To Discover: Kraton
KRATON’s "Omega": A Doom Metal Anthem for the End Times?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LDl7bC7QrM
Brace yourselves, doom devotees! Luxembourg’s heaviest export, KRATON, just dropped a sonic avalanche with their latest single, Omega—a track that’ll make your soul vibrate like a detuned guitar. Lifted from their fourth album Monolith (out Nov. 9, 2024), this eight-minute dirge isn’t for the faint-hearted. Think Cathedral meets Amenra in a foggy crypt, swapping stories about existential dread.
Monolith’s tracklist reads like a cheery bedtime story: Roaring Silence, Embrace the Void, Curse This Mortal Coil… Who needs comfort when the abyss beckons? Recorded at Unison Studios with Billy Kauffmann and Tom Gatti, the album’s a masterclass in melding post-metal atmospherics with death-doom’s raw fury. Rock Hard Germany called it Tip Des Monats!—though I suspect their editors needed a stiff drink after hitting play.
KRATON’s not your garden-variety gloom peddlers. Since 2011, these Luxembourgers have been chiseling their sound from the tectonic plates of despair, blending extremity with eerie beauty. Vocalist Mike Bertemes howls like a man possessed, while Véronique Conrardy’s drumming could wake Cthulhu.
Trivia nerds, rejoice: Their name nods to ancient continental crusts—fitting for a band that’s literally bedrock in Luxembourg’s metal scene.
2025 shows:
April 25 @ The Black Cat, Metz (F) – Bring earplugs and a therapist.
May 24 @ Schungfabrik Tetange (L) – Ideal for first dates (if your date’s into existential annihilation).
This scribe’s verdict? Omega isn’t just a song—it’s a mood. A crumbling cathedral of riffs, drenched in wunderbare Schwermut (thanks, Deaf Forever). Perfect for those days when even coffee tastes like ashes.
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