Fragment quatriéme (Metacosmos)
Bitume, 2025
9/10
Listen to Fragment quatriéme (Metacosmos)
The industrial black metal outfit, Thy Apokalypse, return with a concept album that surrounds artificial intelligence.
“Consciousness” starts the listen with much ambience, as intense drums surround the cinematic presence, and “Artificial” follows with jarring, abrasive instrumentation that’s pounding and chaotic.
“Liberation” occupies the middle spot and charges with a furious pace that carries melody under the noise, while “War” uses dense guitar and playful synth gestures via a distinct atmosphere that you could dance to.
“Metacosmos” exits, and it leads with 4 minutes of brutal yet meticulous song craft before the last 10 minutes carries a mysterious, even soothing quality in an eerie sort of way.
An extremely volatile effort, Adz plays guitars and handles synth, programming and vocals here, as doom, grunge, punk and industrial are all represented with unyielding power that commands our attention.
Travels well with: Scriptura- Deep Stoned; Kokkiniá- The Last Are Lost From The List