Lurker Of Chalice/Tellurian Slaked Furnace/Nuclear War Now! Productions/2020 Compilation Album Review

  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   

Lurker Of Chalice/Self Titled/Southern Lord Records/2005 CD Review

  Lurker Of Chalice is a 1 man  project from San Francisco and another one of Adam Wrest of Leviathan's side projects that plays a very militant, dark and ambient form of black metal and this is a review of their self titled 2005 album which was released by Southern Lord Records.

Drums range from slow militant drumming to mid paced and fast playing with some blast beats being thrown in at times, while the synths when they are utilized bring a very dark ambient/avant garde edge to the music with some noise effects being used at times, as for the bass playing it has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast ambient black metal riffs that have a very depressive sounding doom metal feel at times, while the lead guitars are very depressive ambient sounding guitar solos and leads, as for the acoustic guitars when they are utilized they use full chords to being a very dark and militant sound to the music.

Vocals are mostly distorted and grim sounding black metal screams mixed in with a small amount of clean singing chanting and spoken word male and female parts, while the lyrics cover depression and misanthropy with a touch of Norse mythology, as for the production it has a very dark and powerful sound.

In my opinion Lurker Of Chalice are a very good dark sounding ambient/black metal band and if you are a fan of this style, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Peicing Where They Might" "Spectre As Valkerie Is" "The Blood Falls As Mortal(Part III)" and "Vortex Chalice". RECOMMENDED BUY.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Lurker_of_Chalice/37266