If Malachi proves too Sludgy, Blacken it up with some Dead to a Dying World

So I posted some time ago about the Doom Crust band Malachi, and misleadingly claimed that they were one of the only crust groups I knew of that employed a cello player. How could I overlook Dallas TX’s very own Dead to a Dying World!!  Considering I recently moved to the area, I thought I’d post on this awesome, epic 7-person project.  Like Malachi, they too have a cello player (as well as an upright bass...), and they too obviously come from a dark & crusty background (musically speaking of course...).  The members formed in recent years and have released one 3-song full length.  The album will crush your soul (and your skull....) and leave you yearning for more metaphysical-auditory abuse.  Many blogosphere critics have called this band “Blackened Crust,” but that description doesn’t do this sonic apocalypse justice.  The band employs more than just Crust & Black Metal; there are moments of sludged-out Doom as well as quieter times that might remind one of string-textured post-rock.  If you like Nux Vomica & Malachi, this is a definite addition to one’s archives.  Check out the opening track of the record, “Concrete and Steel”:

Alright, I can’t help it.  Also check out the most epic track, “We Enter the Circle of Night... And are Consumed by Fire,” clocking in at 22 mins.:

Wow, it never gets boring, and more importantly, Dead to a Dying World never verge into the realm of production cheesiness when employing their divergent styles of metal.  Usually an effort of this scope misses the mark in the studio process (I think of bands like Iwrestledabearonce or Horse the Band that attempt the marriage of metal & electronica with “questionable” results...).  Dead to Dying World kills it through the entire album.  Check out the entire release.

(Released 2011 on Tofu Carnage Records)

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