Chosen by Monk
Our latest choice is another powerful and incisive clip which really dug deep when first viewed and contains a harrowing message which resonates throughout both its audio and visual presentations. It comes from Oxford sludge groovers Desert Storm who have delivered yet another crushing ‘banger with this latest preview of their new album, which will see them sound a resonant ‘Death Rattle’ at the end of next month.
Vocalist Matt Ryan told us about the ‘banger:
‘Cheyne Stoking’ is about the deathtrip that occurs in all of us, moments before we die. As the pineal gland just straight dumps what DMT remains into the body to invoke the deepest dreamlike experience, otherwise referred to as the near-death experience. Lyrics drawing partially from ingestion of synthesized DMT and some imagination as it differs to what is reported of the actual death experience. Thoughts and memories come to the forefront of the mind, and it is reportedly like living everything all at once before the final curtain call.
The lyrics are not cryptic, they quite explicitly describe what we imagine to be the experience. Cheyne stokes breathing is also known as the death rattle. This is where the breath becomes irregular and raspy in the final moments before death. This seemed a fitting title for the track and subsequentially the album.
A warning: this video is not for the faint of heart.
- ‘Death Rattle’ is released via APF Records on 31 March. You can get your copy HERE.
- Desert Storm play the O2 Academy 2 in Oxford on Friday 31 March.
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