In the wake of the sonic wildfire of ‘Lifting The Veil’ Johannesburg based wrecking crew Chaos Doctrine return with a piece of celestial song-craft that is unlike anything they have done before!
Titled ‘Martyr’ of which there are two versions, ‘Martyr (Clement V Mix)’ and Martyr (Jeanne D’ Arc Mix)’ which features the simultaneously soaring and searing vocals of Laura Ann Cayzer, who performs under the alias Blanque for Capgras Delusion, this megalithic song is a journey through a serpentine sonic landscape that darkly glistens and glows until it reaches its fatalistic conclusion.
Herein you will be treated to a nuanced piece of pummel that comes across as a confluence of My Dying Bride, Strapping Young Lad, Bauhaus, and Ministry, executed with the signature Chaos Doctrine aesthetic.
Dr D regales us with the journey of a spiritual martyr led astray from the bane of humanity with a dynamic artillery of vocals that oscillate between melodious and menacing whilst guitarist Alec Surridge, bassist Phil Carstens and drummer Jason Eedes unleash a tidal wave of riffs and rhythms that act as the bedrock for a song that is both ethereal and evocative in equal measure.
As the turbulent tapestry is set in motion we are introduced to a delicious atmospheric morass of industrial layering and percussive clang before a confluence of unnerving melodies enter the mix.
Expanding into a conflagration of chugging riffs and churning rhythms, this immaculately composed piece of haunting music will hold you in its hypnotic embrace for the duration of its runtime and you will be all the better for it.
‘Martyr’ is available 25 November on all platforms https://linktr.ee/chaosdoctrine
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-Asher Locketz-