Music Review : Liturgy – The Ark Work (2015, Thrill Jockey
Records)
Following
their 2011’s Aesthetica, the reunited
quartet Liturgy have tried to make obviously an ultimate attempt at making a
masterpiece with their craft here. Leaded by Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, Liturgy has
been labeled as a black metal transgender of American black metal. However,
their relationship with the genre is getting much thinner and felt more into the
Swans lookalike.
At 57 minutes
The Ark Work might feel a bit long
and a bit repetitive with Aesthetica.
The theory that Hunt-Hendrix exposes with his diagrams and esoteric vision, as
interesting and innovative as they might be, doesn’t weight enough to support
the music and its length.
The musical
mastery of Hunt-Hendrix on vocals and guitar, Greg Fox on drums, Tyler
Dusenbury on bass, and Bernard Gann on guitars isn’t enough to elevate this
record to potent follow-up to its predecessor. It is a lesser Liturgy album but
lesser Liturgy is still better than many other bands’ best record.
7.1
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