Canadian death metal band Fathomless Ritual‘s debut full length has been unleashed and is now streaming in full on all platforms. It’s heartening to see widespread acclaim for this underground band despite the music being quite extreme and coarse-sounding (albeit fitting for what they’re playing). Vinyl and cassettes have now been offered for this release as well.
You can listen to it on Bandcamp AT THIS LINK. Please make sure to download the promo on Haulix before it gets taken down. Many thanks for the support!
PRESS –
– “one of the absolute need-to-know creations that 2024 has already put before us” – Head-Banger Reviews (US)
https://headbangerreviews.
– “an excellent platter of technical death metal” – Nine Circles (US)
https://ninecircles.co/2024/
– “an enjoyable debut” – Angry Metal Guy (US) 3/5
https://www.angrymetalguy.com/
– “intricate riffs that grow surprisingly catchy over time” – Wonderbox Metal (UK)
https://wonderboxmetal.com/
– “Brendan’s technical skills prove once again impeccable” – Metalhead.it (Italy) 8.5/10
https://www.metalhead.it/
– “stay glued for hours listening to this” – Metallerium (Mexico) 8.5/10
https://www.metallerium.com/
– “a maddening whirlwind of those weirdly waggling Finnish riffs” – Toilet ov Hell (US)
https://toiletovhell.com/
– “excellent album” – Brave Words (Canada) 8/10
https://bravewords.com/
– “it is truly powerful” – Acta Infernalis (France) 80/100
https://actainfernalis.com/
– “an approachable yet finely sorted exploration of unreal ancient death metal sounds” – Grizzly Butts (US) 8/10
https://mystificationzine.com/
– “the true spiritual heirs of Demilich” – All Around Metal (Italy) 4/5
https://allaroundmetal.com/
– “An ancient, majestic death metal ritual that takes you to the depths” – Deadly Storm (Czech Republic)
http://www.deadlystormzine.
– “another solid creation venturing through the realms of Experimental Death Metal” – The Headbanging Moose (Canada) 3.5/5
https://theheadbangingmoose.
– “each gnarled twist and turn is discernible” – Fumes of Doom (US)
https://fumesofdoom.com/
– “sure to appeal to the legion of fans in this dark hall” – Flying Fiddlesticks (UK)
https://flyingfiddlesticks.
– “raw and unpretentious Death Metal in an ancient demo sound” – Obliveon (Germany)
https://obliveon.de/
– “The songwriting is also excellent” – Zware Metalen (Netherlands)
https://zwaremetalen.com/
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)
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