Khaos, by Icare

Khaos

by Icare

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Luke It's easy to get lost in the novelty of "grind-becomes-bm" album, but this isn't a novelty album. It's an explosion that ripples into a low shockwave that would make Cult of Luna wish they thought of it.

Caroline Blaauw After reading this nice background story, I guess I owe it to Euclidean, to buy their album too.
Both bands are underated imho.
And I agree with YomaBarr: Charogne is a masterpiece!

YomaBarr This band released two totally different albums and both are genius, and I don't throw the word around. Just sayin'.

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The initial will of ICARE members was to experiment with the wildest and most devastating grindcore. After attending a show where fellow Swiss geniuses Euclidean (Division Records) were playing, they were struck by the black metal dimension of this formation. This was a real epiphany: their technical and virulent grindcore must incorporate the dark, melodic tones and the deviance specific to black metal.

This is how the idea of making an album that realizes the gradual transformation of a furious grindcore into a more mystical black metal that would prove to be as dark as it is inhabited. "Khaos" thus unfolds like an initiatory journey on the paths of the most extreme and demanding music. After a volley of short and rabid tracks, the album subtly evolves into much longer formats, plays with moods and finally turns into a vortex of emotions mingling frank terror, ecstatic beauty and utter devastation.

Inspired by Lovecraft’s universe, the album’s story mixes dystopia and science fiction to create a fantasized mythology that is both stellar and murky.

The work on the visual has just added a hard and realistic dimension to the concept of the album, exposing at the same time societal taboos.

Includes unlimited streaming of Khaos via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

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1.	Khaos 00:35	buy track
2.	Cauchemar 01:08	buy track
3.	Emmuré 01:35	buy track
4.	Naissance, Décadence 02:28	buy track
5.	Déliquescence, Déchéance 04:37	buy track
6.	Reviviscence, Sentence 05:47	buy track
7.	L'Eschatologie Cosmique Du Jardin D'Eden 08:07	buy track
8.	Nuit De Glace Au-Dessus Du Sépulcre Noir 14:31	buy track
9.	Le Dernier Souverain Du Royaume Déchu 20:07	buy track

about

The initial will of ICARE members was to experiment with the wildest and most devastating grindcore. After attending a show where fellow Swiss geniuses Euclidean (Division Records) were playing, they were struck by the black metal dimension of this formation. This was a real epiphany: their technical and virulent grindcore must incorporate the dark, melodic tones and the deviance specific to black metal.

This is how the idea of making an album that realizes the gradual transformation of a furious grindcore into a more mystical black metal that would prove to be as dark as it is inhabited. "Khaos" thus unfolds like an initiatory journey on the paths of the most extreme and demanding music. After a volley of short and rabid tracks, the album subtly evolves into much longer formats, plays with moods and finally turns into a vortex of emotions mingling frank terror, ecstatic beauty and utter devastation.

Inspired by Lovecraft’s universe, the album’s story mixes dystopia and science fiction to create a fantasized mythology that is both stellar and murky.

The work on the visual has just added a hard and realistic dimension to the concept of the album, exposing at the same time societal taboos.

Recommended if you like: Full of Hell, Wake, Deathspell Omega, Blut aus Nord, Ulcerate…

credits

released October 30, 2020

Drums recorded by Alexander Bernard, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 2019
Everything else recorded by Cédric Prétat in his basement, 2019
Mixed and mastered by Christophe Noth, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 2020

ICARE is :

Léopold Henchoz - Vocals
Cédric Prétat - Guitar
Arnaud Maule - Guitar
Baptiste Sutter - Bass
Axel Vuille - Drums

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Icare La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland

Fondé en 2016 à la Chaux-de-Fonds, Suisse, Icare est initialement un groupe de black/grind qui a évolué vers le post black metal.

Leurs premières expérimentations prennent rapidement la forme d’un album, « Khaos » qui est composé et enregistré pendant la première année d’existence de la formation.

En 2022 le groupe présente son 2e album "Charogne" qui est composé d'une seule chanson de 43 min. ... more

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