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Perhaps no one can explain the sheer ferocity and timid quietness it is better than when vocalist Craig Owens says “we don’t want to let the kids down” when discussing the group’s intense vocals live at shows. Well they never let a single kid down with their vicious assault on the ears and grip on the jugular...
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Worm and Czar formed Charnel Valley to give an answer to what they saw as problems in the burgeoning black metal scene. Sounding a bit old school and in the vein of Mayhem, Burzum, and Darkthrone, Charnel Valley does their thing with a bit of punk mixed in. Guttural vocals and crushing lo-fi recordings give “The Igneous Race” a defiant yet sincere sound. Raw and unadulterated black metal that refuses to jump on any bandwagon.
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