Release
date: September
13th
2019.
Label: Self
Released.
Format: DD
Pistis
Sophia
– Tracklisting
1.Birth
of a Blind God (Demiurgos Part III) 04:11
2.Unworthy
03:48
3.Sufficiency
03:39
4.The
Blue Mold (Tom O'Bedlam) 12:00
Members
Samantha
Michelle Smith – Everything
Review
ENNOEA
are back with their new EP – Pistis Sophia – and it’s their
first proper release in 5 years . Two of the songs Sufficiency and
Unworthy were released earlier this year which I reviewed here. This
time round the songs are have been joined by two other songs that
make up the Pistis Sophia EP.
The
EP is a mixture of ENNOEA familiar Drone/Doom/Stoner Metal grooves
that has elements of Post-Black Metal tendencies with Samantha’s
harsh death growls leaving a threatening presence throughout. The
lyrics are quite bleak and what you should expect for an EP such as
this.
ENNOEA
have never been afraid to explore the more extreme side of
Doom/Stoner Metal and Pistis Sophia allows Samantha to create a more
horrifying sound that you wouldn’t expect to hear in Stoner Metal.
The ambient sounds heard on the excellent opening song – Birth of a
Blind God (Demiurgos Part III) – leave little to the imagination
with the constant shift in tone and delivery from start to finish.
The
next two songs Sufficiency and Unworthy sees Samantha experiment with
her overall sound as the song adds heavier moments of of pitch black
Doom/Post-Black Metal sound with traces of Psychedelic Doom and Death
Metal starting to appear.
The
final song - The
Blue Mold (Tom O'Bedlam) - is where the
main action is at with ENNOEA playing a more progressive style of
Post-Black Metal that is gloomy and claustrophobic from start to
finish. This is perhaps some of the best music that Samantha has
created to date. As it’s an interesting style of music and can be
quite challenging to listen to at times.
Overall,
ENNOEA have released another winning record to their already
impressive discography. I’m hoping Samantha doesn’t leave it
another 5 years to darken our doorsteps with ENNOEA. As I feel there
is unfinished business left to be dealt with ENNOEA…..
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Samantha
is quite prolific and is involved with a wide range of different
projects. See Samantha’s extensive discography on Metal Archives.
Words
by Steve Howe
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