VVARP – Power Held In Stone
DHU Records – 2025
Doom, Metal, Occult
Rated: ****
Learning that Melbourne trio VVARP pays tribute and honors the Wurundjeri People Of The Kulin Nation because they recorded their new album Power Held In Stone on their land, warms my heart and soul. I’ve always been fascinated with Australia and it’s original people. And I hope to one day visit the continent. But enough about me, we’re listening to Power Held In Stone and are enchanted by the shamanic doom that it contains. Their soundtrack to the ‘folk horror film that exists only in our collective imagination’ brings it all to life and spreads its tale like a river of mist across your mind. The shimmering sound silhouettes set in stone by the doom stomp, those pounding drums and the rattling bass work. The vocals offset it by its often monastic, chant like nature, turning every composition into a deep and powerful force of vision. Casual listening will not be permitted, you are welcomed and allowed to cross over to realm beyond our perception, but only if you lay down all your reservations and open your mind. VVARP will show you a different reality…
(Written by JK)
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