{"id":20826,"date":"2014-07-07T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T00:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=20826"},"modified":"2014-07-28T15:40:43","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T15:40:43","slug":"album-review-chasma-omega-theorian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-chasma-omega-theorian\/","title":{"rendered":"CHASMA – Omega Theorian (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHASMA
Omega Theorian<\/strong><\/span>
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\nCandlelight (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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With their third platter, Portland,Oregon-based black metallers Chasma once again offer us something a little different when it comes to extreme metal.<\/p>\n

Omega Theorian<\/em> comes hot on the heels of 2013\u2019s Codex Constellatia<\/em>. It\u2019s an eight-track outing from the trio, and one of cosmic brutality. Featuring harsh, throaty vocals, melancholically drawn out passages and doom-laden segments strewn with stardust, this is black metal combining slower divisions of the Burzum ilk mixed with slightly pacier avenues. <\/p>\n

As albums go, Omega Theorian<\/em> is not too dissimilar from the band\u2019s previous works in that the riffs can be a tad repetitive. When the trio does decide to inject a different tempo though, it makes for more of an absorbing listen as with a track such as \u2018Disciples Of An Ancient Aeon\u2019, but the variety is certainly not the spice of life for these guys. While not as torturous in its extremes as, say, Burzum, the scratchy vocal and grim dungeon echoes of guitar, bass and drum can at times be quite atmospheric \u2013 again, I refer to \u2018Disciples Of An Ancient Aeon\u2019.<\/p>\n

With a majority of the tracks clocking in at well over six minutes, I do find myself gagging for some variation. \u2018Trapped Beneath The Shining World\u2019 offers a brooding plod initially before the spark of darkness brings the track in as a sort of cascading menace amplified by the rush of guitars and rapid drums. It\u2019s intriguing and a touch depressive, but it all too soon becomes just a tad mediocre in its cosmic state. \u2018Cathedral Of Luminaries\u2019 and \u2018Angelaria\u2019 are the types of tracks which freeze the blood with their intensity. But of all the tracks which hint at seeds of creation, it\u2019s opener \u2018The Emblazement\u2019 \u2013 a mere two-minute or so introduction with odd jazz influences and female vocals. However, such dramatics are soon smothered by the suffocating murk of the aforementioned \u2018Cathedral Of Luminaries\u2019. From there, the album rarely escapes from its harsh intent. <\/p>\n

While very much post-metal, or whatever you want to call it, Chasma\u2019s latest offering still hints at potential as yet unrealised. As this crafty unit matures though, I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll finally reach their goal of creating truly wondrous pitch black fuzz.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CHASMAOmega Theorian Candlelight (2014)Rating: 7\/10 With their third platter, Portland,Oregon-based black metallers Chasma once again offer us something a little different when it comes to extreme metal. Omega Theorian comes hot on the heels of 2013\u2019s Codex Constellatia. It\u2019s an eight-track outing from the trio, and one of cosmic brutality. Featuring harsh, throaty vocals, melancholically […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1348],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-chasma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20826"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20830,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20826\/revisions\/20830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}