Obsequiae "Suspended in the Brume of Eos" LP

Conjuring images of a medieval Europe where modern life has yet to infringe, Suspended In The Brume Of Eos harkens back to the pre-wimp-out melodic Scandinavian death metal of the 1990s; dark, aggressive, conscious of songcraft and unintimidated by complexity. Their deep knowledge of European traditional music and instrumentation is evident throughout, particularly in the ornate, colorful interludes that tie the album together like tapestries in a ruined castle. Had John Renbourn started a project with Quorthon something like OBSEQUIAE might be the result. In the tradition of Bathory, very early In Flames, A Canorous Quintet, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Dissection and Agalloch, the initial release of Suspended In The Brume Of Eos has already seen the album crowned as “an enthralling journey, a journey where glowing, somnolent black metal is mixed with gorgeous medieval acoustic interludes” by Last Rites. The Inarguable agreed, noting, “Triumphant and obscure, OBSEQUIAE’s texturally complex, almost-technical approach to medieval-tinged black metal is, in this reviewer’s opinion, highly enjoyable and unique,” and Chips & Beer Magazine champions the band, stating “The handiwork of the native Minnesotans … returns wonder to the mundane, seen in untouched fields of wheat and moss, in wild creatures and the first rays of sun and all that is simple and profound.”

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