Crushing Death & Grief

SMOTE
Primal, earthy, folk-infused heavy laments from son of the soil, Daniel Foggin. Once a solo endeavour, Smote has been expanded to a fuller ensemble blending traditional instrumentation — creaking strings, funeral drums, somber winds — with thunderous synth work and desolate guitar to craft drone and dirge. Elemental, sisyphean sounds propel everything downwards into a paranormal underworld of captivating terror. New album, Songs From The Free House is forged from repetition and mantric intensity and possessed of formidable psychic fortitude. The megalithic monomania of 2024’s A Grand Stream set a formidable precedent, and Smote’s live shows in its wake have gradually built a reputation as visionary seers building audial monuments by cranked amplification and atmospheric intensity alike. Yet these five gnostic serenades offer portals and paradigms anew.
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