The mastermind behind the Canadian death metal band Fathomless Ritual, also known for his work with bands like Gutvoid, Fumes, Pukewraith, has come up with his own exciting grotesque vision of death metal inspired by the old Finnish gods Demilich and other greats. Toilet ov Hell premiered a song that’s as groovy as it is gnarly, which can be found AT THIS LINK. Do not sleep on this fine release dropping this Friday!
“play the kind of demented and calamitous death metal made so famous by Demilich, damn near perfected by Chthe’ilist, and guiding the murky light of 2023 favourites Dead and Dripping“
PRESS –
– “one of the absolute need-to-know creations that 2024 has already put before us” – Head-Banger Reviews (US)
http://headbangerreviews.wordpress.com/2024/01/01/fathomless…
– “another solid creation venturing through the realms of Experimental Death Metal” – The Headbanging Moose (Canada) 3.5/5
http://theheadbangingmoose.com/2024/01/12/album-review-fatho…
– “an approachable yet finely sorted exploration of unreal ancient death metal sounds” – Grizzly Butts (US) 8/10
http://mystificationzine.com/2024/02/24/fathomless-ritual-hy…
Fathomless Ritual (Canada) – Hymns For The Lesser Gods (Death Metal)
With manic glee, Fathomless Ritual recreate the maddening, unhinged kind of death metal created by the likes of Demilich and give their own ugly, grime-ridden twist to it. The music has a darker, murkier, cavernous sound but all the same has a denser quality and a sense of modern urgency about it which livens up the proceedings. There’s nary a dull moment on the album with there being a constant barrage of riffs all wriggling their way into your brain but it’s done in such a boisterous manner that it doesn’t feel at all life-threatening. Having the experience of bands such as Gutvoid, Fumes, Pukewraith, the sole mastermind behind the band, B. Dean, knows his way around death metal and how best to compound this particular style without destroying its essence or appeal for that matter. Without attempting to dethrone the gods, he’s made a conscientious effort to make the sound more extreme and relevant in his own way and to that extent it works amazingly well. This is an album that should delight any fan of underground death metal music.
For fans of: Demilich, Chthe’ilist, Dead and Dripping, Mortiferum, Dead, Adramelech, Cryptworm
Line up –
B. Dean (Gutvoid, Fumes, Pukewraith) – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drum Programming
Gouache paintings by Marcio Blasphemator (Autophagy)
Track listing:
1. Hecatomb for an Unending Madness 02:31
2. Exiled to the Lower Catacombs 04:54
3. Gorge of the Nameless 04:15
4. Grafted to the Chambers of Mirth 06:11
5. Wielding the Bone Wand 04:44
6. Cosmic Reflections from the Basin of Blood 04:00
7. Gelatinous Being of Countless Forms 04:57
8. Gift for Aranaktu 06:54
Official release date – March 1st, 2024
https://fathomlessritual.bandcamp.com