Unearthly Trance

Unearthly Trance is a sludge metal/doom metal trio from Long Island/Brooklyn New York, comprised of guitarist-vocalist Ryan Lipynsky, bassist Jay Newman and drummer Darren Verni. They were formed in 2000 and have released material (2 Eps and 3 full-lengths) on leading labels of the genre like Southern Lord, Rise Above Records and Relapse Records to which they are still signed today. They are also considered by critics one of the leading acts in the doom metal scene and have been touring constantly since their foundation, having shared tours with notable bands such as Sunn O))) , Pelican, Electric Wizard and Morbid Angel. Their latest album, "Electrocution" has been recently released by Relapse Records, and was produced by Sanford Parker, leader of fellow Relapse label mates and post-metal experimentalists Minsk.

Sound

Although categorised as doom metal, Unearthly Trance's music draws inspiration from other forms of extreme music as well like black metal, death metal, crust punk and drone music. Their song are usually quite long, past the five minute mark and build slowly and oppressively with pounding drums and slow, loud and distorted guitars and bass buried under thick layers of feedback. The vocals are usually very harsh under the form of painful, distorted screams, and the lyrics usually deal with themes of hate, death and the occult. Unearthly Trance also ventures into more experimental sounds from time to time like ambient and noise music, giving their music a more introspective, dark and progressive vibe.

References

* http://shop.relapse.com/artist/artist.aspx?ArtistID=10162