Chicago’s Bloodiest have a penchant for gloom and doom that manifests itself through droning, epic compositions. And that isn’t even the best part.
Featuring members of Yakuza, 90 Day Men, Follows, and Atombombpocketknife, the band’s debut, Descent, expresses this exquisitely with six massive compositions, a couple of which clock in at nine-plus minutes. The collective’s trademark is a grinding drone that is engaging at times, colorless at others, but impressive nonetheless due to the sextet’s ability to craft a wailing wall of immense sound. The expansive slow burn of “Fallen,” cavernous “Pastures,” and 11-plus minute, constricting “Dead Inside,” leave little room for air, the band mining metal sludge like it is precious gold.
That is not to say Bloodiest have crafted the perfect album. Their willingness to stretch things out comes at a price, and “Slave Rule” broods more than it wails over the course of nine minutes, and “Coh” is like an apparition that never quite takes form before disappearing into the ether.
Featuring members of Yakuza, 90 Day Men, Follows, and Atombombpocketknife, the band’s debut, Descent, expresses this exquisitely with six massive compositions, a couple of which clock in at nine-plus minutes. The collective’s trademark is a grinding drone that is engaging at times, colorless at others, but impressive nonetheless due to the sextet’s ability to craft a wailing wall of immense sound. The expansive slow burn of “Fallen,” cavernous “Pastures,” and 11-plus minute, constricting “Dead Inside,” leave little room for air, the band mining metal sludge like it is precious gold.
That is not to say Bloodiest have crafted the perfect album. Their willingness to stretch things out comes at a price, and “Slave Rule” broods more than it wails over the course of nine minutes, and “Coh” is like an apparition that never quite takes form before disappearing into the ether.
Despite the few shortcomings of Descent, Bloodiest excel at creating heavy, heaving metal that is dark, tense, and threatens to combust at any given moment. It would be wise to watch, listen, and wait for the explosion.
Descent is out now on Relapse Records
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