The Helm of Sorrow

by Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou

The Helm of Sorrow cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 15 January 2021
  • Label: Sacred Bones
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 21:34
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Helm of Sorrow' serves as a devastatingly heavy, incredibly aggressive companion piece to their universally acclaimed collaborative studio album. The tracks fuse crushing, intensely melancholic sludge metal riffs with soaring, atmospheric vocal performances, creating a deeply nocturnal and introspective sonic environment. It is a masterful, bleak continuation of one of heavy music's most potent modern partnerships.

Genres

Descriptors: DIY, friendship, melodic, sludge, collab

Tracklist

  1. Orphan Limbs (5:24)
  2. Crone Dance (5:57)
  3. Recurrence (4:57)
  4. Hollywood (5:15)

Credits

  • Emma Ruth Rundle - primary artist
  • Thou - primary artist
  • Louis Michot - fiddle
  • Emily McWilliams - vocals [additional vocals by]
  • Dolores O'Riordan - written-by

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