Album Review: Angerot – The Profound Recreant (Redefining Darkness Records)

Since their heavy leaning Swedish death metal debut, The Splendid Iniquity in 2018, to their more mature Blackened Death evolution on 2020’s The Divine Apostate, Angerot have been a beacon of darkness for the US extreme metal scene. Their 3rd opus, The Profound Recreant, will be released on March 24th, 2023, via Redefining Darkness Records.

Featuring a bevy of guests, The Profound Recreant, is a major step forward for Angerot. Having experimented with who and what they were with the first two releases, they seem to be settling into a style that is their own. Albeit with plenty of experimentation still on show.

It’s a style that sits in the death metal camp but is not defined by the sound. On The Profound Recreant, Angerot continue to showcase the blacker side of their sound, utilising chaos to warp the stoic sound of their extreme music. Effective touches of melody, haunting touches of atmosphere, and an overall cacophony of heavy noise makes this a punishing, but layered listen.

The mix of manic intensity and meticulous detail keeps things interesting as Angerot continue to smash and crash their way through heavy tone after heavy tone. The sheer extreme sound they deliver is filled with attitude. Yet, their experimentations with structure, rhythm, atmosphere, and even cliches, ensures it is kept interesting. All while delivering an undeniably garish style of extreme metal.

It’s notable that with the number of guests this album features, no-one actively distracts or transforms Angerot’s sound into something else. Each guest either fits the style perfectly or offers up just an extra touch here and there to make their contribution stand out.

Angerot just keep on getting better and better and The Profound Recreant is now their bar setting release.

Angerot – The Profound Recreant Track Listing:

1. Das Salz
2. They Shall Take Up Serpents
3. Grand Feast Ov The Flesh (Featuring Andy LaRocque)
4. Bastard Creature (Featuring Sammy Duet & Jack Owen)
5. The Profound Recreant
6. Horns Ov Moses (Featuring Simon Olsen)
7. Behold The Blessed Black
8. In The Company Ov Wolves (Featuring Steve Tucker)
9. Slaughter Ov Innocence (Featuring Sebastian Bracht)

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