I loved Karl Sanders first solo album, Saurian Meditation from 2004, and was very excited when I heard that he had released a new one. He usually sings and play guitar in the technical death metal band Nile, which, like the name says is all about egyptian mythology. With Saurian Meditation and Saurian Exorcisms, he continues to be influenced by the ancient, middle-eastern mythologies. The difference is that this is as far as you can get from technical death metal. What we’re dealing with here is world music, and he does an excellent job.
A lot of metal bands claim to be influenced by H.P. Lovecraft, but this is the only album I’ve heard that actually is truly Lovecraftian. And this is totally my own interpretation. Not once have I heard or read an interview where he mention the great author.
This is one of those albums that take you on a journey to another place and another time. If I close my eyes, I can really see the mad arab; Abdul Alhazred writing his book, Necronomicon. I can see the shapes of Yog-Sothot and Cthulhu, and feel the presence of the civilizations and unnameable creatures that existed long before we, the human race, came to be. I see unspeakable rites being performed.
From the beginning, Preliminary Purification Before The Calling of Inanna, to the end, Dying Embers Of The Aga Mass SSSratu, it is a journey, and Karl Sanders is your guide.
Spotify: And here you can listen to the album.
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