The seemingly endless cold creates a force field which is anything but welcoming and warm. Castevet creates a sonic ethos worthy of these circumstance. Their darkness transcends typical metal music categorizations, leaving a wonderment among the chaos and dismay. ‘Obsian,’ the trio’s second release, presents itself beyond its own soundscapes and into universal plateaus, worthy of multiple listens.
Steering the ship is a technical power-house on the drums in Ian Jacyszyn. It’s as if the guitar and bass set a drone that’s just waiting for the beat to drive them straight through whatever immovable object is placed before them. Fans of Mastodon and Brooklyn’s own Sannhet will find familiar contexts in this latest collection, bringing some well deserved chops to our music scenes underbelly. – Joey Fish @squidterm