Clandestine Transcendence
by Lord Dying
mcloaded13
mcloaded13
Dancing on the Emptiness grabbed me by the collar, shook me and now haunts me. The time, energy and effort to craft this album was well worth the wait. Can’t wait to see them live again.
Darknight
Darknight
I didn't think it was capable of Lord Dying making a better record than their previous one but by skull crushiness they have gone and done it! Clandestine Transcendence is by far the superior album than before,revel in the glory of this doomy stomper.
Favorite track: I AM NOTHING I AM EVERYTHING.
xoutlaw
xoutlaw
I thought it was impossible to improve on 2019's Mysterium Tremendum - but by fuck - you've gone above and beyond - thank you!
Stodz
Stodz
Sooooo worth the wait!!! This first track is an ear orgasm and totally unique. Just so sad us poor little Aussies might never see you play live here.
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The Universe Is Weeping
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Unto Becoming
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Final Push into the Sun
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Dancing on the Emptiness
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A Bond Broken by Death
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Soul Metamorphosis
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Swimming in the Absence
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The Endless Road Home
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about
Portland progressive sludge masters LORD DYING transform tragedy into triumph. A pair of albums powered by skull-crushing riffs and confrontational howls introduced the doom dogs to the world. In 2019, they delivered Mysterium Tremendum, a record Kerrang! declared a “prog-metal masterpiece.”
The heady and adventurous existential meditation on death kicked off a trilogy. That story continues in 2023 with an increasingly ambitious follow-up, the aptly named Clandestine Transcendence.
Lord Dying cofounders Erik Olson (guitar, vocals) and Chris Evans (guitar) are joined by Alyssa Mocere (former bassist for Eight Bells) and Kevin Swartz (current drummer of Tithe). Worldwide converts headbang in devotion, catching the band at festivals and on tours with genre giants like Crowbar, Black Label Society, Corrosion Of Conformity, and fellow Portlanders Red Fang.
Chicago Reader called Mysterium Tremendum “a beautiful meditation on tragedy.” Produced by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou (High On Fire, Code Orange, Kvelertak) at his God City Studios, Clandestine Transcendence steps even further into the great unknown, filled with riffs and vibes.
From the earliest rumblings of their first demo and self-titled EP (both issued in 2011), through the piledriving force of Summon the Faithless (2013) and crushing despair of Poisoned Altars (2015), Olson and Evans maintained a vision for Lord Dying’s ever-evolving sound. Songs like “In a Frightful State of Gnawed Dismemberment,” “An Open Sore,” and “Darkness Remains” pulled no punches. Lord Dying made masterfully melancholic heavy music for the misanthropic, with grit and grime.
Mysterium Tremendum (Latin for “awe-inspiring mystery” or “terrible mystery,” depending on one’s view of existence) began a narrative centered on a central character the band calls The Dreamer. The conceptual themes drove expansive, sometimes monstrous, and even plaintive and vulnerable music.
“Envy The End,” “Freed from the Pressures of Time,” and “Nearing the End of the Curling Worm” became among the band’s most streamed. “The diversity and alteration of Lord Dying’s approach are at a high-water mark throughout,” wrote Metal Injection. “[They’ve] made an astronomical leap forward… The infusion of sludge metal with melodic classic rock has been expanded upon massively and masterfully. What Evans and Olson have created is analogous to the setting off of fireworks.”
Olson describes The Dreamer as an immortal being that wants to die. On Clandestine Transcendence, he gets that wish. “This one is about what happens beyond death,” the frontman explains. Woven throughout the songs, that story and its rich thematic material inform an immersive listen. Tension, drama, and atmosphere abound all over songs like “The Universe is Weeping” and “Unto Becoming.”
As with the previous album, Olson and Evans composed all of the music and demoed it before arriving at the studio. “Kurt is fantastic. It was a real pleasure working with him,” Olson says. “He was very familiar with the demo as he’d listened to it a lot. We knew where we wanted to go with it.”
“I AM NOTHING. I AM EVERYTHING,” “Bond Broken by Death,” “Swimming in the Absence,” “Soul Metamorphosis,” and the rest of the songs, like album closer “The Endless Road Home,” are stunning. The massive scope and melodic vocals found on album three expand further on Clandestine Transcendence. Sharpened songwriting, emphasizing hooks, helps push both extremes of the band beyond prior limits. Simply put, the softer side is even dreamier; the heavy side is twice as brutal.
“Ultimately, the album is about self-discovery and becoming what you want to become in the face of adversity, no matter how the cards are stacked against you,” Olson says. “I’m not really a spiritual person. But a lyric on the album talks about the transformation of energy, how matter cannot be created or destroyed. It’s from a scientific standpoint.” He laughs. “But maybe the science is spiritual.”
The heady and adventurous existential meditation on death kicked off a trilogy. That story continues in 2023 with an increasingly ambitious follow-up, the aptly named Clandestine Transcendence.
Lord Dying cofounders Erik Olson (guitar, vocals) and Chris Evans (guitar) are joined by Alyssa Mocere (former bassist for Eight Bells) and Kevin Swartz (current drummer of Tithe). Worldwide converts headbang in devotion, catching the band at festivals and on tours with genre giants like Crowbar, Black Label Society, Corrosion Of Conformity, and fellow Portlanders Red Fang.
Chicago Reader called Mysterium Tremendum “a beautiful meditation on tragedy.” Produced by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou (High On Fire, Code Orange, Kvelertak) at his God City Studios, Clandestine Transcendence steps even further into the great unknown, filled with riffs and vibes.
From the earliest rumblings of their first demo and self-titled EP (both issued in 2011), through the piledriving force of Summon the Faithless (2013) and crushing despair of Poisoned Altars (2015), Olson and Evans maintained a vision for Lord Dying’s ever-evolving sound. Songs like “In a Frightful State of Gnawed Dismemberment,” “An Open Sore,” and “Darkness Remains” pulled no punches. Lord Dying made masterfully melancholic heavy music for the misanthropic, with grit and grime.
Mysterium Tremendum (Latin for “awe-inspiring mystery” or “terrible mystery,” depending on one’s view of existence) began a narrative centered on a central character the band calls The Dreamer. The conceptual themes drove expansive, sometimes monstrous, and even plaintive and vulnerable music.
“Envy The End,” “Freed from the Pressures of Time,” and “Nearing the End of the Curling Worm” became among the band’s most streamed. “The diversity and alteration of Lord Dying’s approach are at a high-water mark throughout,” wrote Metal Injection. “[They’ve] made an astronomical leap forward… The infusion of sludge metal with melodic classic rock has been expanded upon massively and masterfully. What Evans and Olson have created is analogous to the setting off of fireworks.”
Olson describes The Dreamer as an immortal being that wants to die. On Clandestine Transcendence, he gets that wish. “This one is about what happens beyond death,” the frontman explains. Woven throughout the songs, that story and its rich thematic material inform an immersive listen. Tension, drama, and atmosphere abound all over songs like “The Universe is Weeping” and “Unto Becoming.”
As with the previous album, Olson and Evans composed all of the music and demoed it before arriving at the studio. “Kurt is fantastic. It was a real pleasure working with him,” Olson says. “He was very familiar with the demo as he’d listened to it a lot. We knew where we wanted to go with it.”
“I AM NOTHING. I AM EVERYTHING,” “Bond Broken by Death,” “Swimming in the Absence,” “Soul Metamorphosis,” and the rest of the songs, like album closer “The Endless Road Home,” are stunning. The massive scope and melodic vocals found on album three expand further on Clandestine Transcendence. Sharpened songwriting, emphasizing hooks, helps push both extremes of the band beyond prior limits. Simply put, the softer side is even dreamier; the heavy side is twice as brutal.
“Ultimately, the album is about self-discovery and becoming what you want to become in the face of adversity, no matter how the cards are stacked against you,” Olson says. “I’m not really a spiritual person. But a lyric on the album talks about the transformation of energy, how matter cannot be created or destroyed. It’s from a scientific standpoint.” He laughs. “But maybe the science is spiritual.”
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Lord Dying Portland, Oregon
Lord Dying come from Portland, Oregon, a place over abundant with purveyors of the heavy riff. A region where the inhabitants are plagued with nerve and joint damage due to lack of sunlight. In a time where everyone is trying to out-sludge or out-doom each other Lord Dying gives something less than a fuck. Lord Dying are here to pummel and promote simpler things like Cold brew-Hot Shower. ... more
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