UMBRA VITAE Shadow Of Life DEATHWISH INC.

Umbra Vitae find themselves in a sticky thicket

always been a beacon of creativity in a number of different mediums – vocalist, lyricist, artist, record label founder – but his musical output has seemed particularly fertile of late, (three albums in three years; one from Converge and two from his long-gestating Wear Your Wounds project). adds a fourth record to this bustle of musical activity, being the debut album from death metal ‘supergroup’ Umbra Vitae. While Bannon will be the focal point for many, the band feature an enviable cast of underground luminaries from The Red Chord, Job For a Cowboy and Wear Your Wounds as well. Just shy of 26 minutes, is a short, sharp shock to the leads into a barrage of blastbeats, tremolo picking and barbed vocal ferocity on opening song proper . It takes Umbra Vitae just 30 seconds to execute