Godcage – Albatross Of Faith (Cassette, Self-released 2014)



A new project is rising from the abyss and it is called Godcage. Only three releases counting on the artists Bandcamp. And I will be reviewing “Albatross Of Faith".

The first track called “Death Swallowed Me” is a short and vile track. Dense, nasty feedback squirming against distant vocals and harsh noise. Short but powerfull. “Ragana”, the second one, has low, delayed vocals that sound a bit like being in slow motion. After a while they are joined by higher screaming and high rhythmic clanging, delayed as well, giving this track a more industrial feel to it. “Obsidian (live)” has low drones, oscillating effects and direct, aggressive vocals. The drones and effects on the background sound sick, like if they are wining in pain. “Back To The Gallows” starts with high static noise and reverbed vocals. A slow distorted tone comes in, but quickly gets disrupted by the destroying vocals and static harsh noise. “Curse Of My Love” is very deranged in sound. Faint sounding and disharmonic tones collide with pushing and roaring harsh noise. The last track, “Ante Mortem”, has obliterating power electronics and washy, harsh vocal noise.

This release with a mixture of harsh noise and power electronics and a small dose of industrial influences, is very promising for what is coming in the future. I also like the artwork; dark and raw, with those old school contrasts, like the sound of these ear shredding tracks.

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