“I stare up into the desert sun, already exhausted from the thought of searching the pit for something to review. Covered in sweat and reeling from the hangover induced by the hourly AMG hobo wine IVs, I approach the pit. I close my eyes, anticipating the bite and venom in my veins, and grab the first promo off the top. It reads: Cruentus – Fossilized – black/thrash metal.” Gems in the bone pit.
“It’s not a particularly profound observation that art contextualizes life. It’s also true that life contextualizes art. In the case of Ukrainian band, Sidus Atrum, it’s impossible to disconnect the band’s sophomore album, Spiral of Life, from what is currently taking place in that country. Although it was conceived and recorded well before the current conflict with Russia began, the current situation echoes hauntingly through the work, lending it an aura of tragedy and profundity.” Life finds a way.
