Two Carrion Talismans, by VALDRIN

Two Carrion Talismans

by VALDRIN

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bcb723 Epic and progressive. The songs are brutal while simultaneously catchy. The keyboard accents add a menacing effect while the riffs are smooth and serve the overall sound extremely well. Can't stop listening - just hit repeat again. Favorite track: Crimson Blade In The Ausadjur Wake.

chrundle love this sound so much. they do it well.

H.L. I discovered VALDRIN's second release and the debut only after their latest melodic black metal masterpiece "Effigy of Nightmares". While the debut is also melodic and full of catchy moments, "Two Carrion Talismans" is more progressive, nearly psychedelic sometimes in an "Emperor"-way and I mark less tracks as hits compared to the other releases. Maybe this one just takes more time to fall completely into and I am willing to give it some more repeats. Check the varied "Crimson Blade in the ..."! Favorite track: Crimson Blade In The Ausadjur Wake.

Gokiburi A cold, dark and damp black metal opus! Not as rhythmically brutal as Beyond the Forest (See title track). Instead, it shows a similar lineage as later era Emperor -- furious progressive riffing, complex compositions and saturating keyboards. But it also has grooves, like Funeral Tides of Orcas. The signature cavenous sound is there, but rather than be spooky (like BTF and Effigy Of Nightmares), it's like spelunking and finding yourself in the remains of an ancient subterranean civilisation! Favorite track: Funeral Tides Of Orcus.

planepacked "Two Carrion Talismans" takes everything good about Valdrin's debut and wraps it in a more aggressive, death-metal inflected package.

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	1.	Junnatox 04:50
	2.	Nex - The Barren Sculptor 05:00
	3.	Sinews Of Blood And Vein 04:22
	4.	Funeral Tides Of Orcus 06:32
	5.	Tempest Torn Asunder 05:58
	6.	Vesper in the Animus Lair 06:47
	7.	Crimson Blade In The Ausadjur Wake 07:26
	8.	Awaiting In The Spirit Genome... 02:23

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VALDRIN are one of the metal underground's best-kept secrets. Hailing from Ohio, VALDRIN formed in 2010 with the intent to play a unique form of black/death metal using a lyrical concept called the "Ausadjur Mythos." This story combines many aspects of various ancient mythologies and occult practices, all synthesized into one grandiose tale, told through the eyes of the protagonist Valdrin Ausadjur. The debut album Beyond The Forest was released in June 2014, garnering critical acclaim in reviews through many different zines, including Decibel. Since the release of Beyond The Forest, VALDRIN have been playing various live gigs throughout the American Midwest while completing the recording of their second album, Two Carrion Talismans.

At last upon us, Two Carrion Talismans sees VALDRIN going from strength to strength. Undoubtedly death metal through and through, there is a pervasive sense of strangeness that seeps through every nook and every note of Two Carrion Talismans. Its compositions endlessly spiral and shapeshift upon themselves, all whilst maintaining a highly memorable quality; VALDRIN are truly grounded in METAL music, but choose death metal as the primary platform. And yet, with their seamlessly blended usage of synths adding a most haunting and even levitational quality, Two Carrion Talismans takes on a decidedly blackened aspect, imparting a sense of mysticism and even wonder to their muscular attack. It all blends together into a deliriously dark and daresay velvety experience, like drowning into an inky beyond much like the cover art's protagonist.

All told, VALDRIN in general and Two Carrion Talismans in particular impart a truly unique timelessness, one that feels vaguely/specifically mid '90s "retro" on the surface, but more accurately - and more beyond/below said surface - an incredibly nuanced and textured approach to craftsmanship and narrative voice that soundly puts it in a class all its own. With more touring across the USA planned for this year, Two Carrion Talismans grandly marks the arrival of VALDRIN!

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released September 28, 2018

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