Methods of Skeletal Construction: Haserot Are "Forging the Ossuary" (Early Track Stream)
Haserot go beyond simply worshiping at the altar of classic 1990s death metal, miring themselves in the primordial muck that would go on to splinter into so many different sounds. On their debut EP Throne of Malice, the Texan death metallers draw from the genre’s early flexible brutality as well as its traditionally-inspired melodicism, adding supernatural grace to their cutthroat riffs that bear down grimly on listeners. Throne of Malice‘s grisly affairs also draw from the broader reaches of extreme sounds, preferring crafting killer songs over strict adherence to any one style or staying firmly within the lines of death metal. We’re premiering “Forging the Ossuary” now, which kicks off the EP with a tale of, let’s say, unorthodox building techniques.
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“Forging the Ossuary” begins with a hell of a riff that weaves tasty harmonization into a somber melody against emphatic drums—owing perhaps in part to the doom metal background of founding members Brandon Johnson (Doomstress) and Maurice Eggenschwiler (Blues Funeral). It launches into the band’s main course of death metal soon enough, though, where mid-paced devastation proves to be unusually catchy. The deathly grooves and confident momentum persist, too: Throne of Malice easily punches above its weight as a debut EP in terms of memorable riffs and impact, offering a meaty first course to bloodthirsty feasters.
The band comments:
“Forging the Ossuary” is in some ways lyrically inspired by the Sedlec Ossuary in Czech. The images you’ll see of this bone church depict the skeletons of thousands of people molded into furnishings like a skeletal chandelier that hangs from the ceiling. The song discusses the idea of building a bone church out of the rotting carcasses of frightened people being slaughtered for the glory of this monument. Musically the song draws inspiration primarily from Swedish death metal melded with some of the signature elements of a Haserot song – a slow doomy intro, carried into a mid paced riff and ornamented with harmonized guitar lines.
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Throne of Malice releases May 27th via Redefining Darkness Records.
