Howls of Ebb – The Marrow Veil (2015)

Hailing from San Francisco, CA, today we have the miscreants of Howls of Ebb and their crushing “The Marrow Veil” EP. Being on the longer side of what people call EP’s (over 34 minutes); this is one dense release that wills truly challenge your musical preconceptions. Crafting a sickening mixture of Death/Black Metal with a thick atmospheric component this music is superbly raw and punishing.

Opening with the 19-minute dissonant piece “Standing on Bedlam, Burning in Bliss”, this trio projects a very dense and raw sound that is quite hard to find. While some times they sound like old Sepultura and even Deiphago, the band also reminds us a bit of early The Ruins Of Beverast. There basic structure behind this track is quite catchy and enjoyable, making it a very unique and disturbing experience at the same time.

Keeping things creepy, the ‘interlude’ track “Dusks Tyrannical Lore” is quite unnerving. Going fully down the rabbit hole, “Iron Laurels, Woven in Rust” delivers very hypnotic atmosphere thanks to the tight drumming and very repetitive nature of this track. With a very ritualistic feeling to it, this is one disturbing song as it feels like it is hypnotizing you.

If you could capture the sound of sickness and putrefaction we would venture to say that it would sound exactly like “The Marrow Veil”. Howls of Ebb have managed to create a very unique and oppressive sound that is just brilliant and should be commended for it. If you are in the market for the truly bizarre and decadent, be sure to pick up a copy of this 12” vinyl via I, Voidhanger Records.

Label: I, Voidhanger Records

Release: September 7th, 2015

Genre: Black/Death Metal

Country: USA