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: Artist :: Wyrgher :
: Album :: Panspermic Warlords :
: Year :: 2023 :
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: Genre :: Black Metal Source :: WEB/MP3 :
: Label :: I, Voidhanger Records R.date :: 2023-07-28 :
: Size :: 117.83MB S.date :: 2023-07-28 :
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: Bitrate :: CBR 320kbps :
: Quality :: 44.1 kHz/Joint Stereo :
: URL :: http://deezer.com/album/469038245 :
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: 1. Dormant They Drift 4:20 :
: 2. Destroyer of the Promethean Path 9:55 :
: 3. Solar Harvest 6:38 :
: 4. Summoning the Meteoric Titans 3:31 :
: 5. Supreme Leader of a Dying Star 9:22 :
: 6. The Weeping of a Blazing Rock 5:46 :
: 7. Panspermic Warlords 9:28 :
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: As much as black metal has been inspired by environments here :
: on Earth ù be they frostbitten tundra, lush forests, or the :
: peaks of mountains ù an increasing number of acts have arisen :
: to draw from the infinite well of the cosmos. After all, :
: whatÆs colder and bleaker than the vacuum of space? :
: Pioneering bands such as Darkspace, Mare Cognitum, and :
: Spectral Lore have made a name for themselves within the :
: atmospheric realm of black metal, but surely thereÆs more :
: that can be done with a literally endless cosmic source of :
: inspiration. The solar winds have brought to Earth Wyrgher :
: and their sophomore album, whose thematic and lyrical concept :
: revolves around dark, epic sci-fi of birth, destruction, and :
: death; similar to what the subject details, Panspermic :
: Warlords spreads its seed across all corners of the black :
: metal spectrum. The result is an intricate, progressive black :
: metal album fully up to the task of traversing such a grand :
: and intergalactic topic. :
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: As the title suggests Panspermic Warlords takes its :
: inspiration from the concept of panspermia, the idea that :
: life exists throughout the universe from a single origin and :
: spread via celestial bodies and even spacecraft ù here, the :
: spread of life is facilitated by a warmongering alien species :
: dooming its spawn to war and destruction. WyrgherÆs own :
: origin lies in a place that totally took me by surprise upon :
: listening to debut single ôThe Weeping of a Blazing Rockö; :
: that of Swiss multi-instrumentalist Menetekel (Ungfell, :
: AteiggΣr, and more). Ungfell has been on my radar ever since :
: their fantastic debut in 2017 and as good as that project is, :
: I never wouldÆve expected the degree of songwriting and :
: technical proficiency on display in Panspermic Warlords from :
: the same musician behind that Walpurgis folk/black metal band :
: ù this just goes to show how MenetekelÆs own musical progeny :
: are spread far and wide within black metal itself. :
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: ôDormant They Driftö hits with blast-driven fury right out :
: the gate; dizzying dissonant riffs, cosmic leads, and deep :
: reverb-laden growls form the core of the song, until fading :
: into dark ambience after only a few minutes. After all, this :
: is only the beginning of life spread across the universe. The :
: essential sound of Panspermic Warlords remains dissonant, :
: linear black metal that will surely appeal to fans of the :
: Icelandic scene, yet the cosmic qualities remain throughout :
: in the form of spacey leads and more bouts of dark ambience. :
: The reoccurring horns on ôDestroyer of the Promethean Pathö :
: are one of the coolest non-standard instrumental additions on :
: the album, and somehow manage to convey a great sense of :
: scale within the grander scheme of the universe. :
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: Panspermic Warlords isnÆt a progressive black metal album α :
: la Enslaved or Ne Obliviscaris, but the constant shifting of :
: riffs and tempos would easily qualify it as one in my book. :
: There are three epics at the heart of the album that each :
: push the 10-minute mark, yet despite the rapid changes of :
: pace the blackened aspects are never sacrificed simply for :
: the sake of being progressive ù this is still black metal :
: through and through, whether mid-tempo stomps or hyperspeed :
: blast beats. :
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: Perhaps IÆve got apocalyptic thoughts on the mind with the :
: abysmal heat felt around the world, recent local fires, and :
: having just seen the unleashing of humanityÆs deadliest :
: weapon through Oppenheimer, but Panspermic Warlords is the :
: perfect soundtrack to predestined civilizational destruction. :
: This isnÆt a hopeful sci-fi tale about a bright future, but :
: one of chaos and death. On top of that, itÆs also a great :
: black metal album. If previous incarnations of cosmic black :
: metal werenÆt your fancy, this album just might find another :
: place to plant its seed within your mind. :
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