SULPHUR AEON — Deep Deep Down They Sleep (review)

SULPHUR AEON — Deep Deep Down They Sleep album cover EP · 2012 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Sea Whisperer
Sulphur Aeon is a German Death Metal band, founded in 2010. “Deep Deep Down They Sleep” is their first EP, which was released in 2012. Lyrics of their songs are based on H.P. Lovecraft’s works, mainly on Cthulhu mythos.

From the first seconds of the title track listener is greeted by fast and intense Death/Black metal in vein of early Behemoth and Morbid Angel. Guitars create an impenetrable wall of sound with tremolo riffs upon it, drums provide thunderous blast beats as well as more intricate parts in slower fragments and vocals by Martin Hellion are powerful and furious. Yet another important part of the bands’ sound is production – it is rough and a bit muddy, and its contribution to the atmosphere of this EP is immense. Slightly hissing guitar sound along with crushing drums makes you think about roaring sea, in whose unfathomable depths ancient horrors from beyond the stars are sleeping.

Despite of overall brutality of music here, there are plenty of simple yet hauntingly beautiful guitar lines, providing a necessary contrast with rhythm parts. In the second track they also act as small leitmotivs: a pulsating two-note pattern with a periodic change in pitch is all this band needs to create ominous atmosphere.

Summary: a very solid work, skillfully capturing the mood of Lovecraft’s writings. This record is only about 9 minutes long, but it’s packed with amount of fury and raw power worthy of full-length album.
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