Atriarch – “Altruist” (Stereogum Premiere)
More so even than most "unconventional" metal bands, Portland, OR's Atriarch resist categorization -- the band's suffocating sound primarily encompasses elements of doom, crust-punk, black metal, and goth, but it also frequently defies the conventions of all those genres. There's not much stylistic overlap between Atriarch and their best-known regional counterparts, Agalloch, Wolves In The Throne Room, and YOB, except ...
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