MIZMOR – Prosaic

MIZMOR mastermind A.L.N. describes the new album “Prosaic” in his own words: “The idea behind “Prosaic” was to make an intentionally less conceptual, more slice-of-life record. I wanted to make an album that was less precious and obsessed-over, more honest and real; less grandiose and more human. I found it an interesting challenge to find the line between ‘you can do better’ and ‘you’re beating a dead horse.’ I tried to make my process more efficient and even fun at times. I simply wanted to share, but if that meant exacting all-out perfectionism, I wasn’t going to make a record. Right now I’m interested in making less self-indulgent music. The themes are the absurdity/futility/purpose/meaning of work, mindfulness/consciousness/living in the present moment/shedding illusions, depression/acceptance/contentment. This is the first MIZMOR album without any content relating to god/atheism. You also won’t hear any shrieks.”

According to Max Heilman of Metal Injection – At only 45 minutes long, Prosaic provides consistently killer Mizmor tunes with no filler in sight. This would explain why “Acceptance” stays far away from boring as it progresses from a monolithic procession and tumbling speed. Neighbors knows which riffs are worth repeating, and when to divert the feel for another salvo of despondent ecstasy. In this way, Prosaic remains an awesome example of blackened, doomened, whatever-ened goodness, unconcerned with a pretentious concept or overindulgent instrumentation. Mizmor hits hard and bluntly in all the right places.

Catch the critically acclaimed MIZMOR live at Metro Baltimore on Saturday, August 12th with Unreqvited and Foehammer.