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"Coma Noir" is the fourth studio album by American post-metal band The Atlas Moth. It was released on 9th February 2018 on the Prosthetic Records label.
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Coma Noir finds The Atlas Moth spreading their wings creatively to incorporate a myriad of influences while embracing a hook-laden rock approach and maintaining the core attributes of their unique sound. The atmospheric psych-sludge tropes the band has long established remains prevalent, but Coma Noir, the band’s fourth LP, also stands as their most accessible and adventurous to date. Intricate webs of triple guitar and heavy use of synths sit cohesively aside gritty basslines and thunderous drums, as the signature dual vocal approach screeches and croons in urgent and exotic harmony. The different genre influences mutate in unexpected ways, with elements of doom, stoner, hardcore, trippy psychedelia, noise rock, and hell, even hints of New Wave contorting from the belly of the sludge beast. Yet cohesion isn’t sacrificed, and the versatility of the song-writing stands out, as does the ever inventive guitar work and mostly tasteful and atmospheric synth action. Meanwhile The Atlas Moth trade the gut-wrenching lyrical despair from the last album for a cult-themed and still emotionally resonant narrative.
The Atlas Moth hit pay-dirt early in their career with the phenomenal An Ache for the Distance representing the gold standard on which their career will more than likely always be gauged against. Refreshingly The Atlas Moth continue expanding and challenging the boundaries of their musical formula without using past glories as a crutch of repetition. Coma Noir is an inventive, addictive and fun extreme metal album with a burly, beer swilling rock soul, loaded with a bounty of killer riffs, memorable songs, and daring experimentation.
Reviewed by L. Saunders for angrymetalguy.com.
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