Metal Hammer UK

CATALEPTIC RITES

THE DOME/BOSTON MUSIC ROOM, LONDON

Vemod and Wolvennest lead a two-day journey to the outer limits

to London’s extreme metal scene, Cataleptic Rites is a two-day assault that celebrates the extraordinary entities lurking in the murky depths of are an Icelandic ‘Fuck you’ to the corpsepaint/Satan-fuelled mores of their black metal peers. Crafting a sadistic ambience with unpretentious riffs, Mgła-friendly melodies and eerie vocals sung in three-part unison, the quartet stun with a show of dissonance and depth. are also at the forefront of Iceland’s potent black metal scene and their live attack journeys from the melodic to full-on chaotic tonight, although the mismatched tones and syncopated rhythms lack the subtlety and nuance of their recorded work.

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