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3rd, 2013  With their third album, Regnum Saturni, U.S. black
metal act Fell Voices find themselves playing into abstracts and
delving deeper into ritualistic chaos with their brand of
droning black metal. The album was recorded live, a trait that
means a lot to me, not only in the band's character, but also in
the band's sheer sonic power as it translates well and gives off
a powerful, bestial aura that works well to highlight the mood
of the album. Unlike previous efforts, Fell Voices dedicate the
first breath to a spoken sample by poet Mary Oliver, a poem
which sets the thematic tone of the album and ties into the
album's title and mythos. Gone are the repetitive and intricate
melodies of the their last LB and instead the band uses tremolo
riffing and black metal stylings to create a sort of drone that
doesn't shamble,