Cryptic Hatred "Internal Torment" 12" cause of death Kvaen's third album 'The Formless

Kvaen's third album 'The Formless Fires' - their first for those world-renowned headhunters at Metal Blade Records - is a sumptuous but bitingly intense exploration of beauty and violence

Lovecraftian old school Death Metal

traced in the air around these ten songs

emotional lyrics which deal with the artificiality of the modern world

Cryptic Hatred "Internal Torment" 12" cause of death Kvaen's third album 'The FormlessInarguably the bands most diverse work to date, Internal Torment ventures far beyond the conventions of old school death metal, without surrendering an ounce of viciousness. Strong nuances of doom and creepy melodies can be heard throughout the records ten tracks concluding fittingly with a suffocating wall of sound that leaves its listeners bruised, battered, and shaken. The album highlights the bands surgical and intuitive take on death metal