Mat “Kvohst” McNerney provides the acrobatic lead vocals for the excellent avant / experimental industrial-leaning Norwegian black metal crew Dødheimsgard as well as the very differently forward-thinking (and also amazing) UK black metal band Code.
He takes another turn with his stripped down “psychedelic occult folk” solo project Hexvessel. The 15-song Dawnbearer’s shocking at first, compelling after repeat listens. Think Woven Hand, haunted ’60s / ’70s pastoral folk, or a darker riff on that last Midlake album. You’ll get a sense of Dawnbearer via this Kalle Sipilä-directed video for opener “Invocation Summoning below:
Listen to I Am The Ritual:
Listen to The Death Knell Tolls:
Continue reading: Hexvessel – “Invocation Summoning” Video & “The Death Knell Tolls” – Stereogum.
Tags: Dawnbearer, Hexvessel, Kalle Sipilä, Kvohst, Mat “Kvohst” McNerney, Occult Folk, Steroegum
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