Mastery – Valis LP 0.38 even aligned their cathartic outlets

even aligned their cathartic outlets for a now impossible to find Mizmor/Hell split

While a track like “Cleansing of the Air” or the epic instrumental “Necrotic Epiphanies” carry a strong thrash influence that can also be found in Necrophilos’ scruffy vocals

hard-hitting metallic chugs and early death metal riffs intensifies to a climatic end where the guitars wail and militant drum breakdowns send us marching

their sound is a potent distillation of the most powerful Death Metal from the early to mid 1990's

a critical appreciation by Matmos’ Drew Daniel

Mastery – Valis LP 0.38 even aligned their cathartic outletsSolo black metal entity, the product of mastermind Ephemeral Domignostika (Spirit Possession, Ulthar, Pale Chalice, Black Curse Pandiscordian Necrogenesis). Once a follower in the tradition of fellow Bay Area acts Leviathan, Crebain and Weakling, Mastery has evolved into something more. Valis is like a form of free jazz black metaltwisted and complex, with upwards of 100 riffs per song. Eschewing traditional songwriting and conceptual forms,