Dark Meditation – Polluted Temples [Black and White Vinyl]

Description

Cat. no: LPSRR007LEC
Format: LP Black and white vinyl
Barcode: 634457080904
Release Date: 14 Oct 2022
Genre: Hard Rock and Metal

DARK MEDITATION may hail from Seattle, but their sound is steeped in traditions associated with other corners of the globe England’s working-class cities, frosty Scandinavian towns, Southern California meccas of the ’80s

Or as the band puts it, DARK MEDITATION sounds like the bastard amalgamation of Venom and Judas Priest fghting it out on the Sunset Strip while Danzig and King Diamond cheer them on. While such reference points may suggest a nexus of evil kitsch and arena-level theatrics, the band’s debut album Polluted Temples comes from a place of down- and- out urgency and punk ethics, adopting the gloomy anthems and riff worship of heavy metal titans for their sonic exorcisms rather than their rock n’ roll panache. It’s an album that basks in big hooks, righteous guitar work, and an arena-level stomp without compromising any grit,
grime, or guts. 

LP Black and white vinyl Tracks: Prelude / Babalon.Money.Magick / Haunt of Fear / Strange Caress (of the night) / Masters Coil / Desolation Days / The Howling Wild / Drink of the Blade / Nocturnal Forever / Polluted Temples