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Chthonic

by Mesmur

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Sælzer Bub
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Sælzer Bub This is an extraordinary funeral doom experience with haunting drums and eerie guitars. Mesmur create a sinister atmosphere. And the synths are well placed. Favorite track: Passage.
smartmeister
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smartmeister I couldn't pinpoint the exact feeling, and then i remembered how great the first My Dying Bride albums was, and you guys managed to reproduce this bittersweet feeling with your own distinct interpretation. I feel very fortunate to have your album ! Lovecraftian as hell ! Favorite track: Passage.
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Dave Aftandilian It took me a couple listens to get into this album, but then it consumed me. “Passage” hit me especially hard; the crushing riffs balanced by delicate touches of strings gave me a feeling of looking deep inside, not liking what I saw, and seeking elsewhere for answers to all the questions that come flooding in late at night. The true monsters are inside us, and this album calls them forth, makes us look them in their bloodshot eyes—and shows us how to transcend them.
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Refraction 10:36
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Petroglyph 11:23
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Passage 18:56
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International death/funeral doom metal act MESMUR have returned to release their fourth album, entitled “Chthonic”. The title is based on the Greek word for "underworld", and where the band's previous albums have explored themes of cosmic entropy and earthly apocalypse, “Chthonic” looks to the spirit world for its inspiration. Formed as a collection of paranormal horror tales, it speaks of fabled entities making contact through the veil of sleep, summoning prey to subterranean depths, or haunting a post apocalyptic landscape.

Musically, the album continues the trajectory that MESMUR have established through previous works. Featuring viola and cello performances from Brianne Vieira and guest organ from Kostas Panagiotou of UK funeral doom act Pantheist (for whom Jeremy and John of Mesmur recently contributed guitars and drums on their 2021 record “Closer to God”), “Chthonic” strikes a careful balance between melody and dissonance as it displays its haunted imagery. Crushing doom riffs are overlain with ethereal synths and cavernous vocals to build a dark and vivid atmosphere, and the intricate compositions utilize a narrative approach influenced as much by 70's progressive rock as by extreme doom metal. Like the band's previous two releases, the album features beautifully eerie and vibrant cover art from Vladislav Cadaversky.


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released April 14, 2023

Jeremy L - Guitars, Synth
Michele M - Bass
John D - Drums
Chris G - Vocals

Organ in Chthonic (Prelude) and Chthonic (Coda) by Kostas Panagiotou
Cello in Petroglyph and Viola in Passage by Brianne Vieira

Recorded/Engineered by Mesmur
Mixed by Jeremy L
Mastered by Evgeny Semenov

Cover Painting by Cadaversky

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An echoing thud in the chamber of human suffering, Mesmur aims to capture the sounds of a world that was doomed from the beginning.

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