๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โฆ
On November 26, 2012, ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง released their ninth full-length studio album ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐บ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐.
For their first album in almost six full years, Incantation were set to prove, once again, that their vertigo-inducing, ever-spiraling blackened mass of Death Metal malevolence was as expansive, infinite and bleak as the coldest, darkest reaches of our universe. At the pinnacle of their storied career, the guys had engineered a brand new weapon of anti-biblical proportions.
โIt got back together (the band) almost by accident. Initially, Chuck Sherwood (bass, also in Bloodstorm) and Alex Bouks (guitar, also in Goreaphobia) came in just to help me finish all the touring in 2008 but I really enjoyed jamming with them, and after about a year later Kyle said he was ready to rejoin. We instantly had the kind of chemistry that totally renewed my interest in the band, and the proof is in the pudding; that new album (๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐) almost came together on its own. It was a total band effort and thatโs something I hadnโt had in a long time as Alex is very opinionated and can stand up if he feels I havenโt come up with a good enough riff, while Chuck came up with a lot of lyrics inspired by different historical massacres as heโs a history nut.โ โ John McEntee
โYou know, I like straight-forward Death Metal but with ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง I always knew it had to be a little bit more twisted and dark, expected but unexpected. We were very fortunate to have the time to forge our own brand of death metal yet I believe every album of ours has its own distinct personality. As a matter of fact we had too many songs to choose from for ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ so weโve already composed a good chunk of its follow-up. It hasnโt felt so good to be in ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง in a long time.โ โ John McEntee
๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง helped to define the sound of Death Metal and their ninth album doesn't stray far from the template. The macabre, lumbering grooves and aggressive blasts remain intact, but slightly brighter production gives the songs a different tint.
Supporting Tour & Festivals:
Prior to the albums release, ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง played with a stacked line up for 2011โs Neurotic Deathfest, which ran from April 29th & 30th in Tilburg, Netherlands. Drummer Kyle Severn gave the following statement following their addition to (and prior to) the festival:
โOn behalf of myself and ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, we would like to announce that we have just been added to the greatest indoor European death metal fest line up that we have ever seen. Yes, Iโm talking about this yearโs Neurotic Deathfest in Holland. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง is honored to share the stage again with the almighty Autopsy, as well as the return of At The Gates, and other metal legends like Obituary, and new metallers of the 2K-era Hail Of Bullets. We plan to play a very obscure set in honor of this amazing line up and for our very supportive fans, old school and new alike. With a well rounded fest lineup bound together with leather and spikes, you will not want to miss this ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง setlist, which is already a making in the metal history. We are riding the metal storm out with the same line up as we had this time last year when we successfully spread blasphemy across Europe during our headlining tour for the highly respected 7โ EP ScapeGoat with Alex Bouks (Goreaphobia, Master) guitars, Chuck Sherwood (Blood Storm) bass, John McEntee on guitar and vokills and myself skinsmans Kyle Severn on the drumsโฆ.Kyle666โณ
๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง were scheduled to play the Gathering of the Bestial Legion V on August 11, 2011, but the venue had canceled all events due to a shooting the previous Saturday night where a person was shot in the stomach.
The promoters found out about the shooting on the following Monday. They contacted the venue and were assured the event was still good to go by management. On late the following Wednesday evening, they again touched bases with the venue and were told that their corporate office had canceled all live events and refused to honor the contract.
Fortunately, the festival was rescheduled for Saturday, January 14, 2012. Some serious, die hard metal will took both the Echo and Echoplex by storm whenย Autopsy, ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง and Acheron headlined the Gathering of the Bestial Legion V with a slew of other acts including:ย Ares Kingdom, Divine Eve, Infinitum Obscure, Grave Ritual, Hod, Sanguis Imperem, Ritual Combat, Crypt Infection, Depths of Misery and Infernal Damnation.
Critical Reception:
โBy now, ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง really don't have anything left to prove, but with this latest release, have effortlessly set the bar ever higher for those than come after.โ โ Kim Kelly, Pitchfork (January 3, 2013)
โ2012 has been a banner year for Death/Doom. Asphyx, Hooded Menace, Indesinence, INVERLOCH, and Emptiness have all released compelling material. (What am I missing?) But right now, Iโm thinking ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ might take the annual crown. Closer Legion of Dis is the best slow Death Metal jam Iโve heard this year; it starts with claustrophobic groove and gradually opens up into a gaping abyss. Listen for yourself.โ โ Invisible Oranges Staff (November 27, 2012)
Note: The reviews shared here are for historical reference. The views and opinions expressed within are not always supported (in full or in part) by Into the Wells. โ E.N. Wells
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