Vimur - Transcendental Violence LP

Vimur - Transcendental Violence LP

"Occasionally bands conjure up the perfect album art for their work, with help from solid artists of course, and an enormous lion breathing hellfire onto the earth is not only fitting for Vimur’s third full length Transcendental Violence, but also a visual representation for where we are as a society and what’s most likely to be the outcome of our stupidity. Vimur fights on the same fields of battle that some of the best second wave black metal bands did yet their spin, their feel, their power, and their conviction is second to none. They say the third time’s the charm but in this case, the third time’s the icing on the cake as Vimur has shorn up the small cracks of efforts past and are quite literally bullet, and fire, proof.

Atlanta, Georgia is more known for sweltering heat and a big city attitude, and well, maybe Mastodon more so than frostbitten and battle bloodied black metal. But, Vimur have taken that in stride since forming in 2006. On their 2014 debut Traversing the Ethereal Plane and 2019’s sophomore effort, Triumphant Master of Fates, they established themselves as a formidable force in the genre with a raw and visceral take that had the earmarks of second wave greats via the cold and mystical atmosphere along with the level of extreme they were willing to go. However, what separated Vimur from everyone else in both instances was their approach and originality. They wrapped all this coldness, aggression, and speed with a ribbon of melody that plants itself in the cortex like an alien being attempting to take over its host. It was like nothing I’d heard yet I could tie it back to a time when black metal was ‘dangerous.’ And hell no I’m not talking about church burnings and murders and all that, I’m talking about a time when black metal, and death metal for that matter, was scary to approach for an outsider with no real reference points and just the vicious music to form an opinion from." - Josh / Nine Circles