I've mentioned this recently but it takes more these days for contemplative, atmospheric music to reach me. I'm not quite sure why that is; maybe it's because my life is so stressful or just the ever changing tides of taste. The upside is that when such music does pierce the veil and move me, it does so extremely powerfully and I end up getting hooked. Such is the case with Dimscûa's "The Dusteater", which I am thrilled to premiere here today alongside a live video. This is heavy, evocative, and moving post-metal, drawing from the deeper, darker end of the genre's sound for explosive impact. Add in an earnest performance beautifully shot in an abandoned church, and you really have the complete package. Head on down below to check it out for yourselves.
My oh my. The entire track is good but when that guitar lead erupts around the three minute mark and joins those powerful, raw vocals, my heart just skips a beat. In general, it is wonderful to behold a band which knows how to balance careful instrumental structures and emotionality to this degree. The instruments are carefully placed, evolving the main themes of the track with patience and care. But the vocals are where the heart is, adding affect and connection to the track. Put those two things together, plus set the tempo to hover just around the line where post becomes doom, and you've got "The Dusteater".
This track comes to us from the band's upcoming release, Dust Eater, due February 20th from the momentous Big Scary Monsters. Adam Campbell-Train, the band's guitarist, remarks:
"We wanted to record in a location that fit the themes of the album. Dust Eater deals with grief, trauma and personal turmoil but running through all of it is the idea of a shared human connection. You can see that with the artwork, the power lines represent contact across this vast and desolate wasteland. St Mary Magdalene’s Church embodies that same idea running backwards through history. As a site of worship, people have been gathering there to celebrate and mourn since before the Norman conquest. We might be separated by hundreds of years, but we share those experiences of grief, trauma and loss."
Head on over to the band's Bandcamp to stay up to date. I've heard the full thing and let me tell you: you don't want to miss this one.