VLBRNR by VEILBURNER
Formed in 2013, Pennsylvania musical duo Veilburner have been honing a very special and unique sound, as well as crafting a deeply nuanced storybook universe which has evolved over a span of five full-length releases in an eight year time frame. Drawing from musical elements covering everything from death and black metal to industrial, classical and their trademark blend of bizarre experimental FX and sound layers, Veilburner have somehow managed to corral and refine a seemingly unwieldy assortment of influence and experimentation into an explosive but cohesive musical entity which is distinctly theirs, owing to a discipline of strong songwriting and their insistence on natural flowing rhythm, song and album structures. To complement their otherworldly but digestible musical offering, the thematic side of the project has been crafted from a wide variety of theological, science fiction and occult sources to spin tales about such things as quests for immortality and interdimensional beings communicating and manipulating humanity across time and space.
In 2022, Veilburner present their sixth evolution to the world in the form of a self-titled musical juggernaut, a statement piece simply titled VLBRNR. As usual, Veilburner have composed a complete and addictingly engaging musical experience which can be absorbed in an equally satisfying manner as either a whole or by its individual chapters. Veilburner have reached across their entire back-catalog of experience and thematic lore with one hand, and into a future of untapped potential and unexplored realms with the other, and pulled both into the present to deliver everything you have come to expect from them when their method meets their madness, and more. Expect a plethora of dizzying musical passages and arrangements, a cornucopia of crushing, dense and maniacal progressions. Expect aural oddities from nightmares undreamt and tales of arcane world-building. But most of all, expect this alien thing to not alienate you. These are earworms from another world. Let them burrow and wriggle into your consciousness, and be a host for their propagation.
Tracklist
| 1. | VI (Vulgar Incantations) | 6:17 |
| 2. | Envexomous Hex | 5:34 |
| 3. | Interim Oblivion | 6:02 |
| 4. | Lo! Heirs to the Serpent | 5:18 |
| 5. | Burning the Veil | 5:25 |
| 6. | Unorthodoxagon | 5:26 |
| 7. | Repulsed by the Light | 6:41 |
| 8. | None so Hideous | 5:27 |
| 9. | Exhibitionism in Limbo | 2:48 |
| 10. | Ruin | 7:19 |
Videos
Credits
Line up -
Mephisto Deleterio - All music and production
Chrisom Infernium - All vocals, lyrics and visual art
PREMIERES -
No Clean Singing (US)
www.nocleansinging.com/2022/09/30/veilburner-a-review-of-vlbrnr-and-the-premiere-of-repulsed-by-the-light/
Moshpit Nation (US)
www.moshpitnation.com/exclusive-track-premiere-veilburner-ruin/
PRESS -
- "a force to be reckoned with" - Angry Metal Guy (US) 3.5/5
www.angrymetalguy.com/veilburner-vlbrnr-review/
- "another pillar in their deification as extreme gods" - The Killchain (UK)
thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com/2022/11/24/review-veilburner-vlbrnr/
- "one of the genre's premier purveyors" - Distorted Sound (UK) 9/10
distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-vlbnr-veilburner/
- "a demanding listen that mocks preconceived notions, musical conventions, and the definition of what is extreme art" - Metal Roos (Australia) 4/5
metal-roos.com.au/veilburner-vlbrnr-album-review/
- "an essential listen" - Wonderbox Metal (UK)
wonderboxmetal.com/2022/11/27/veilburner-vlbrnr-review/
- "one of the most striking performances of the year" - Head-Banger Reviews (US)
headbangerreviews.wordpress.com/2022/10/02/veilburner-vlbrnr/
- "Veilburner have followed up last year’s career highlight with something darker, louder, and more dyspeptic"- No Clean Singing (US)
www.nocleansinging.com/2022/09/30/veilburner-a-review-of-vlbrnr-and-the-premiere-of-repulsed-by-the-light/
- "This one feels off-kilter, like it’s always about to tip over and crush the listener" - Moshpit Nation (US)
www.moshpitnation.com/exclusive-track-premiere-veilburner-ruin/
- "celebrate the most extreme of extreme metal with an experimental approach" - Musik Reviews (Germany) 13/15
www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2022/Veilburner/VLBRNR/
- "you'll be hard pressed to find a more accomplished ride operator than Veilburner" - Stormbringer (Austria) 4/5
www.stormbringer.at/reviews/18427/veilburner-vlbrnr.html
- "a true experiment in chaos" - Acta Infernalis (France) 85/100
actainfernalis.com/2022/11/29/review-1473-veilburner-vlbrnr-english/
- "A delightfully weird near-sixty-minute descent into the mouth of madness" - Blessed Altar (Netherlands) 8.5/10
www.blessedaltarzine.com/2022/11/24/veilburner-vlbrnr/
- "knocks your block off" - Flying Fiddlesticks (UK)
flyingfiddlesticks.com/2022/11/30/veilburner-vlbrnr-transcending-obscurity-2022/
- "extreme and impassioned" - Metal Temple (Greece) 8/10
www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/v_2/veilburner-vlbrnr.htm
- "Veilburner goes a step further, offering a truly absorbing atmosphere" - Black Metal Spirit (Spain)
www.blackmetalspirit.net/2022/11/veilburner.html
- "the duo’s nightmarish, conceptual, universe allows them to explore the furthest reaches of extreme music" - Musipedia of Metal (UK)
musipediaofmetal.blogspot.com/2022/12/reviews-obvurt-isafjrd-amberian-dawn.html
- "you’re in for a trip" - Sputnik Music (US)
www.sputnikmusic.com/review/86032/Veilburner-VLBRNR/
- "VLBRNR makes for a dynamite, high-intensity listen" - Metal Epidemic (UK) 3.5/5
www.metalepidemic.com/veilburner-vlbrnr/
- "The different faces of Veilburner really come to light as you listen further into the record" - Ghost Cult Mag (UK)
www.ghostcultmag.com/album-review-veilburner-vlbrnr-transcending-obscurity/
- "A bloody, dark black death metal imprint of a mad mind!" - Deadly Storm (Czech Republic)
www.deadlystormzine.com/2022/12/recenzereview-veilburner-vlbrnr-2022.html
2022 Transcending Obscurity Records
Main Store - tometal.com
Bandcamp - transcendingobscurity.bandcamp.com
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Band Facebook - facebook.com/veilburner
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