Clayton Buchanan
Can't stop listening to this album since it came out, a monolithic slab of heavy that really demands your attention from the first fucking chord. Instantly became one of my favorite records so far this year.
Favorite track: Under the Polar Shade.
RUINED, the new album from Lesser Glow.
Out now via Pelagic Records!
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In today’s world, there is an undeniable, ever-growing sea of noise. Like an ocean, it swirls together the sounds of humanity into a churning vat of anonymity, and we are drowning.
It is from this abyss that LESSER GLOW was born. A necessary change from the common kind, this Boston five-piece brings an undeniable heaviness, with lyrics and music coexisting in the same beautiful, dynamic and volatile space. Heavy but not excessive. Massive yet not gratuitous. Meticulous. Focused. Direct. Necessary.
The idea of LESSER GLOW grew as a response to the unrealistic progression of heavy music in recent years... generally feeling over-technical, over-produced and sometimes entirely fake.
“I was caught in a major 90s binge, listening to a bunch of stuff like Unsane and Failure, and feeling like that raw, palpable energy and songwriting was slipping away from modern heavy records”, comments main songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Nault, who is not only the guitarist in LESSER GLOW, but also session drummer for electro-post-hiphop outfit ARMS AND SLEEPERS. “I was tired of genre-choked bands, and missed hearing songs instead of riff parades.”
The lineup of the band came together organically, “though now the combination of individuals feels incredibly fortunate”, comments Nault. The fact that all members are experienced professionals – engineers & session musicians – has certainly helped LESSER GLOW to accomplish the simplicity that makes this record what it is: heavy.
“I tried to keep that simplicity in mind during the recording process, don't over play or worry about shredding to fill space”, comments bass player Scott Conza. “Just as important as choosing when to play, is choosing when not to play.”
With their upcoming debut release “Ruined”, LESSER GLOW rips open a massively wide and confident blend of traditional doom meets melodic metal, paired with the likes of hardcore, post hardcore, noise rock, post rock and beyond. Molding all these into one cohesive mix, LESSER GLOW stand out as a refreshing and unapologetically brutal take on heavy music.
These dudes just blew me away!! I just love their music so much, the atmosphere and the heaviness created could easily flatten a city. I bow to the mighty SÂVER🤘 Darknight
Unfold the God Man is the complete masterpiece in which the word flawless comes into the mind of every genius. This stunning album will take you away, into another dimension and beyond. This band who call themselves Psychonaut are untouchable in the world of music,time and space. Darknight
You know that point where you have consumed perhaps just a little too much of your chosen intoxicate. That's this album.
Fucking heavy!!! Obstacle of Affliction
The debut full-length from Kenoma is full of spacious, haunting songs that steadily build to great rushes of sound. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 29, 2017
If you're going to go out in apocalyptic style you might want to have the 40 minute title track playing loud at your side. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 12, 2013