Like: Cult of Luna, Subrosa, Helms Alee
Label: Hypnotic Dirge Records
Adjectives: Sizeable, Broad, Somber
Description: INHERUS was formed in the summer of 2018 and is based in the Hudson Valley, New York. The quartet enjoys imaginatively fusing different components together in order to produce new sounds, taking cues from a large variety of genres. Forgotten Kingdom which opens the band's album, Beholden, is a massive, groove-driven track which swirls through gloomy, doom-laden routes. Magnificent, clean vocal harmonies add an idyllic angle, and at the same time strong harsh vocals raise the level of intensity. The band states: "The overall theme is the power of relationships and connectivity. Life challenges us but ultimately we have to know our own strength. Like the Stag Priestess depicted on the cover of the album, there is an otherworldly part of each of us that tames the fire of the unpredictable and approaches the world in spite of it with kindness. She can walk the forest in the dark. The songs call upon that desire." Beholden will be released on May 26th, 2023.
