Artist: Leviathan
Title: A Silhouette in Splinters
Year: 2005
Label: Profound Lore Records
Wrest is one of the most complex and fascinating characters in Black Metal today. Barring all the controversy about his personal life, he remains a prolific and competent artist in multiple realms. He is the force behind not only Leviathan but Lurker of Chalice (my favorite album of 2006) and a contributor to Twilight, Nachtmystium and Sunn O))).
I can't praise this album enough. Whereas Leviathan is typically a project that emulates classic washed out and lo-fi depressive black metal recordings that always sound like demo tapes, you'll find no blastbeats here. This is a purely ambient venture that rivals the likes of early Lustmord. Droning layers of electric guitar slink across our conscious mental processes, navigating dark and untouched hemispheres of repressed memories. Meditative and patient, these environments quietly shriek of malevolence, misanthropy and discontent.
Without resolution, this album eloquently leads us down a road toward hopelessness. Listening to this record is akin to watching the apocalypse unfold before your eyes after ingesting an overdose of sedatives.
1. Travelling Over The Ocean's Skull - 8:01
2. It Comes In Whispers Part:2 - 7:56
3. Particular Dis-Ease - 6:26
4. Shimmering With Horn Of Woe - 6:58
5. A Silhouette In Splinters - 10:42
6. Blood Red And True Part:2 [A Spell To Vanquish Sea Serpents] - 7:49
Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mhg5dz5xyzm
