Release Date: November 20th 2025. Record Label: Psychedelic Salad Records / Interstellar Smoke Records. Formats: DD/Vinyl
Great Divide - Tracklisting
1.Great Divide 19:26
2.Endless Winter 16:09
Review
Drone/Doom Metal collective TEKARRA return with their third full length album Great Divide which continues their grand sonic excursion into the heavier depths of AMPLIFIER WORSHIP and LOW & SLOW musical passages. This is the same type of attitude they created on their previous two albums but this time the sound is more desolate, aggressive and emotionally detached from reality with a sense of sludge metal mechanics appearing.
The music is deliberately and purposely slow-paced with echoes of SUNN O))) appearing for an ice-cold Progressive style of melody and warped effects allowing the psychedelic kinetic energy fusing to the bleakest parts of the album. The album contains two tracks with a final running time near thirty six minutes in length. TEKARRA wisely take their time building up a LOUD VOLUME of noise for the opening epic title track of The Great Divide.
There are vocals within the record but they only appear when they’re fully needed and they’re brutally harsh and minimal but one full of profound aggression that moves the record further into Post-Black Metal territory. There are shades of BORIS experimentation on the title track but TEKARRA keep everything close to their chests that gives The Great Divide a highly mysterious quality even when the most violent moments appear to FUCK UP your peaceful and tranquil state of mind.
The second track Endless Winter is less abrasive and aggressive compared to the opening track but one that never turns away from its Post-Black Metal surroundings. Perhaps more Ambient and Drone driven which shows a different side to TEKARRA. The mood is still full of violent promise with a sense of distorted melody being delivered from all corners of the DRONE METAL spectrum.
Another cool aspect of the record to admire is TEKARRA’s wicked interpretation and deconstruction of the LOW & SLOW and AMPLIFIER DISTORTION themes that feels quite different. As they create their own unique take on that part of the Drone/Doom Metal movement. This record isn’t going to be for everyone but if you’re a fan of music where playing SLOW MUSIC is key then you’ll find this album very hard to beat.
Great Divide is another mind-expanding journey from one of the best Doom/Drone Metal bands that the Canadian underground scene has offered recently. I recommend you check this masterful release at earliest opportunity and be prepared for a first-rate DRONED OUT release of the highest order.
Words by Steve Howe
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