“VEINS” (Isserley song) – Queen City Sounds and Art

Isserly2_crop — Isserley, image courtesy the artist

Australian doom artist Isserley released her latest album VIRCHOW METHOD on October 4, 2019 in time for the appropriate season for its dark, gnarled mood. On lead single “VEINS” the grey background tone and swirl of distortion unfolds into an insistent, burning riff while the agonized yet melodic wails of vocals float over the proceedings like an aggrieved ghost. The album is, according to Isserlely, “an examination of self through autopsy” and all the tracks are named after body parts and each song takes us down a darkened path of personal epiphany. The ancient Greeks initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries underwent a ritual process symbolically embodied in the story of Persephone who went to the underworld. This album feels like a musical, modern journey of getting to the core of one’s being and identity and looking deeply at the places we often don’t or which remain hidden from our conscious mind until we are willing to delve a little deeper. Fans of SubRosa, Eye of Nix and Chelsea Wolfe will appreciate the way Isserley mixes dense, distorted, dynamic atmospherics with delicate sonic details to give the songwriting depth of field and a raw, vibrant emotionalism. Listen to “VEINS” on Soundcloud and follow Isserley at the links below.