AMENRA

De Doorn RELAPSE Belgium’s post-metal missionaries take a new route to salvation AT TIMES AMENRA seem like the answer to an ancient riddle or koan – a band who appear locked in sonic place yet manage to carve out ambitious new territory with each successive release. Inward focus, selfknowledge and a belief in spirituality without religion have played as big a part in the band’s sound as riff-craft and sludge-informed sonic purges. It’s allowed them to stay true to their core while having the courage to embrace a collectivist approach to art that’s brought theatre groups, dancers and film-makers within their ever-expanding Church Of Ra. De Doorn, the band’s first album for Relapse – and the first to break with the ‘Mass’ series that has marked previous releases – is…

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Metal Hammer UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2021

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