Lovingly pinched from The Bone Reader: Few are those that understand the depth of meaning involving the ancient rite of ‘olah – known to many as a simply a “burnt offering”. It is a type of Biblical sacrifice, specifically an animal sacrifice in which the entire sacrifice is completely burnt, consumed totally by fire. This form of sacrifice – in which no meat was left over for anyone – was seen as the greatest form of sacrifice and total devotion.
Burnt offering. Holocost. Call it what you will, but Path Of Totality bears the mark of absolute devastation. Extremely heavy? YES. However, for those who may be new to the band, one of the most striking things about this album is how incredibly listenable it is. Tombs has marched boldly with the sound of impending doom since their inception and Path is endowed with all of the primordial intensity that fans have come to expect.
From the moment that the veil is lifted, Path Of Totality seems to breathe and course with life, invoking the classic sound and feel of Black Metal in it’s finest hour. However, Tombs reaches far beyond the rituals of the past: This is far more than a hallowed reverence for the ghosts of inspiration and re-living the glory found by others.
Continue reading: The Bone Reader reviews “The Path Of Totality” by Tombs.
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