Mouth of Madness - Event Horizon

Mouth of Madness is an extreme metal band from Germany that formed in 2013. Up until now their only release was their self-titled EP. Over a decade later they now grace us with their debut full-length, “ Even Horizon .” If I’m being honest, I could do without the three ambient tracks but that’s more a personal opinion than a true knock against it—they do fit into the context of the album as a whole, but they just aren’t really my thing. However, the other tracks are fucking madness. Pun not intended. Or maybe it was. I don’t really care either way. But what I do care about is how unique this album sounds. It fits into the realm of black and death metal—it even has thrash elements as well. Hell, there are even some doom (ish) moments here and there. But the way they put all this together builds a sound that is wholly their own. Check out the first metal song, “ Sex and Thanatos .” I have no idea what that could even mean;...