I'm a sucker for West Coast miserablists like Asunder, Aldebaran, Laudanum, Samothrace, and Anhedonist, so I was excited to hear of a relatively recent addition to this band of happy campers, Portland's Ephemeros.
Comprised of various gloomy luminaries from bands such as Nux Vomica, Graves At Sea, Uzala and Bastard Feast, these guys have a proven pedigree for creating harsh sounds for harsh times, and All Hail Corrosion, their debut offering, is an even more dismal sound than anything they've created before.
Comprised of various gloomy luminaries from bands such as Nux Vomica, Graves At Sea, Uzala and Bastard Feast, these guys have a proven pedigree for creating harsh sounds for harsh times, and All Hail Corrosion, their debut offering, is an even more dismal sound than anything they've created before.
The title track opens with the plaintive chime of a lone guitar, before the full band come crashing in, all devastating weight and foul growl. From there it's a slow burner of a track, their guitar harmonies have that beautifully melancholic quality present in all the best funeral doom, that sound that instills an ache in your chest. When done right, as it is here, there's nothing like it.
Ephemeros offer both despondency and redemption in their sound.
All Hail Corrosion is available now on CD via Seventh Rule:
http://shop.seventhrule.com/collections/new-releases/products/ephemeros-all-hail-corrosion-cd
With a vinyl release available for pre-order from Parasitic Records:
http://www.parasiticrecords.bigcartel.com/product/ephemeros-all-hail-corrosion-lp
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All Hail Corrosion, All Hail Ephemeros!
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