One of the things about following a toilet-fetish\u00a0<\/del>metal blog day in, day out, is that you start to become overwhelmed with new music. I, like many Toileteers, have a backlog of music of various subgenres that I\u00a0sincerely\u00a0<\/em>mean to get to, but I get home from work and play a gazillion hours of Overwatch<\/a>\u00a0instead. Inevitably, I end up making a lot of quick judgements about material that deserve deeper listens. Too often I hear good black or death metal and neglect it simply because\u00a0of the overfamiliarity. Between yelling at my cats, the weather, sports, video games, and the Dipshit-In-Chief<\/a>, I’m too busy and angry to devote proper time to new music unless it really grabs my attention. With that, let me tell you why I cannot stop jamming the first official full-length, A Subtler Kind of Light,<\/em>\u00a0from progressive black\/thrash\/hard-to-generically-define band,\u00a0Locust Leaves<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Just a glimpse\u00a0at the above lyric sheet tells you this is a unique project. You can laugh at me for judging a book by it’s cover, but a little bit of eccentricity and effort go a long way toward drawing my attention.\u00a0Locust Leaves\u00a0<\/strong>is primarily a duo, with the bulk of the recording done by multi-instrumentalist Helm and vocalist Nick K. However, the help the two received, from drummer Archon Vorskaath (Zemial<\/strong><\/a>) and guitarist Ayloss (Spectral Lore<\/a><\/strong>), makes a big difference on the album. Ayloss’ guitar leads are especially worthy of praise. The artwork, lyric sheet, and album description made it clear that this album required a\u00a0more nuanced listen, but I still wasn’t sure what to expect.<\/p>\n
Locust Leaves’\u00a0<\/strong>A Subtler Kind of Light\u00a0<\/em>is out March 17th on I, Voidhanger Records<\/a>. Check out an exclusive track premiere over at the awesome Invisible Oranges<\/a>\u00a0to get yourself stoked.<\/p>\n
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