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- Band(s): Binah
- Label(s): Osmose Productions
- Release Format(s): 12" vinyl, CD
- Release Year: 2025
- Review Date: September 11, 2025
- Author(s): Consanguineus
After a silence of seven long years, the English entity Binah emerges once more from the shadows with a new full-length assault. The trio channels a monumental strain of Death Metal – dense, heaving, and firmly rooted in the legacy of Bolt Thrower, early Convulse, and Asphyx. Yet this is far more than mere homage: Binah infuses the foundation with a suffocating darkness of their own, a vast and ominous aura that borders on the cosmic. The result is an album that bows to the traditions of the genre while simultaneously radiating a destructive force entirely of the present.
The very name Binah, drawn from the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, denotes the womb of creation – an image perfectly aligned with the abyss from which this band summons their sound. Their music embodies both primal chaos and creative power, plunging the listener into a maelstrom where riffs, drones, and ritualistic pulses converge. Especially the synth layers and droning passages act as a hidden spine, seeping into the marrow of each composition and amplifying their trance-inducing depth. Through these, the record acquires not only weight but also a strange, near-sacred resonance.
Side A, ‘Mount Morphine’, stretches beyond the 23-minute mark. Yet the length becomes irrelevant; Binah masterfully sustain focus with subtle mutations in theme and texture. Massive, cyclical riff-work collides with oppressive soundscapes, drawing the listener deeper into an experience that blurs the lines between Death Metal, doom, and drone ritual.
Side B continues with ‘The Ever Aftermath’, which does not simply echo the first piece but escalates it. Where ‘Mount Morphine’ spirals downward in slow ritual descent, ‘The Ever Aftermath’ strikes instantly, pulling the listener under with a merciless grip. The omnipresent drones swell and pulse like a subterranean heartbeat, while the riffs crush with unrelenting gravity. What emerges feels like an apocalyptic resonance – the lingering roar of annihilation stretched into infinity.
This is not background music, but a total immersion. Across 43 minutes, Binah command the listener’s full presence, crafting a work of precision, atmosphere, and inexorable weight. It is an imposing, hypnotic release – and a compelling testament for those drawn to the most shadowed and expansive dimensions of Death Metal.
Binah
- Country: United Kingdom
- Style: Death Metal
- Links: Facebook, Bandcamp, Spotify
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Osmose Productions
- Country: France
- Style: Black Metal, Death Metal
- Links: Homepage, Facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp, Youtube
