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In the late ’80s and early ’90s, black metal was still cutting its teeth, with the lion's share of the genre's post-Venom and Celtic Frost touchstones yet to be released. While then a uniquely European and specifically Scandinavian sound, Absu were one of the first American bands to adopt the new evil. And while it's hard to imagine Absu's homeland of Texas sharing less in common with Norway, the band's self-described "mythological occult metal" was enough to appease would be skeptics. Interweaving anything and all things esoteric, the earliest Absu records' fixations on the most bizarre elements of obscure -ologies could easily alienate. Having just released their first full length in eight years, Absu have mostly stopped fucking around. The self-titled album is devoid of the ritualistic passages and over-the-top theatrics that colors much of their catalog, instead steaping their fascination with the occult with old fashioned, easy to enjoy face-ripping. With fellow Texan black metal outfit Averse Sefira opening, the devil should have a big night in the Bible Belt.
Wed., June 24, 7 p.m., 2009
Wed., June 24, 7 p.m., 2009
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