Wrong Side Of Paradise - From the get-go we slide straight in where we left off from Another State Of Grace as the power-shredding riffs erupt into this sludgy rocking beast. The thundering rhythm section hits us with a real full-on snare drum punch that is accompanied by a killer bass kick that is followed by cymbal crashes that let this awesome track come to life. We get gravelly gritty rasping vocals that really shake this track with all it has as they kick in the doors and just take this track to another level, bass lines are dropping meaty grooves that just wrap themselves around this punchy foot-stomping beast that hits us with a sizzling guitar solo that comes armed with slick clean lines that are just ripping through this colossal opener that just packs a punch that we have come to expect from the boys.
What if the Universe has an energy exchange, with mass releasing energy in stars, supporting another form of energy (consciousness) utilizing life forms to ascend to higher, more energetic thought levels in successive lives & more evolved species. That progression concludes with a big crunch with black hole nuggets coming together as One & all the bits of consciousness then peaked collectively overlapping that One minimal thermal energy nugget.
Midnight Odyssey's I, Voidhanger labelmate, 27-year-old Californian Jacob Buczarski of Mare Cognitum, takes a decidedly more synthetic, atmospheric, and more properly metal approach, confronting the cosmos in a more reflective and philosophical way. The West Coast musician made waves with his third full-length, Phobos Monolith, which saw him unite excellent guitar instincts with a sort of cosmic romanticism; as he said himself, "romantic and naturally esoteric interpretations are extremely common in black metal, and space is just another aspect of nature." Buczarski's vision remains consistent in his side projects and collaborations as well, for example, 2016's split release between Mare Cognitum and the like-minded Ukrainian-American project Aureole, Resonance: Crimson Void (Avantgarde Music), which follows the story of Alunar, a citadel around which Aureole's debut album revolved.
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