One man black metal-tinged records seem to be coming out of the shadows all over the world, each a seething, dark ode to all things ugly and macabre, or beautiful and awed. Oakland's Black Monolith is no different, the project of occasional Deafheaven touring guitarist Gary Bettencourt. "Passenger," which comes out later this month on
All Black Recording Company is a raw and powerful mix of screaming metal, atmospherics, and crusty, dirty punk rock, a nonstop assault on the senses. And it's not polished. It's like listening to people make glorious noise in the garage. Listen to the album climactic, instrumental finale "Eris" below.
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