Where Gods Fear to Speak

Oceans of Slumber defy any and all convention. Since 2011, the Houston band have come to redefine the Southern Gothic by casting their tales of hope and despair against an ever-shifting backdrop of melodic death, doom and black metal, with subtle electronic flourishes and classical composition added for good measure.  Where Gods Fear to Speak expands their progressive vision to the hi-def scope of a Hollywood blockbuster. Oceans of Slumber have toured the world alongside fellow pioneers like Swallowed the Sun and Ne Obliviscaris, but their fifth album shares more in common with The Handmaid’s Tale, Blade Runner, The Book of Eli and Cormac McCarthy.   “Your grace is sufficient / Made perfect in my weakness”, Cammie Beverly recites from the Book of 2 Corinthians while flexing her guttural new death growls.     Of course, no movie is complete with a compelling soundtrack. Where Gods Fear to Speak cuts between moonlit piano balladry, outlaw country, doom-stricken power metal and dystopian grindcore. So what do we call this otherworldly confluence? Dark Cinematic Metal.   Performing such a radical play on extreme metal requires a talented cast of characters. Even the most obscure corners of the underground recognize Dobber as the drummer for grindcore legends Insect Warfare, though even he cedes the spotlight to Oceans of Slumber’s leading lady.   “I’ll do everything to save you”, Cammie belts on “Poem of Ecstasy”, her cleans pushing back against the charging blast beats with the strength of a force field.      On Where Gods Fear to Speak, Oceans of Slumber remake progressive metal in their own dark cinematic image. 

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