THE BEAST

Thaumaturgy - Tenebrous Oblations - Reviewed By bringerofdeathzine ! Check it out here at this link: http://bringerofdeathzine.blogspot.com/

  Thaumaturgy  are  a  solo  project  from  Kansas  that  plays  plays  a  very  dissonant  and  cavernous  form  of  blackened  death  metal  with  elements  of  doom/death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  2023  album  "Tenebrous  Oblations"  which  will b e  released  on  January  20th  by  Adirondack  Black Mass  Records.

    A  very  dark  sounding  intro  starts  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  while  elements  of  doom  metal  can  also  be  heard  in  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs.  Vocals  are  mostly  very  deep  and  cavernous  sounding  death  metal  growls  and  dark  sounding  melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing.

  The  music  also  adds  in  a  decent  amount  of  90's  influences  while  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  add  in  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  and  black  metal  touches.  At  times  the  music  also  gets  very  dissonant  sounding  along  with  some  of  the  tracks  also  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  a  couple  of  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  brief  use  of  synths  as  well  as  some  tremolo  picking  also  being  added  into  some  of  the  faster  riffing  at  times,  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  finally  utilized  they  are  done  in  a  very  dark  yet  melodic  style.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  occultism,  esotericism,  death  and  decay  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Thaumaturgy  are  a  very  great  sounding  cavernous  and  dissonant  mixture  of  black,  death  and  doom  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  solo  project.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Rites  Of  Uncreation"  and  "Withered  Flesh  Effigy".  8  out  of  10. - bringerofdeathzine

Release Date: January 20th, 2023

Follow the band at these links:

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Thaumaturgy/3540491064
https://thaumaturgy.bandcamp.com/releases
https://adirondackblackmass.bigcartel.com/