out April 2: Ischemic -- cavernous brute extremity from Ontario, Canada

Ischemic is something like "blackened death/doom" or just call it knuckledragging cavedwelling extremity for when you want to hear the opposite of clean, beautiful and shiny. At this moment they are rearing their ugly head with the stream of the opening slab of their filthy music. If you think it sounds barbaric and unpolished, then these Canadians would like to raise their glass in a big toast to you and welcome you home. You've got yourself some new friends in the woods.

Ischemic

Ischemic

2 April 2021

About: Ischemic formed in 2012 through the unholy power of Kijiji, where both Isabelle Tazbir (vocals/lyrics) and Adam Korchok (guitar) were searching for fellow ghouls to play some sort of doomy, monolithic death metal. They linked up and began to pull together people from their respective friend groups to play in the band. It wasn’t long before the lineup was solidified and Ischemic could begin churning out filthy, crushing metal from the void. Ischemic works collaboratively, riff skeletons are brought to the rest of the members, then cursed with flesh. This cohesiveness has resulted in 4 recordings: “Frigid Descent” (2013); “All Paths Lead Nowhere” (2016); “Stagnation & Woe” (2018); and “Ischemic” (2021). The earlier records resonate with filthy, hellish, death/doom sounds that give way to experimentations in melodic black metal with “Stagnation & Woe”, and a revisit to the past in the most recent album. The experienced musicians also lend their talents to other local acts; Tazbir has done time as a vocalist in the death metal bands Saprophyte, Serene Molestation, and Blastomycosis, and is currently in Experiment Specimen. Anthony Abbatangelo (bass) plays in the drone/psych band Qarafa and occasionally records and mixes projects for local bands. Mrudul Kamble (drums) fronts the progressive/death metal act Mors Verum and is working on launching a recording studio from his new home in Waterloo, ON. The live show (post covid times) from Ischemic is both unsettling and energetic. What little light is permitted showcases disjointed, violent movements as Tazbir lures you into their tales of woe. They have shared the stage with the likes of Volur, Greber, Woe, Beyond Creation, and Iskra. Ischemic’s new self-titled album is due out April 2, 2021.

Discography: 2021 – Ischemic (Full-length LP); 2018 – Stagnation & Woe (Full-length LP); 2016 – All Paths Lead Nowhere (EP); 2013 – Frigid Descent (Demo).

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