Tombs have gathered quite the reputation since they
burst onto the scene back in 2007. Known for combining their bleak
Brooklyn aesthetic with the entrails of sludge and the manic aggression
of black metal, Tombs are a unique band in a sea of genres that are
becoming increasingly bland and irrelevant.
The band picked up a lot of momentum leading up to their critically praised Path of Totality in 2011, which won several awards including album of the year over at Decibel. I remember rocking that album quite a bit that fall, and praising it highly on the metal review forums that I often frequented. I was not too surprised with their follow up Savage Gold, which basically repeated their same pattern of kicking ass and staying true to an aesthetic of gloom with a touch of artsy ambition. It goes without saying that the new EP All Empires Fall is basically right in the same vein.
Clocking in at 24 minutes, All Empires Fall gives you just enough Tombs to hold you over with some depressing downtrodden symphonies for the damned and doomed of our time. I’m not ready to hold it up to the opus that was Path of Totality, but I think it fits snugly next to their 2014 release. Give it some time, and the EP will probably drag you down as well.
The band picked up a lot of momentum leading up to their critically praised Path of Totality in 2011, which won several awards including album of the year over at Decibel. I remember rocking that album quite a bit that fall, and praising it highly on the metal review forums that I often frequented. I was not too surprised with their follow up Savage Gold, which basically repeated their same pattern of kicking ass and staying true to an aesthetic of gloom with a touch of artsy ambition. It goes without saying that the new EP All Empires Fall is basically right in the same vein.
Clocking in at 24 minutes, All Empires Fall gives you just enough Tombs to hold you over with some depressing downtrodden symphonies for the damned and doomed of our time. I’m not ready to hold it up to the opus that was Path of Totality, but I think it fits snugly next to their 2014 release. Give it some time, and the EP will probably drag you down as well.
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