Profond Barathre - Tinnitus (2021)

This is not news that the Swiss can make some quality hard music. The likes of Rorcal or E-L-R proved that in recent years. Profond Barathre is another pebble in this avalanche. And this year's comeback (it seems that they had some works in the past, I'm not very oriented in the metal scene), called Tinnitus, doesn't only make your ears buzz, it's also some Music with a capital M.

This is the kind of music that pretty much optimally balances the metal rabidness and post-genre's atmosphere, the raw and coarse guitars complement the wall of noise's ambiance characteristics. The compositions are not overly complicated but their straightforwardness build up the whole thing's mesmerizing quality. Especially that the tracks here are massive and very long, long enough for the audience to get lost and buried within them, under the massiveness of the sound. It's especially admirable when you realize that the whole album was recorded in a "couple of evening sessions during the winter 2017-2018" and without much post-production, I can hardly believe it, the quality of sound here is so good.

And yes, tinnitus after this album is a real thing.

Tinnitus costs whatever you want to pay.

Check: Corpus

Country: Switzerland

Genre: post-black metal

Label: Hummus Records

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