Or, in simpler terms: More guitars, more riffs? More or less. A recording with three guitar tracks isn’t such a big deal but composing for more than spatial orientation or contrasting tones means Reeking Aura have given us two rhythm guitars that might phase into contrapuntal action for extended verses or hit the odd time signature a la Eulogy‘s ‘The Essence’ (sans the aggressive blasting of early 90’s Florida death metal.) Suffice to say you’ll find bigger ‘old school’ death metal grooves and crypt needling undertones in varying states of harmony throughout. You could maybe consider the thrill of Disma‘s early demo tapes to start but this’d provide little more than a sense of morbidity, when the riffs hit they’re all sinister tunnels of heat-seeking ruin a la Vastum and Sempiternal Dusk, pieces that reveal complexity without sacrificing the tension built by doom.
‘Beneath the Canopy of Compost’ makes its case without hesitation pulling from the gloomiest shade of NYDM ( Morpheus Descends‘ second album, maybe?) as well as Finnish death and widespread classic death/doom metal, fashioning an ideal that balances death and doom metal in such a way that sub-genres aren’t “parts” but a miasma of lingering basement stench and mortuary fog. Of course I kid but hey, forget all that shit I said already anyhow - This is a badass ‘old school’ death/doom metal tape, gutter-sluicing and gore-crawling pure impact riffing with enough diggable detail for a full-length in just three 4-6 minute songs. Beyond that it was produced by Colin Marston with logo by Jon Zig, too? Hell, I was ready to slap an editor’s choice sticker on this tape before I’d even heard it. Yeah, at least three of the better albums in their own niches released this year between ’em and one of the three guitarists is Ryan Lipynsky from my personal favorite sludge band this last decade or so Unearthly Trance, as well as several other notable projects. The major crossover is more or less Afterbirth and Grey Skies Fallen members alongside fellows from Buckshot Facelift, Artificial Brain and Thætas. I’m gonna namedrop a ton of bands here and not only because I’m into all of it but also hey, between the six fellows contributing to New York/New Jersey death metal band Reeking Aura they’ve got at least a couple paragraphs worth of past-and-present resume kicking around.
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