The most recent single, ‘Incompatibility’, by the choice artist Kilravock, sonically storms by means of the gates of a number of genres. The raucously riled juggernaut is fuelled by the fireplace of commercial steel, sludged up by means of strokes of stoner doom rock, and finds its chameleonic stripes by means of the affect of progressive rock. It’s an onslaught of chaos that locations Kilravock in the identical league as Combichrist and Rammstein with out bowing to any mechanised predecessor’s rulebook.
Omaha-based Steven W. Smith—identified for his contributions to The Alliterates, Lucid Fugue, Megaton, and Valley of Shadows—has morphed right into a one-man powerhouse beneath the Kilravock moniker. From instrumentation to manufacturing, all the pieces you hear is of Smith’s personal making, lending the observe an plain sense of private authenticity because it distils Smith’s frustration with society’s inflexible frameworks and his lived neurodivergent experiences right into a panorama of deep, sorrowful vocals and uncooked, pissed off howls.
All through, Kilravock’s grip on the melodic weight ensures that regardless that you’re pummelled by vicious distortion and messy reflections of discordance, you’re by no means misplaced. As an alternative, you’re locked into the madness, granted permission to unchain your personal chaos, and left with an aftertaste of brutal fact.
Incompatibility is now out there to stream and buy by way of Bandcamp.
Evaluation by Amelia Vandergast