New tracks from Krallice, Impetuous Ritual

Profound Lore has two upcoming releases worth checking out. The first is Dimensional Bleedthrough, out November 10 from Krallice. Thanks to a formidable live reputation, the band’s profile has jumped. It often gets tagged as black metal, but evidently it does not really consider itself as such. I’d agree. While its mechanics (blastbeats, tremolo picking, raspy vocals) are black metal, its thrust isn’t. Instead of Satan or misanthropy, it peddles abstraction and counterpoint. Judging from the title track, Dimensional Bleedthrough should be cerebral yet serrated.

Krallice – Dimensional Bleedthrough
Impetuous Ritual – Ceremonial Disembowelment

I’m especially excited to hear Impetuous Ritual, whose Relentless Execution Of Ceremonial Excrescence (what a title!) comes out in December. (And what a nonsensical band name!) That’s a long ways away, but I am that excited to hear it. The band features two members of Portal, so, naturally, it sounds a lot like Portal. That’s fine by me, as I can’t get enough of Portal (whose Swarth comes out October 20 on Profound Lore). At the end of “Ceremonial Disembowelment,” the guitars get all growly and grumbling. How did they get that sound??? A wah pedal setting? Picking near the bridge of the guitar? Picking at an angle to get a skewed attack? Whatever it is, it’s Morbid Angel dragged into the 21st century, and I’m lovin’ it.