“Four billion years have passed and all we truly know is this” / “That astral deities still dwell within the deep abyss” / “Beyond the universal law of stellar entropy” / “Extra-galactic masters of mortal reality” / “The path we chose must soon me judged in kind” / “A quantum flux until the end of time” / “A black sun rising, the eldritch moon” / “Behold! Arise! Macrocosmic doom!” They tell a lot of fun and nonsensical space opera stories, some of which pertain to the Wizardthrone they name themselves after. A lot of newer extreme bands have actually broken that stereotype (they just happen to be the ones that aren’t talked about enough), and Wizardthrone is one of them. If you watched the music video, you’d notice that their lyrics don’t have anything to do with death, murder, or various methods of torture. I suppose that they could’ve learned from all three of their albums and made a whole album of their own in the brief time they’ve been in our dimension they are wizards, after all (it’s not like at least one of them is actually IN Gloryhammer). Hm… it’s like a more extreme version of Gloryhammer. In addition to the hyper-aggressive jams, they incorporate synth and symphonic elements as well. However, Wizardthrone kicks it up a notch. Right off the bat, I was blown away by the incredibly intricate riffage that makes the subgenre appealing. It was my pitiful human brain’s fault for having any doubt in these wizards of death metal. I can actually identify the image’s subjects along with its background, unlike other album artwork of this ilk. The composition is exquisite, with a lovely combination of green and black.
Fortunately, Hypercube Necrodimensions‘ art is legitimately awesome. I normally despise death metal album covers for trying so hard to be scary that they look like nonsense. In 2021, they unleashed their first album, known only as Hypercube Necrodimensions the topic of today’s post. Some individuals might glean other things, such as goblins, from specific members of the group. Hyperiax Bowes in particular makes me think of pirates and undead unicorns of war for whatever reason. Sporting Jordi LaForge glasses, these wizards have graced us-unworthy as we are-with their presence… Their members’ first names are merely initials, and yet… one of these guys feels familiar. Wizardthrone entered our realm, in the midst of the ongoing, unholy pandemic. And my most recent attempt is a new outfit known as Wizardthrone. Since death metal has had such an influence on the metal community, to the point where most bands these days at least have a growler on backing vocals, I felt I had no right to be considered a metaller unless I could like a death metal band. In fact, I only ever gave the second aforementioned band an attempt and I hated them. Yet, being the uncultured, un-cerebral pig I am, I have yet to enjoy death metal at all. When it comes to the very popular subgenre of metal known as death metal, certain household names come to mind: Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Children of Bodom, Arch Enemy, and more.
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