Mastery - Valis (2015)

Previously on OPIUM HUM:

Mastery - Barbaric Usurpation of the Hypereonic Black Metal Throne (2011)

Easily some of the most relentlessly chaotic black metal in existence. An impenetrable mass that achieves transcendence through sheer, writhing, breakneck cacophony. As inaccessible as Valis is, I honestly feel like it might be a good gateway for people who like experimental music but not black metal, as, despite consisting largely of the most basic components of the genre -- tremolo picked guitars, distorted screams, blasting drums -- its disorienting overall impact is just as akin to that of harsh noise or experimental psych.

Track listing:

1. V.A.L.I.S.V.E.S.S.E.L.

2. A.S.H.V.E.S.S.E.L.

3. L.O.R.E.S.E.E.K.E.R.

4. I.L.K.S.E.E.K.E.R.

5. S.T.A.R.S.E.E.K.E.R.

The men in Mylex suits are still in the area, yellow-snouted, gathering their terrible data, aiming their infrared devices at the earth and sky.

You should also hear:

De Magia Veterum - The Divine Antithesis (2011)

Plebeian Granstand - False Highs, True Lows (2016)

Mastery - Barbaric Usurpation of the Hypereonic Black Metal Throne (2011)

Chaotic, lo-fi US black metal. Over two discs, Barbaric Usurpation of the Hypereonic Black Metal Throne compiles tracks from five demos, and while it's not the sheer mind-blowing cacophony that was last year's Valis (surely one of the most interesting BM records of 2015), it's a must for fans of bizarro underground black metal.

Track listing:
-Disc One-
1. Demo 5 - Intro
2. Demo 5 - I
3. Demo 5 - II
4. Demo 5 - Outro
5. Demo 4 - I
6. Demo 4 - II
7. Demo 3 - I
-Disc Two-
1. Demo 2 - I
2. Demo 1 - I
3. Demo 1 - II
4. Demo 1 - III
5. Demo 2 - II
6. Demo 2 - III

Un
Deux

More lo-fi USBM:

Wormsblood -
Mastery of Creation (2009)

Unhuman Disease -
Black Creations of Satan (2009)