Rorcal
Heliogabalus
Cal Of Ror (2010)
Rorcal, from Switzerland, present Heliogabalus , a near-perfect doom/drone album. This record is so dark that the cover can’t even be seen on a computer. Hell, the music is so dark that some may not even be able to listen it. It takes a valiant effort to listen to a 1 song album that clocks in at 70 minutes, especially an album of this caliber. Good thing Rorcal make it worth your while. Heavy, dissonant, painful, menacing, depressing, dark, terrifying, are all words that immediately come to mind upon first listen. Heliogabalus begins with a high-hat, yep, just a high-hat. This happens to perfectly set up the first section of the album, 12 minutes of slow thunderous doom. It sounds similar to Black Sheep Wall in its bass heavy chugging brutality. However, Rorcal expand upon more than just that by adding dissonant guitar feedback and difficult timing. So slow and heavy that even Khanate would wonder how they get away with it. The vocals come in midway through the chugging onslaught and add even more ferocity to the album. The distorted screams sound incredibly tortured and painful. Often the screams are held out so long that they begin to sound … Read more
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