Melbourne, Australia’s Mammon’s Throne realized their potential that began with 2020’s debut ‘’Forward Unto Flame’’. ‘’Mammon’s Throne” is an album that takes their style of pure metal doom to its zenith with sheer heaviness and power.
From the first moment of the first chord that is “Return Us to the Stars’’ the die is cast. This is pure epic supremely heavy doom metal that recalls moments of the nineties movement where minimalism is used to create the most massive of soundscapes that have a clear tone and purpose. It devolves into a thickened, dense, blackened induced slice of glory that leads directly into ‘’ “Beyond,” a track that is even heavier, more powerful, yet no less clear.
This is simply beautifully heavy music that is so uncompromising it redefines the simple notions of metal and the thoughts that give it power and weight.’’ “A King’s Last Lament” is pure melancholy its tones mournful, the regret palpable, tangible, its grief translated with beautiful lyricism that invokes tragedy and emotion.
‘’Impure’’ is a distorted nightmare of feedback and vitriol, Its is seven minutes of an unrelenting weight on the chest whilst the title track ‘’ Mammon’s Throne (Reap What You Sow)’’ epitomises the power of the band and their ability to convey the desolate and sorrow. There is an inevitability that is as unavoidable as it is alluring, complex and intricate, a literal descent that is stripped back to its core, a soul laid bare that doesn’t require judgement but respect in its creation.
Mammon’s Throne creates epic passages with effective minimalistic textures to create honest and uncompromising music. Heartfelt and one of the heaviest music creations in recent memory, it is evocative, with moments of beauty matched by those most harrowing. Unmissable.
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Release Year: 2023
Label: Brilliant Emperor Records
Category: Album
Country: Australia
Reviewed by Sparky
