WORM - Bluenothing

It's mid February and I guess we're entering the space where I won't review every single release from last year which finds its way into my collection any more. This EP however still worms its way into my blog already by its quite strange yet intriguing nature alone. 

WORM - Bluenothing (Cyan Bone Galaxy 12" vinyl EP) (2022)

In short Worm play Blackened Funeral Doom - but there are certain twists, starting with the discrepancy in their presentation. There aren't many varieties of Metal more grave and serious than Funeral Doom and musically that doesn't change by mixing it with mystical Black Metal elements, but the Floridian trio has also adopted a very campy warriors from the ice castle image including the monikers Phantom Slaughter, Wroth Septentrion and Nihilisitic Manifesto. At first I really wasn't sure what to make of this.

But then it dawned to me that similar like with the fantasy and comic elements of Khemmis, their former label mates on 20 Buck Spin, you're probably just meant to shut your doubts off and enjoy the music and everything around it for what it is. And it is a lot!

Because between the aforementioned two pillars Worm not only walk through the valley of Death Metal, but also integrate a - for this constellation - uncommonly large amount of Progressive Metal into their sound. There's also a huge spotlight onto the guitar solos, which always serve the compositions, yet strike several shredding hero poses while doing so.

Their melodies juxtapose the sinister gloomy depths with a bright and epic clarity, elevating Worm to that state which constantly urges you to spread your arms wide open to properly take in all the grandiosity. Only after around twenty-six minutes you'll probably change from mighty Metal worship mode to a confused shrug, as "Bluenothing" ends way to soon, leaving you floating in the emptiness, yearning for more. What a confident huge sound! Brilliant.

The Cyan Bone Galaxy LP is nice and blue, sounds good and is accompanied by an appropriately large poster.