Vacuous – Dreams Of Dysphoria (2022)

May 31, 2023

Vacuous’ debut record expands on the band’s promising sound from demos (EPs?) such as Katabasis. The band have grown from a small unit into a fully fledged 5 piece and the sound has grown along with them. The artwork is fitting; such a messy, confusing maelstrom of what could be flesh but also otherworldly materials is the perfect artistic interpretation of Vacuous’ dense and brutal sound.

I’m not going to give you any big brain ideas about what I think this album is about (it wouldn’t be my place), but the dark and atmospheric take the band have on death metal helps hammer the songs home, especially when you get the odd groove rearing up out of the storm and really taking you by surprise. Great stuff.