Bestial Mouths - Hissing Veil LP

It’s odd to be able to describe a record like this as being “lively”, but as bleak and gloomy as Bestial Mouths appear to be here on their debut LP Hissing Veil, they play with a type of energy that throws most of what people have come to expect about goth/death-rock for a gigantic loop. A large chunk of this is due to drummer Ebrahim Saleh’s frenetic style often clashing alongside a lurching type of synth based melody, which in itself nearly gives this genre bending attributes. All of this adds up as a huge platform for vocalist Lynette Cerezo to greatly expand her theatrics and likely terrify those in the process. Where most bands would be constricted by the dreary and plodding pacing that typically gets adapted, Cerezo is able to go completely wild with with a variety of wailing and hair raising screeching/screams thanks largely to the open ended drumming of Saleh. There is so much space to move around here and Bestial Mouths do an amazing job of filling most of it. Always moving, but at the same time sketching out a world view that is none too pretty for those that choose to listen. Really good record that shouldn’t go ignored if you’re remotely interested in this type of thing.

Bestial Mouths – Gulls (stream)

To those interested in purchasing Hissing Veil, it’s available through Dais Records or their Bandcamp page for those who prefer digital. It comes strongly recommended.