lim. black smoke vinyl to 200 copies<\/p>\n
ORDH\u0092s debut, \u0093Blind In Abyssal Realms\u0094, sets out to redefine what the term \u0091progressive death metal\u0092 truly means. But before ORDH, there was BARISHI. When their bass player threw in the towel to pursue other interests in life, guitarist and vocalist Graham Brooks, \u0093looking for a fresh start\u0094, decided the time had come to finally dwell in his favorite genre: death metal. But not just any kind of death metal\u0085
\nHaving drafted BARISHI drummer Dylan Blake, with whom Graham has been playing since he was twelve years old, and Josh Smith from KIEFCATCHER on bass, the trio then spent a few gruelling years working on their debut, with Graham writing most of the music and ironing the songs out with Dylan and Josh. Having toured with COME TO GRIEF when BARISHI was still around, Graham and the latter\u0092s singer Jonathan H\u00e9bert had hit it off really well, so when the time came to find a vocalist, Jonathan was called upon, \u0093right on time to jump straight into the recording and writing process, as most of the music was ready to go\u0094.
\nORDH – a name taken from archaic English, meaning the tip of a spear or sword – \u0093Blind In Abyssal Realms\u0094 defies proper categorization. It is indeed entrenched in death metal, and H\u00e9bert\u0092s deep growls and Brooks\u0092 feral guitar tone make sure it stays there.
\nWhile Brooks gladly cites \u0093mostly old-school stuff\u0094 as his main influences, such as ENTOMBED, DEMILICH, TIMEGHOUL, or MORBUS CHRON, you can tell right away from the track listing that this first album ain\u0092t your typical blood-and-guts traditional death metal fare. With only five songs ranging from six to over twelve minutes and surprising melodic leanings, it earns its self-professed \u0091progressive death metal\u0092 tag – whatever that means, mind you\u0085 \u0093You can find the usual tropes -different time signatures, widdly guitars once in a while, that sort of stuff. In some ways, slapping the \u0091progressive\u0092 tag on it is mostly useful because it frees us up to do whatever we want. As for the long-structured songs, blame it on my love for IRON MAIDEN\u0092s most epic compositions.\u0094
\nSticking to a very organic sound, most of the album was done in-house, with the drums recorded in a \u0093proper studio with lots of old microphones\u0094 before everything was refined during the mixing process by Andrew Oswald (PERISHING, MORTIFERUM). The end result is unlike anything you\u0092ve heard: dark and ominous yet beautiful in places, \u0093Blind In Abyssal Realms\u0094 takes the listener by the hand right from the opening chord of \u0093Apis Bull\u0094, never letting you go until the final notes of \u0093Hierothesion\u0094 fade out forty-three minutes later.
\nORDH will leave you in a state of haze and marvel, your eyes gazing into the cosmic void, further complemented by yet another nightmarish vision courtesy of Italian artist Paolo Girardi for the cover.<\/p>\n
for fans of Inter Arma, Spectral Voice, Mortiferum & cosmic-prog Death Metal!<\/p>\n
Tracks:<\/strong><\/p>\n Genres:<\/strong> Death Metal, Progressive Metal<\/p>\n GPSR Information:<\/strong> lim. black smoke vinyl to 200 copies ORDH\u0092s debut, \u0093Blind In Abyssal Realms\u0094, sets out to redefine what the term \u0091progressive death metal\u0092 truly means. But before ORDH, there was BARISHI. When their bass player threw in the towel to pursue other interests in life, guitarist and vocalist Graham Brooks, \u0093looking for a fresh start\u0094, […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3189092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[439],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3189094","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-vinyl-o-q","7":"pa_band-ordh","8":"pa_productgenre-death-metal","9":"pa_productgenre-progressive-metal","10":"pa_productlabel-pulverised-records","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"taxable","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n\n
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