Demonic Wealth

Krallice

Absence makes the art grow fonder?

My Thoughts

I have always had a bit of a weird relationship to Krallice. They are a band I am supposed to like. After all, I pretty much make everyone I could find listen to every Schammasch, Imperial Triumphant, Ulcerate, and Zhrine album I could. I like bicycles and obnoxiously hoppy IPAs. I own and use beard wax.

But for nine albums Krallice have always smelled (felt?) to me like a bunch of prog nerds wearing black metal as a costume to a frat party. I have just never clicked with their let’s be weird so people will call us the weird guys shtick.

Then the gestures broadly in the direction of coronavirus everything happened, and bands across the world had to find new ways to make music other than “hang out 24-7 and try to make things”.

It seems that forcing these nerds out of their own private guitar center idaho was a good move. The forced separation and out of studio time has resulted in a far less sterile album than previous outings. This is, instead, chock full of A T M O S P H E R E. This is far rawer and more immediate than previous Krallice albums, and it is SO MUCH the better for it.

For Fans of

• Schammasch
• Imperial Triumphant
• Zhrine