Search - Xasthur :: Funeral of Being

Beautiful Melodies; Personal Pain

Slacky B | Lake Charles, LA USA | 02/18/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The simple melodies on this recording are, I think, as beautiful as those I've heard on any record. Of course, to hear the melodies, you can't get too distracted by Xasthur's slow, repetitive, super-distorted electric guitar chord strumming; the feedback; the layers of electronic noise of one type or another; and the occasional blast of explosive screaming from Xasthur. This is music that expresses some great personal sadness, anger or other great pain. It's a perfect blend of doom metal, dark ambient and noise music. The continuity is tight; the entire recording flows smoothly from the beginning to the end. It's both a sensitive and an epic work."