From the grimy depths of Dayton emerges a new wellspring of terrifying misery - Bog of Anguish. The band starts with a tumultuous kind of black metal and mashes it against the downtrodden style and foreboding atmospheres of doom before throwing in a bit of death metal accent to create one concentrated, horrific instrumental swill on their debut-self titled release. Bone-chilling synth tones lure you in like a siren leading a sailor to his death before the rest of the band batters you from every direction with a chaotic cacophony of ever-shifting extreme metal. The effect is harrowing and with every song you can feel your heart drop as the eerie keyboard parts ring out clearly - almost laughing at your dread - over the sound of screeching, squabbling guitar and pounding, stormy rhythms. Tracks start out slowly, teasing the tense, frightful atmosphere before letting the beast off the chain to revel in bedlam. It's an abhorrent, formless nightmare that appears as a chimera of all the things that make your heart stand still in order to feed off of terror, torment, and revulsion. Those who choose to visit the Bog of Anguish should be warned - you will not return with your soul intact! -Brandon
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