbikes, Key Losers, Cora Anne Glass, Bryan, Frank and Bob, Urine, The Drink Up Honey, Ropin' the Wind, Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat dan Singa, Birthday Present, Caulfield and his Magical Violin
at Various Locations in Downtown Anacortes, Anacortes United States
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Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:42:01
Liturgy
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Liturgy, Common Eider, King Eider, Base Of Bass
at Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco United States
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Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:00:00
Liturgy/Harrasor/Nero Order/Kill Kill Kill
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Nero Order, Liturgy, Kill Kill Kill, Harrasor
at Three Clubs, Los Angeles, CA United States
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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:44:01
Rosetta
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Rosetta, Liturgy, City of Ships
at Nightrocker, San Antonio United States
