The Ossuary Lens - Black LP

Black LP with download code. Limited to 300 copies.

For technical death metal band Allegaeon, sitting still is not an option. The Fort Collins, CO group has never allowed itself to stagnate, preferring to thrive on chaos, change and evolution.  Their latest full-length, The Ossuary Lens, is their seventh, but importantly, it's the first to feature original vocalist Ezra Haynes since his departure following 2015's Elements of the Infinite. Replacing a singer is no easy task, so the fact that Haynes was in a place to rejoin is something to celebrate. The cleaner vocal approach on the last three albums was a fascinating artistic manoeuvre that refreshed Allegaeon, but it's undeniably thrilling to hear Haynes' gravelly larynx back in the fold on this undeniably brutal and technically dazzling work. The science-based lyrics are as challenging as the progressive musicianship, resulting in a set of songs that simply slay. It's a sound that Haynes himself describes as "melotech" (melodic, technical death metal).