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Conclave Premiere “Black Lines”; Debut Album Sins of the Elders Due in June

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In its raw grit, fierce depressiveness and underlying teeth-clenched aggression, Conclave‘s debut album, Sins of the Elders pummels as much in atmosphere as in sound. The Massachusetts four-piece are right to call its intro “Descend,” since that’s exactly what happens, and as the deathly “Funeral Fyre” and “Black Lines” take hold from there, the only place to go is further and further downward.

Conclave will release Sins of the Elders on June 10 via Lost Apparitions Records (CD) and PATAC Records (tape). The band is comprised of bassist/vocalist Jerry Orne (ex-Warhorse), guitarist Terry Savastano (ex-Grief), guitarist/vocalist Jeremy Kibort and drummer Dan Blomquist, and the harsh judgments cast throughout the nine conclave sins of the eldersincluded tracks bear out that pedigree of things grooving and miserable. A scorcher like “Aethereum” and the maddeningly chugging title-track are as much classic death metal as they are doomed, and Blomquist‘s ride and tom work in “Cold Comfort” — not to mention all that shouting and growling — is pure extremity in a long East Coast tradition, but Conclave‘s debut is no less emotionally grueling than it is sonically raging.

Recorded by Eric Braunschweiger at Raven’s Head Studio in MA, Sins of the Elders follows the band’s 2014 debut EP, Breaking Ground (review here), and expands both the command and the crush of that release with an assured direction toward abysmal sludge, the metal of death, and consuming disaffection. In the slow, dense roll of “Cut it Off” and the quiet acoustic closer “Kaltas” alike, Conclave maintain an oppressive feel that dares the listener to keep moving forward along its plotted course.

I’ll have more on the album closer to the release, but you can find the premiere of the track “Black Lines” below, followed by some more bio info on the band, which I seem to recall having some hand in editing. Go figure.

Not sure if “enjoy” is the right word, but enjoy anyway:

conclave sins of the elders poster

Massachusetts four-piece Conclave not only draw on the inspirations of bands such as Black Sabbath, EyeHateGod and Autopsy with their debut full-length, ”Sins of the Elders”, but combine their death and doom influences into a unique blend of heavy grooves, pounding sludge and melodic doom; all of which tantalize the listener to dig further. Their sound emerges difficult to categorize, but still pleasing to fans of all facets of metal.

With a musical resume that includes such acts as WarHorse, Grief, Disrupt, Desolate and Martyrvore, it would only make sense that this New England collective are no strangers to working with record labels such as Relapse, Southern Lord and Century Media. Through several bands and projects together, Conclave’s members have honed their approach to a bludgeoning impact, and their album is the culmination of everything they’ve experienced to this point, musically and personally.

”Sins of the Elders” was recorded with Eric Braunschweiger and Raven’s Head Studio in Allston, MA. Building off their 2014 self-released EP “Breaking Ground”, the band offers 9 tracks of staggeringly heavy and atmospheric oppression and continue to stamp out their own musical path. There will be no bowing down to trends or watering down the riffs with this band. It’s pure and honest metal in an uncompromised form. “Sins of the Elders” will be released on CD format through Lost Apparitions Records and on cassette tape format through PATAC Records on June 10, 2016.

Conclave are:
Jerry Orne – Bass and vocals
Jeremy Kibort – Rhythm/lead guitars and backing vocals
Terrenza Savastano – Rhythm/lead guitars
Dan Blomquist – Drums/percussion

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Lost Apparitions Records

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3 Responses to “Conclave Premiere “Black Lines”; Debut Album Sins of the Elders Due in June”

  1. Dan Blomquist says:

    Thanks so much for everything JJ….you are the MAN!!

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