SAGE, CLOVE AND POWDERED BONE: GOROTICA SINGLE RELEASE

"From the dead tangled backwoods of Sydney, Australia comes a repulsive, sordid troupe of questionable French origins. Living reclusively whilst dwelling upon their dubious Gallic roots, they have honed their rusted blades and musical skills to now emerge under the banner of Gorotica, bringing forth their mission of medieval cannibalistic deathgrind to the masses." - via spotify

"To coincide with the announcement of their second album "Daily Grind of the Medieval Age" (due for release on October third), Gorotica is releasing their third single from the upcoming record, along with an accompanying video clip. Titled “Sage, Clove and Powdered Bone”, this song sees the band tone down the blasting snares and churning guitars and instead delve into a mid-paced, old school-inspired death metal number. "

Listening to this song I found myself dissociating into the music, almost like an involuntary action that I couldn't pull myself out of. Before I knew it I had listened to the song five times and the easiest way to describe the feeling is unsettled. While I found it easy to fall into the rhythm of the bass line and the drums, which is something akin to gojira for easiest explanation, the experience as a whole is unsettling but in the way you would expect from a band like Gorotica.

If you are a fan of rolling drums, groovy and melodic bass lines, wailing and hypnotising guitars, Tortured screaming effects and gloomy guttural vocals that "lead the song through a tale of necrocannibalistic rituals, questionable recipes and shoddy sorcery practices, in the hopes of raising a corpse back from the dead to become a grisly "fresh" meal", this is definitely the song for you.

"The video clip follows these grim lyrical and musical depictions, featuring the band performing in a black void, dressed in hooded medieval monk garb obscuring their identities. The B-roll footage provides a visual conjuring of the ritual, showing Jon Von Cannibale at his dimly lit alchemical work station, crafting and preparing a mixture in his trusty skull mortar and pestle. Pouring this vile concoction into the mouth of the prepared cadaver, he chants some supposed words of power, and after gesticulating with his wooden staff, the body begins to convulse with life. With a now living corpse before him, he begins his long awaited feast..."

You can find gorotica on: spotify, apple music, facebook, instagram and youtube

For fans of: gojira, deathklok, cradle of filth and septicflesh

8/10