Renihilation, by Liturgy

Renihilation

by Liturgy

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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.

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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	1.	Untitled 1 01:54
	2.	Pagan Dawn 05:47
	3.	Mysterium 04:43
	4.	Untitled 2 00:57
	5.	Ecstatic Rite 04:43
	6.	Arctica 04:40
	7.	Untitled 3 01:51
	8.	Beyond the Magic Forest 03:24
	9.	Untitled 4 02:18
	10.	Behind the Void 04:18
	11.	Renihilation 04:04

about

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 Haela 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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Jun 10

Bar le Ritz PDB

Montreal, QC
Jun 11

The Garrison

Toronto, ON
Jun 13

Buffalo's Mohawk Place

Buffalo, NY
Jun 14

Grog Shop

Cleveland, OH
Jun 15

The Sanctuary Detroit

Hamtramck, MI
Jun 16

The Empty Bottle

Chicago, IL
Jun 16

The Empty Bottle

Chicago, IL
Jun 17

Turf Club

St. Paul, MN
Jun 18

The Aquarium

Fargo, ND
Jun 21

Dickens

Calgary, AB
Jun 23

Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Vancouver, BC
Jun 24

Substation

Seattle, WA
Jun 25

Star Theater

Portland, OR
Jun 27

Cafe Colonial

Sacramento, CA
Jun 28

The Independent

San Francisco, CA
Jun 29

Resident

Los Angeles (LA), CA
Jun 30

The Underground

Mesa, AZ
Jul 01

Sister

Albuquerque, NM
Jul 03

The Lost Well

Austin, TX
Jul 04

The End

Houston, TX
Jul 05

Gasa Gasa

New Orleans, LA
Jul 07

The Earl

East Atlanta, GA
Jul 08

The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop

Raleigh, NC
Jul 10

Richmond Music Hall

Richmond, VA
Jul 11

Metro Baltimore

Baltimore, MD
Jul 12

MilkBoy Philly

Philadelphia, PA
Aug 16

Fernhill Farm

Compton Martin, UK
Aug 21

Trillians

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Aug 22

Brudenell Social Club

Leeds, UK
Aug 23

The Green Door Store

Brighton, UK
Aug 24

London Oslo

London, UK
Sep 22

Cassiopeia

Berlin, Germany
Sep 23

Underdogs'

Prague, Czech Republic
Sep 25

Arena Wien

Vienna, Austria
Sep 26

Instant-Fogas Komplexum

Budapest, Hungary
Sep 29

Institut Für Zukunft

Leipzig, Germany
Sep 30

Arminius Kerk

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Oct 01

Little Devil

Tilburg, Netherlands
Oct 03

Patronaat

Haarlem, Netherlands
Oct 04

TRIX

Antwerp, Belgium
Oct 05

Petit Bain

Paris, France
Oct 06

Connexion Live

Toulouse, France
Oct 07

Sala Vol

Barcelona, Spain
Oct 08

El Perro de la Parte de Atrás del Coche

Madrid, Spain

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