Release
date: April 24th
2020. Label: Self Released. Format: DD
Sepulchre
- Tracklisting
Sepulchre
Review
Sepulchre
is the new single from Canadian Sludge/Stoner/Post-Metallers –
EMPRESS – who are releasing this single on 24th April in
remembrance and in tribute to their former band member – Brenden
Gunn – who sadly passed away in October 2019.
Empress
say this about the new song- “To celebrate the Birthday of
Brenden Gunn on April 24th. Brenden passed away October 2019,
he helped shaped this band and we miss him dearly. From the coming
full length album due later this year.
Sepulchre
is the new song from their upcoming full length album which will be
released later this year and it’s a great way to honour Brenden’s
memory with a furious slice of Sludge/Doom/Stoner Metal aggression
that sees the band move away from the sound they created on their
2018 debut release – Reminiscence.
That
EP was more of a band finding their own sound whilst taking influence
from acts such as ELDER, Mastodon and Baroness whilst allowing
Empress to stand on their own merits and convictions with some epic
Progressive sounds along the way.
Sepulchre
is almost 5 minutes of finely tuned Psychedelic Doom/Sludge/Stoner
Riffs that is the best song that I’ve heard from the guys.
Ultra-tight guitars providing grizzled riffs that even manage to add
a Thrash atmosphere in the early stages before settling down for an
almost classic 90s Stoner Metal groove.
Empress are firing on all
cylinders on this song and this is the perfect tribute to honour
Brenden’s memory with. As the song is fast-paced and contains a few
surprises along the way especially with the more Ambient Sonic
Projectory Empress employ towards the later stages of the song.
If
this is the signs of things to come for the forthcoming full length
album then Empress could have a real major surprise for us all when
it’s finally released upon the world.
Words
by Steve Howe
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