Locrian are a band from Chicago, Illinois that plays a mixture of dark ambient, drone, experimental and post rock and this is a review of their 2022 album "New Catastrophism" which was released by Profound Lore Records.
Drones start off the album which also go into a more distorted direction at times while all of the tracks are also very long and epic in length. When synths are utilized they also bring in elements of dark ambient along with the music also going into a very experimental direction in certain sections of the recording.
All of the songs also sound very different from each other while most of the album also sticks to an instrumental direction. Electric guitars can also be heard at times and they also add in influences of post rock and extreme metal along with the drum b eats also adding in some aggression when they are utilized, black metal screams can also be heard briefly and a couple of songs also add in some clean playing and acoustic guitars.
Locrian plays a musical style that takes dark ambient, drone, experimental and post rock and mixes them together to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very dark while the song themes focus on the apocalypse, urban decay, environmental destruction and birth/death/rebirth.
In my opinion Locrian are a very great sounding mixture of dark ambient, drone, experimental and post rock and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Glare Is Everywhere And Nowhere our Shadow" and "Cenotaph To The Final Glacier". 8 out of 10.
Pre-Order on CD: https://locrian.bandcamp.com/album/new-catastrophism
Pre-Order on vinyl: https://profoundlorerecords.merchtable.com/music/locrian-new-catastrophism-vinyl-lp
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