Funeral Doom Friday: IMPERCEPTUM’s Reign of Cosmic Dread Continues On Ascension to a Higher Plain of Existence – Metal Injection.net

Finally, the weekend is upon us. What better way to kick it off than with the latest installment of "Funeral Doom Friday". For those who arenew to this column; each week features a new or classic album from the realm of extreme doom. Much of funeral/death doom's might comes from an oppressive emotional weight and the useof death or black metal motifs (played at a trudgingpace, of course.) Pioneers likeMournful Congregation,Evoken, andEsoteric have mastered this blend of dirge and destruction. For 25 years, they have methodically built compositions that stretch for dozens of minutes all while keeping fansenthralled.Time has elapsed since the days of Thergothonand much like the world around us, the genre has evolved. Today's modernbands contortthe very construct of the genre, breeding darkly refreshing new work. Their workthankfully gives this column plenty of material to share.

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Germany'sImperceptum continues to be a favorite of this column. The one-man force known as Void has made cosmic, blackened funeral doom for roughly the last 18 months. Each effort is as suffocating and hypnotic as the last. Now Void welcomes another new effort through an (almost) surprise release. The album cover and tracklist for a new, two-song EP called Ascension toA Higher Plainof Existenceappeared on FacebookMonday. Within the next 24 hours, it emerged onImperceptum's Bandcamp page much to the delight of this column.

Many of the blackened elements that populated the previous releases have taken a back seat.Ascension instead opts for a more atmospheric funeral doom. Void's guitars unleash droning riffs throughout much of the EP. Drums meanwhile heavily feature a seven strokeroll in lieu of a classic blast beat. This is not to say they are not present. In fact, these blackened rhythms are sparse. They are a means to emphasize moments where his vocals almost take a barbaric turn. They are crescendos of dying stars thaterupt to swallow the listener. Overall, it is a refreshing turn inImperceptum's still blossoming discography.

Pick up a copy of the EP atImperceptum's Bandcamp as well as Void's other releases. Listen toAscension to A Higher Plain of Existence below.

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