Finnish atmospheric sludge/doom metal band Lurk presents their fourth full-length album »Aegis«, out today via Transcending Obscurity Records

Finnish atmospheric sludge/doom metal band Lurk presents their fourth full-length album, entitled »Aegis«, which was just released today, April 7th, 2023 via Transcending Obscurity Records.

Tracklist:
01. Ashlands
02. Shepherd’s Ravine
03. Infidel
04. Hauta
05. Blood Surge
06. Kehto
07. The Blooming

Courtesy of Transcending Obscurity Records:

Finnish band Lurk return with their unique brand of slow, dreamy, unpredictable and vile sludge/doom to confound and enthrall listeners all over again. The deceptively catchy and entrancing quality of the music has been honed and the music slithers in its inimitable way, progressing in directions not easy to ascertain. The music itself is a blend of multiple subgenres and is far too evolved now for the influences to be clearly identified. The band upholds this singular sound throughout the album and still manages to give each of the seven songs their own identity. Without a perceptible disruption of momentum, they all succeed in shifting the mood their own way, adding variations and conveying a wide range of emotions. For an album that may seem innocuous, it will leave you emotionally vulnerable by the end of it all.

Lurk about the new album: “»Aegis« embodies the power of discord feeding the individual. The songs roll out in sporadic forms of different persons, under the guidance of furor and perseverance. Those stem from all things which are against divinity. No void too deep or mind too obscure, no action too human.”

Line up:
Arttu Pulkkinen – Guitars
Eetu Nurmi – Bass
Kalle Nurmi – Drums, Guitars, Synths
Kimmo Koskinen – Vocals, Guitars, Effects

Baritone saxophone on »Blood Surge« by Aino Heikkonen.

Artwork by Paolo Girardi.

Get your copy through Transcending Obscurity here: lurkdoom.bandcamp.com or tometal.com.

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well