Disembowelment - Transcendence into the Peripheral

If you're really into the Death/Doom scene, you've probably already have heard about this band, but for those who haven't, I highly suggest that you read on.

Disembowelment is an Australian group that formed in 1989.  They released two demos which had more of a sludgy Death sound than anything.  The demos ended up catching the attention of the then relatively new Relapse records.  The band then put together an EP called Dusk, which contained two tracks from their demo Deep Sensory Procession into Aural Fate and a new track called "Cerulean Transience of all my Imagined Shores".  All of those tracks were later re-recorded for their full length release, Transcendence into the Peripheral.  Transcendence into the Peripheral was everything the demos were not - the album was phenomenally well produced and it showed more ambient side of the music that the demos did not.  Transcendence into the Peripheral is more a less a soundscape of extremely heavy, yet beautiful proportions.  It goes from Funeral Doom to Grindcore to clean ambience in seconds.  The ambient parts are an excellent transition and they provide a very atmospheric effect.  The guitar sound is dirty and very low-end oriented. The vocals are the same way, but it fits very well with the dirgy bits of the songs.  The drumming is incredible and I'm not afraid to admit that the drum work on this album is probably my favorite over everything else in the Death/Doom sub-genre.  Overall, Transcendence into the Peripheral might just be the best Death/Doom release...ever.

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Recommended Tracks
The Tree of Life and Death
Your Prophetic Throne of Ivory
Burial at Ornans
Cerulean Transience of all my Imagined Shores