Release
date: April 26th
2019.
Label: eOne.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Mysterium
Tremendum – Tracklisting
1.Envy
The End 05:34
2.Tearing
at the Fabric of Consciousness
3.Nearing
the End of the Curling Worm
4.The
End of Experience
5.Exploring
Inward (An Unwelcome Passenger)
6.Severed
Forever
7.Even
the Darkness Went Away
8.Freed
From the Pressures of Time
9.Lacerated
Psyche
10.Split
From a World Within, Devoid of Dreams Death, The Final Loneliness
11.Saying
Goodbye to Physical Form
Members
Erik
Olson-guitar/vocals
Chris
Evans-guitar
Matt
Price-bass
Chase
Manhattan-drums
Review
Mysterium
Tremendum
is
the new album from Lord Dying and it’s a concept about about Life
and Death. Or what awaits people on the other side. Well according to
the band anyway. The album is perhaps Lord Dying most personal album
to date. As the album deals with many complex dark themes and this
allows Lord Dying to experiment with their standard Sludge/Doom Metal
sound.
The
whole feel of the album will surprise you in many ways with the band
experimenting with genres such as Prog Rock, Prog Metal, Psych and
even Folk Rock. Mysterium Tremendum is a dark and mysterious album
with the early songs setting up a gloomy and caustic atmosphere that
lingers onto the very end of the album.
Songs
such as Envy The End, Nearing The End Of The Cutting Worm and The End
Of Experience sees
Lord Dying
drawing
influences from bands
such as Yes, Metallica, Mastodon and OPETH. The
end result is dark, surreal, trippy and hypnotic. The sludgy grooves
from Lord Dying previous albums are there in the background. However
this is a more focused and more grown up Lord Dying that I personally
didn’t expect.
The
production on Mysterium
Tremendum
is excellent and Lord Dying have never sounded this good before
especially on the 2nd
half of the album where songs such as Severed Forever, Freed From The
Pressure Of Time and “Split From a World Within, Devoid of Dreams
Death, The Final Loneliness” show you how far Lord Dying have come
as musicians since their debut album.
Compare
this album to their debut album and you wouldn’t know it was the
same band. Lord Dying have delivered their best album to date with
Mysterium Tremendum. Some of their established fan-base may not enjoy
the album at first. As it’s so vastly different to their earlier
material. However it’s good to see Lord Dying creating a more
diverse sound.
Mysterium
Tremendum is
a thrilling and brilliantly bold album that Lord Dying should rightly
be proud of. This is as good as it gets. No question….
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Lisa at Hold Tight PR for the promo. Mysterium Tremendum is
available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via eOne.
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