Lurker of Chalice are a solo project from San Francisco, California that has had music reviewed before in this zine and plays a very dark, militant and ambient form of black metal and also consists of Wrest better known for his work in Leviathan and this is a review of his 2020 compilation album "Tellurian Slaked Furnace"which consists of his demo work recorded in the early 2000's .
Acoustic guitar playing starts off the compilation and they also use a good amount of finger picking and full chords along with some dark soundscapes in the background. Demonic vocals can also be heard underneath the acoustic guitars at times as well as the programmed beats also giving the songs more of a militant atmosphere.
Some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while a some spoken word parts and grim black metal screams also being added into certain sections of the compilation. When synths are utilized they also add in elements of ambient as well as some clean playing also being utilized at times.
The music also has it's heavier moments along with a great portion of the tracks also being instrumentals.A small amount of melody can also be heard in some of the guitar riffing as well as the music also having its experimental moments. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them, when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very melodic style while all of the music sticks to a slower direction and the production also sounds very dark and lo-fi.
In my opinion this is a very great sounding collection from Lurker Of Chalice and if you are a fan of black metal and ambient, you should check out this compilation. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "II" "VIII" "XI" and "XII". 8 out of 10.
http://nuclearwarnowproductions.bandcamp.com/album/tellurian-slaked-furnace
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