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Renihilation

by Liturgy

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Luke I'm a new Litvrgy fan off the back of 93696 and so I'm delving into the back cat ignorant of everyone's (I understand strong) opinions. My impression is that this foundational album of black metal basics is the standout pair for the new one with those in the middle feeling (as I suppose they are) like practice runs in hindsight. All the makings of a special band are here. And now they've perfected it.
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HaroldAllnut Like many other metalheads, I initially dismissed Liturgy. Then I actually took the time to listen and discovered some legitimately interesting, experimental approaches to black metal. Worth checking out, especially if you dismissed it without actually trying it like I did. Favorite track: Untitled 3.
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Grimmrobe A blinding light of razor-sharp black metal that pierces the eyes and ravages the soul. Favorite track: Ecstatic Rite.
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Untitled 1 01:54
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Pagan Dawn 05:47
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Mysterium 04:43
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Untitled 2 00:57
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Arctica 04:40
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Untitled 3 01:51
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Untitled 4 02:18
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Renihilation 04:04

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Liturgy’s debut full-length, 2009’s Renihilation, is unrelenting and hyper-focused, an astonishing balance of pure chaos and meticulous composition, and never wavering in its dedication to its own conceptual core. Even as it introduced the band to the metal community at large, Renihilation established Liturgy as a group that refused to play by the same rules that had dictated black metal aesthetics up to that point, instead blazing their own white-hot path that used black metal as a means to express something much grander, and much more elusive. It simultaneously works within and against these pre-existing forms, and even five years after its initial release, seems completely alien and unparalleled. Following the 2008 release of the Immortal Life EP, Hunter Hunt-Hendrix expanded the lineup of her “transcendental black metal” project to include guitarist Bernard Gann, bassist Tyler Dusenbury, and drummer Greg Fox. These are the first recordings of this quartet lineup, laid to tape just several months after it coalesced. Renihilation is the work of a band pushing their limits physically and musically to organically realize music that was conceived completely in the abstract.

The term Renihilation is meant to signify the negation of a negation, producing affirmation and positivity, an ideology reflected in the music. Though it is perhaps the most aggressive album in the band’s discography, at times startling so, it is not weighed down by depressive tendencies. Colin Marston’s production expertly accents the brightness in their sound. From the vocal incantations that pepper the album, offering brief respites from the onslaught, to the ferocious explosions of “Pagan Dawn,” “Ecstatic Rite” and the title track, Renihilation is the first spectacular acheivement from a band that continues to reinvent itself and push the boundaries of what can be achieved in the context of extreme music.

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released August 26, 2009

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Liturgy Brooklyn, New York

Liturgy is the project of Hunter Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix, whose yearning, energetic “transcendental black metal” exists in the space between metal, experimental, classical music and sacred ritual. The band is simultaneously a platform for fine art and theology ... more

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