H.A.Q.Q.
by Liturgy
- Type: Album
- Released: 12 November 2019
- Label: YLYLCYN
- Country: United States
- Length: 45:21
- Community rating: 4.27/5 from 17 ratings
Artists on this release: Haela Hunt-Hendrix, Tia Vincent-Clark, L茅o Didkovsky, Bernard Gann
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released as a surprise in 2019, 'H.A.Q.Q.' consolidates Liturgy's avant-garde and black metal styles into a dense, aggressive work marked by yearning guitar harmonies and intense drumming. [1] The album's production integrates stuttering digital glitches, symphonic arrangements including harp and strings, and Japanese gagaku instrumentation, creating a chaotic yet cohesive sonic fabric. [2, 1] Lyrically, it is a vulnerable expression of bandleader Haela Hunt-Hendrix's personal struggles with anger, mental health, and religion, tied to her broader philosophical system depicted on the album's cover. [3, 1]
Genres
Descriptors: avant-garde, glitchy, blast-beats, maximalist, electronic
Tracklist
Credits
- Haela Hunt-Hendrix - guitar, vocals, electronics, piano (track 5, 7, 9), bells (track 5, 6), production
- Bernard Gann - guitar
- Tia Vincent-Clark - bass
- Leo Didkovsky - drums, glockenspiel (track 4, 6)
- Marilu Donovan - harp (track 1, 3, 6, 8)
- Lucie V铆tkov谩 - hichiriki (track 1)
- Eric Wubbels - piano (track 2)
- Adam Robinson - ryuteki (track 1)
- Tadlow Ensemble - strings (track 4, 6)
- Cory Bracken - vibraphone (track 4, 6)
- Charlotte Mundy - voice (track 1, 3)
- Matt Colton - mastering
- Seth Manchester - mixing