Review by Sonny for Vin de Mia Trix - Palimpsests (2017)

I was decidedly underwhelmed by Vin de Mia Trix' turgid debut, Once Hidden From Sight. This, however, is a completely different beast - and beast it is, with it's four tracks weighing-in with a combined runtime of almost 100 minutes (and I loved every one of them!) Using funeral doom as a foundation then adding elements of death and epic doom, quieter, almost ambient passages and even a couple of sections that sound suspiciously like Thrash to me! Don't let me give you the impression that this is just some scattershot approach, all these elements flow together naturally and the songs are artfully constructed, with a skill that brings to mind the masters of extreme prog metal, like (early) Opeth and Enslaved. This is epic stuff and, unbelievably, Hypnotic Dirge are offering it as "name your price" on Bandcamp (effectively free), so do yourself a favour and get on over there!