Release
date: 09th
March 2018. Label: Poacher Records, Ampmandens Records, Aonair Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
An
Asphyxiating Embrace – Tracklisting
1.Weltschmerz
03:12
2.Special
Needs 01:49
3.Fiendesliebe
03:37
4.Wellpisser
05:44
5.The
Deconstructionist 04:04
6.Mr.
Hands 03:08
7.The
Weight of Guilt 05:36
8.Chained
to a Dead Horse 03:14
Members
Dag
Ole: bass and vocals
Ken-Robert:
guitar and vocals
Jon:
drums and vocals
Review
So this is what
happens when you merge the post-whatever bleakness of Neurosis with
the bombastic sounds of High On Fire and Kvelertak. Rongeur are a
very much band creating a bleak and dense Sludge/Stoner Metal sound.
Their debut album An Asphyxiating Embrace is a nightmarish sound told
through the power fast-paced Sludge/Stoner Metal sounds but with a
frenzied Doom Metal approach.
The whole tone of the
album is very lo-fi and that allows Rongeur to unleash a darker sound
than you would expect from a band such as this. The songs are very
fast-paced with all the band members providing vocals on the certain
songs on the album.
Standout songs on the
album are Weltschmerz,
Special Needs, Wellpisser, Mr Hands and The Weight Of Guilt. The
album is not the produced sounding album but it sees Rongeur continue
with their rough and ready approach to their music. The post-metallic
vibes is what makes this album standout. As you shouldn’t really a
“Neurosis” style sensibility on this album but Rongeur deserve
credit for trying something different.
An
Asphyxiating Embrace is a dark musical odyssey where Rongeur make the
listener feel very uncomfortable at times. So if you’re expecting
an upbeat album then I recommend you look elsewhere for your musical
fix. This album is for the more adventurous Sludge/Stoner Metal fan
who like their music that little bit darker and with intelligence as
well.
The
instrumental work is superb throughout with Rongeur showing true
creativity on the later stages of the album.
Embrace
the madness as Rongeur have unleashed a heavy pounding beast of an album….
Words
by Steve Howe
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