Cormorant "Earth Diver"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Folk/Black Metal
Label: Self-released
Release date: April 8, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Eris 02:34
2. Daughter of Void 06:43
3. Sold as a Crow 06:14
4. Waking Sleep 09:11
5. The Pythia 06:16
6. Broken Circle 08:56
7. Mark the Trail 07:05
8. A Sovereign Act 11:38

Line-up: 
Brennan Kunkel: Drums, vocals
Marcus Luscombe: Vocals, bass
Matt Solis: Guitars, vocals
Nick Cohon: Guitars, keys

Description/Reviews: 

Musically, the band has undergone a seismic shift. Most notable is the black metal that has taken a stranglehold over the band’s sound, with tremolo picking and blast beats all over the album. In digging deeper, you find a fair amount of doomy riffs, most obviously in ‘The Pythia’ whose intro riff betrays some serious Cirith Ungol influence. Meanwhile, the traditional heavy metal leanings present in the band’s prior albums have been downplayed significantly, and when you trade out most of your Slough Feg influence for a whole lot of Monarque and a decent-sized chunk of The Lamp of Thoth, your music instantly takes on a darker tone. And this is by far the darkest work Cormorant has ever done.

Read the full review by John McLaughlin at echoesanddust.com

Media/Samples 
Entire album online

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