BARREN ALTAR: Bound By Impermanence Cassette

Oakland has always done something particular with heaviness. Not just loud, not just fast, but slow and suffocating, like the Bay swallowing you whole. Barren Altar belong to that lineage.

Bound By Impermanence is the second full-length from this blackened doom and sludge metal outfit, and it earns every minute of its runtime. Think Thou-levels of ritualistic weight crossed with the caustic nihilism of early Primitive Man. This is the kind of record that rewards the kind of attention most people save for therapy. If you're already deep in the dark aesthetic corner of metal, this cassette is a logical next acquisition.

Format: Cassette. Genre: Blackened Doom Metal, Sludge Metal. Origin: USA (Oakland, California).

Fans of: Thou, Primitive Man, Bell Witch, Coffinworm.