From France there is a death metal band that’s made it their mission to spread the cosmic horrors Lovecraft unleashed back in the early 1900’s. The full-length debut came five years ago titled Chronicles of the Doomed Worlds – Part I: Enlightenment from Beyond (a handful I know). I didn’t know about that album until I got this promo but going back to it now it was actually a very good album so I’m surprised I’ve never heard of the band before. Think Morbid Angel, Nile and Immolation meets up with Sulphur Aeon to talk about the lord and saviour Cthulhu and ends up creating some mad riffs then you get Abyssal Ascendant. Of course now knowing what the band can do I was stoked to see what Part II would bring after five years in the making.
Abyssal Ascendant to me feels like the Lovecraftian Nile we all have wanted in our life. One could say switch the Egypt theme to Lovecraft and this is it but it isn’t as simple as that. Abyssal Ascendant might be very influenced by Nile but they got their own thing going. Part II continues what they created on Part I, big difference in my opinion here are two things. There is more of a red line throughout the album, the first one was a tiny bit all over the place and sometimes I wondered if it was a different band. Here there is a stronger identity, a feeling they know now how they want to push the envelop with the bands sound. The second thing is simply put the riffs are have more meat to the bone, the whole sound barrier is thicker and it brings out the best sides of Abyssal Ascendant. If you liked Part I you are guaranteed to like Part II, this is an stronger output than their full-length debut which was still a great one. For new listeners to the band I advice you to listen to Part I before going into this, not just to hear how the band has evolved during these give years but also to get the concept behind the bands songwriting and lyrics. Don’t miss this when it drops on Friday!
Artist: Abyssal Ascendant
Label: Dolorem Records
Release date: October 9th, 2020
Favorite track: The Dweller Awakens
For fans of: Immolation & Nile
Score: 4/5 Excellent
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