WOLVHAMMER Clawing Into Black Sun [LP]

WOLVHAMMER’s amalgamation of black metal and death rock surges with self-infliction, abuse, regret, and debauchery on their third LP, Clawing Into Black Sun. WOLVHAMMER — vocalist Adam Clemans (Shaidar Logoth), guitarist Jeff Wilson (Abigail Williams, Chrome Waves, Doomsday, ex-Nachtmystium), and drummer Heath Rave (ex-Across Tundras) — infiltrated Hideaway Studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota with Dan Jensen at the soundboard, pounding out eight new hymns for the nearly fifty-minute-long Clawing Into Black Sun. The outfit’s volatile amalgamation of black metal, death rock, and punk has morphed into quite the killing machine over the years of self-infliction, abuse, and debauchery, and on their third LP has straightforwardly culminated into their best work yet. WOLVHAMMER’s songwriting and musical delivery has developed immensely, honed with a new sense of focus since their vicious and acclaimed 2011-released Obsidian Plains album, and has reached a new level of maturity, yet each note still casts an eternal feeling of trepidation and misery. Clawing Into Black Sun features cover art by Stavros Giannopoulos (The Atlas Moth, Chrome Waves). [Disorder Recordings]