For those of you who may be unacquainted with the raw, blackened doom driven behemoth that is Crypt Lurker, then you are missing out on one of the most innovative debuts to grace the year 2013. Blending painstakingly slow doom progressions with tortured frequencies and scathing vocal prowess, this is a band that will destroy speakers, minds, and expectations.
The opening moments of the album build from a dull roar into a full blown funeral-esque driven melody that lulls the listener into a false sense of security just before dropping the hammer to unleash a torrent of inexplicable noise. However, beneath that torrent is an intellectually structured disparaging narrative, clashing old and new influences alike to create a stark reflection of man’s bestial nature. Of course this may often be missed by the fact that your skull is split into several pieces by the mind-crushing depth that carries over into the totality of the album itself. Creating a heavy-as-fuck vibe that draws you into an atmosphere that visually resembles the last wave of mankind ushering in their final march.
CRYPT LURKER is a band that we will be speaking of for quite some time to come, and they had previously announced that it would be making a limited run of cassettes in honor of the release. Unfortunately, since that time they have come back to say that the cassettes will no longer be available, but the good news is sometime this October the album is set for release on vinyl via Ulthar Records and CD via Mordgrimm. Stream it down below.
Jørn Egil Svanem
September 16, 2013 at 5:06 pm
chunky! fuck yeah!