Filed under: Black Metal | Tags: anarcho, Baroness, Black Metal, Blackened Crust, Built to Spill, Columbia, Crust, demonstration, Dinosaur Jr., Immortal, Punk, South Carolina, they eat their own god
Recently I’ve been discovering several impeccable examples of newer bands implementing black metal in some unorthodox ways. Structurally, they eat their own god, hailing from Columbia South Carolina, orbits around the idea that no riff should bore or distract the audience. Even though at my first listen I’ll admit that the composition felt a tad disjointed. After giving a second listen to appreciate the riffs I did enjoy initially I found myself bobbing my head twice as consistently as before.This one definitely grows on you, and there is a lot of variation in the moods conjured throughout.
No atmospheric tangents here, but the calmer moments are guided by monologues saturated in loathing vocals and tasteful chord progressions that, oddly enough, resemble the same reactions I have to Built to Spill or even Dinosaur Jr. These “nineties tones”, as I’ll call them for the sake of this article, permit a multitude of differentiating transitions all spun together through a common vocal thread. The more vile portions assimilate the punishing misanthropy of ever recurring blasts and Immortal styled texture and pace. Each emission carries it’s own euphoric triumph that translates into furious spurts of blackened trems and blasts, jarring punk rock sprints and even some stunning guitar harmonies that would violently arouse any Baroness or classic rock enthusiast.
As I mentioned the biggest unifying themes exhibited by TETOG are versatility and putrid tortured screams that would satiate the cochlea of any blackened punk enthusiast. Lyrically the fuel is boiled through a series of anarcho sentiments that allude to humanity collapsing beneath the weight of it’s frivolous and degenerative accomplishments. I even caught a couple Orwellian allusions in the first collection of tracks.
This record doesn’t fit in anyone’s neat little genre specific box. For those that are seeking a fresh take on several different styles of music that would seemingly never coexist then you’ll want to follow the link below.
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Also, they eat their own god is touring into Floridian territory starting on New Year’s Eve. They arrive in Orlando on January 4th at SIP Orlando:
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