Reviews list for Atavisma - The Chthonic Rituals (2018)
These Parisian death doom merchants have been a favourite of mine since their Where Wolves Once Dwelled demo ep, but this has exceeded even my expectations. I mean, what kind of balls does it take to begin a debut album with a drum solo? Chthonic rituals indeed, the vocals gurgle up as if from some Lovecraftian charnel pit and the doomy riffs suggest long-forbidden rites of summoning. This is death doom with a real old-school vibe, taking the listener right back to the heady days of the late 80s and early 90s.
Sonny