This is a review of an older recording from Chicago, Illinois's Locrian which showed the music going for a mixture of drone, noise, ambient, experimental and post metal and the album was originally released in 201o and called "The Crystal World" and was re-issued in 2025 by Utech Records.
Ambient style synths start off the album while also introducing drones onto the recording and a lot of the music goes for an experimental direction. Tortured screams can also be heard briefly which also adds in a touch of black metal as well as some distorted sounding noises and power electronics also being utilized at times.
One song also adds in a brief use of choirs while a great portion of the tracks are also very long and epic in length. Electronic guitar sounds which also bring in elements of post metal are also added into certain sections of the album along with some songs also adding in a small amount of drum beats .
All of the tracks also sound very different from each other along with one song also adding in a brief use of clean playing. Slow guitar riffs are also introduced on the album with a later track as well as adding in a small amount of solos and leads, acoustic guitars can also be heard briefly. The production sounds very dark while the song themes are based on J.G Ballard's novel "The Crystal World".
In my opinion this was another great sounding recording from Locrian and if you are a fan of drone, noise, ambient, experimental and post metal, you should check out this re-issue. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Triumph Of Elimination" and "Elevations And Depths". 8 out of 10.
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