Scolopendra - Those Of The Catacombs LP RSD20 Max Kohanim) and Carolyn Schofield

Max Kohanim) and Carolyn Schofield (Fia Fiell)

I can still recall the intensities of sound that marked the first moments of listening to it

from Pumice

and walls of deformed fretwork annihilation to trace the ravaging trajectories of complete torment and abandon

Scolopendra - Those Of The Catacombs LP RSD20 Max Kohanim) and Carolyn SchofieldWith a history of metal steeped in horror and the occult as previously established by bands like Death SS, Black Hole, and Mortuary Drape Italy has proven itself a fertile breeding ground for extreme music that explores these themes. Formed in 2018, Scolopendra is the latest to continue in this tradition, as evidenced on its debut album, 'Those of the Catacombs.' Unlike its Italian ancestors, however, who have more typically opted for the sounds of