CH'AHOM - Knots of Abhorrence (Full Album)

The bludgeoning debut album from ritualistic progressive bestial black/death metal horde Ch'ahom, released November 3 2023 on LP, CD, MC and digital/streaming formats worldwide via Sentient Ruin. Find all formats, merch + stream here:
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00:00 - 1. Xibalba
06:29 - 2. Chavín de Huántar
14:28 - 3.Path to Ixtab
23:19 - 4. Knots of Abhorrence I
33:57 - 5. Knots of Abhorrence II
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Hallucinatory prog-infested bestial black/death metal horde Ch'ahom unchain absolute chaos-wielding sorcery with their debut full-length album "Knots of Abhorrence", a triumphant arrival point of sorts testifying a long and transformative sonic journey started almost a decade ago, and now finally reaching its pinnacle and absolute consecration. Having started as far back as 2015 and existed for many years as a raw, bestial obscure war cult following in the steps of bands like Sadogoat, Blasphemy, Beherit, and Proclamation, in recent times Ch'ahom have been undergoing an expansive metamorphosis of their sound and songwriting, now juxtaposing a crisp and dense production quality to their primeval terrorscape, that exalts new elements incorporated from early 90's technical death metal in the vein of Timeghoul and Demilich, as well as from 70's UK prog influences derived from the band's peculiar interest in acts like Yes, Camel and Genesis. Ch'ahom's long running mesoamerican concept about pre-columbian rituals and death cults has also conversely benefitted from this recent sonic transfiguration, with their staple tribal contaminations and ornamental interludes (written and performed by the members themselves with traditional instruments) now assuming a whole new presence against the backdrop of the album's devastating scope and vision. Across it's sprawling forty-plus minutes and five dismal tracks, "Knots of Abhorrence" unfolds a pure masterclass of rare violence, atmosphere and intensity, carrying the listener across a gruesome wormhole and into another dimension of history's past where violence, carnage, bloodshed, magic and ritualism incarnate the sum of mankind's biggest and most ancestral fears. Those lurking in our subconscious and within the hidden cracks of our ego and which have often transmuted into madness and ravaged and derailed human society, culture and sanity and created some of the darkest and most chaotic eras of our history.
The Bandcamp digital download version of the album we're offering also exclusively offers the twelve-minute bonus track "Ts'ono't" from the eponymous single track EP cassette tape released in early 2023. This track is part of the "Knots of Abhorrence" broader concept and was recorded during the same sessions and originally intended to be one of the album's tracks.
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[@carlosjbg]

Didn't listen to the compilation so I could listen to this: Worth it. This is MASSIVE.

[@pipoalegro]

It's a deep and peaceful journey through your darker side, absolutely unique.
Straight to the top list from this year, this kind of quality is not common.

[@jordancarey5460]

When Sentient Ruin said PREPARE! I thought I was...I was NOT! GODDAMN! This is soo good!

[@TheCcmarine]

Was already a fan of Ch’ahom but this album took them to a whole entire new realm! Still hearing new pieces and nuances in the brutality! Knots of Abhorrence is my 2023 AOTY!

[@rockman22]

I just had to come back here to say how underrated this album is.

[@profanepropane]

Can't wait to dig into this one

This is a quite unique and refreshing metal sound, I love that.

[@celulukpunyah]

This is sick!!!

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um dos meus álbuns favoritos desse ano

[@procyonia3654]

Banger

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[@augustocarrera4874]

Fucking great 💀

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🔥

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Goof stuff