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The Boats Of The Glen Carrig

The Coral Tombs is inspired by Jules Verne's allegorical late 19th century adventure, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. As such, it follows characters such as Professor Arronax and Captain Nemo. Plus, the band fittingly revels, it's "arguably the closest Ahab has come to their sound resembling a real soundtrack: it's evil, it's longing, it's sad, it's meditative, it's cavernous, it's vast, it's ridiculously epic and as heavy as the colossal squid itself!" With guest appearances from Chris Dark (Ultha) and Greg Chandler (Esoteric), it's a beast well-worth conquering.

Expectedly, the quartet gets right into the maritime mayhem via opener "Prof. Arronax' Descent Into the Vast Oceans." A torrent of blast beats, piercing screeches, and demonic growls (courtesy of vocalist and guitarist Daniel Droste and Dark) kicks things off, and afterward, the sludgy "Colossus of the Liquid Graves" devotes even more time to enveloping listeners in the group's trademark murky desperation.