So the news that the band had quietly released a new album with an average song length of between six and three minutes was welcome, and indeed, ygg huur is the bands. The album was recorded from july 48 at menegroth, the thousand caves studio in new york. Krallice lyrics ygg huur 2015 album, including engram, bitter meditation, tyranny of thought. Hyperion is the second ep by the american black metal band krallice. Granted, they were never dyedinthewool secondwave worshipers, so the shift in sound on their latest album isnt quite as abrupt as it might seem at first.
Krallice ricochets between sets of complementary riffs and rhythms, as though trapped among the overclocked paddles of a. Krallice do add a heap of prog metal to their albums. The screeched vocals filled with despair, raging against that torrent of grainy sound that. Its unusually compact, its six tracks adding up to less than 40 minutes total and four of them have.
I feel like ive just finished with the previous full length titled ygghuur, which i discussed. Listen free to krallice ygg huur idols, wastes of ocean and more. Krallice, hyperion gilead media though apparently recorded two years prior to ygg huur, their 2015 exhibition of blunted blast beats and. Hailed as one of the leading lights of modern black metal, the band issued their eponymous debut in 2008 and have since gone on to release a slew of acclaimed albums and eps diotima, 2011, ygg huur, 2015, and wolf, 2019 that push the genre into exhilarating new directions. The album was recorded between july 4 and 8 at menegroth, the thousand caves. Ygg huur isnt as punishingly loud as 2012s years past matter, which only make it easier to notice that this is the densest krallice material ever, with all those hyperactive and coordinated. Get ready for some wicked blasts, as new york black metal vets krallice have just put their new album up online. Black metal lovers hate you for not being true black metal.
Have krallice invented a new genre on 5th album ygg huur. Ygg huur isnt on the same playing field as some other albums are as krallice takes everything to new heights. Its undeniably krallice, with break neck speeds and tremolos so rapid that its like watching a hummingbird flap its wings. They dialled this back a bit on ygg huur, but the songs on hyperion and prelapsarian, apart from hate power, are back to being close to a typical length for them note, however, that hyperion was recorded before ygg huur, despite its later release date. Ygg huur by krallice, released 21 september 2015 1. Ygg huur is the fifth fulllength album by american metal band krallice. Ive found it hard to get into krallice s brand of black metal in the past, mostly for the impenetrability of it, from the average ten minute song lengths to the supertechnical playing from such undeniably talented musicians. Not only is it the shortest fulllength in the bands discography, clocking in at 35 minutes, but also is it a departure from the black metal influence which krallice heavily founded its sound upon. Ygg huur isnt as punishingly loud as 2012s years past matter, which only make it easier to notice that this is the densest krallice material ever. Black metal, avantgarde metal, technical death metal. When krallice took 3 years to release ygg huur, my assumption was that maybe they were making their biggest and longest album yet. Now krallice are three years removed from that record, their most ostentatious to date, and theyre finally back with their fifth fulllength ygg huur.
Krallice surprise release new album ygg huur memotone escapes to the forest in where memory is traded video signal path. The title track, on the other hand, mirrors the concision of ygg huur. It was released digitally on july 30, 2015, with physical versions following in september. Ygg huur is forged on a common frequency of anxietyinducing technique and claustrophobic atmosphere. Digital album, cd, and vinyl editions are all still available from the bands bandcamp at s. Normally id hold it against an album for being relatively samey especially when the style is unwelcoming by default but theres the sense with ygg huur that krallice have placed each and every note where it is with careful forethought. Now you drop a new album with no warning that no one knew you were working on. This is the densest krallice material ever, with all those hyperactive and coordinated guitars tucked inside subsevenminute windows and accompanied by a rhythm section more audacious and commanding than ever. For their fifth record, however, theyve added just about everything that has been missing.
Krallice plays a form of progressive, highly technical black metal somewhat similar in style to that of weakling and wolves in the throne room. Krallice playing their new album ygg huur live at the acheron in brooklyn, new york city on july 27, 2015. Whatever it is, ygg huur is a little left field but my word, its fucking good. I really liked their old stuff and i will admit krallice s old sound was not for everybody, but i think that the odd feelings about krallice s sound clouds their vision to see that objectively it was pulled off pretty well. The album was recorded between july 4 and 8 at menegroth, the thousand caves studio and was selfreleased digitally by the band on july 30, 2015, with physical versions released in september. I have been fascinated by ygg huur by krallice ever since the band sneakily released the album without pomp or circumstance on july 30th it has lingered in my mind like some ignis fatuus drawing me ever closer to some unseen fate. Find krallice discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Krallice subtly revealed source image for cover of ygg huur. A swirling maelstrom of tumultuous, cacophonous carnage, ygg huur is an osciallating headfuck of an album that extreme metal fans will find accessible, krallice just happen to paint on a canvas much bigger than the majority of their peers. Get all the lyrics to songs on ygg huur and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Albums include krallice, years past matter, and diotima. Krallice ygg huur 2015 selfreleased progressive metal, black metal 610 yall know this is just my opinion, right. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. It feels weird to categorize krallice as black metal at this point, given their latest album, ygg hurr.
The acts fifth fulllength is titled ygg huur, and you can sample all of its. Mcmaster what choice have we but to worship the sun, else the idolatry of beauty and the myths of transformation. And although its familiar and unique style is very much still present, the song structure reveals more. Krallice released the album, called ygg huur, directly to bandcamp yesterday. Gelukkig was ik niet te laat, en al was ik dat wel, torrents maken het leven makkelijker. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your krallice collection. When, without warning, their fifth fulllength album ygg huur was unleashed with no formal announcement or pr marketing push. Lovers of experimental music praise you for the genius of bringing new techniques to black metal.
Ygg huur hyperion years past matter orphan of sickness diotima dimensional bleedthrough krallice about. Ygg huur is the fifth fulllength lp from the american black metal band krallice, coming back after their 2012 giant lp years past matter. The material for this ep was written in 20 for a split release that never materialised, and has been noted to represent a stylistic middleground between years past matter and ygg huur. Ygg huur is the fifth studio album by the american black metal band krallice. The album was quietly posted to the krallice bandcamp page and a link was provided via social media. Yet what makes it atypical for a krallice release is how concise it is. In reality, krallice was never anything more than a quartet of talented, creative musicians with backgrounds in the mathrock and techmetal milieus who were dead set on playing innovative music rooted in black metal but. Play fulllength songs from ygg huur by krallice on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. Loum krallice with dave edwardson prelapsarian ygg huur hyperion. Engram record menegroth july 4th8th 2015 album title stolen from scelsi album cover from. Metal wikipedia download metal albums, torrent music, online library of metal.