Providence

With the release of ‘Cosmovore’ in 2018, Ulthar presented a twisted warped dystopia where furiously paced inverted Death Metal and scathing angular blackness defined a new way forward. Now the band returns with the grotesquely intangible ‘Providence’, whereby Ulthar stretch the fabric of previously trod worlds into idiosyncratic new forms and elevated levels of primal intellect. The unyielding Ulthar attack doubles down on ‘Providence’ with figures becoming more sickening and shapes more savage. An immensity like spiraling ancient monoliths too tall to comprehend and bending inward upon themselves envelops adherents to this realm. Duly diabolic voices guide this odyssey through the incongruous caverns of absurdity, obscure texts and manifold vitriol. Releasing at a time where our own world has devolved into a surrealistic nightmare of viral trepidation and encased solitude, Ulthar’s ‘Providence’ becomes a prescient view into the strange paradoxes that only months ago seemed unbelievable but now all too possible. Where horizons cease, where grace is dead, where nothing lives, so be it amen.

The Oakland trio’s understanding of the art of death metal continues to deepen and spiral off into unexpected territory.

Ulthar are like a Frankenstein's monster of extreme metal genres. Their 2018 debut, Cosmovore, is a witch's brew bubbling with the rotted fl...

Fraser Wilson reviews the new album from Lovecraftian black/death metal cultists Ulthar. Read his review of Providence here on Distorted Sound!

Ulthar uses erratic experimentalism to mold the timeless essentials of death metal and black metal into an exhilarating, hellish adrenaline shot.

A review of Providence by Ulthar, available June 12th worldwide via 20 Buck Spin Records.

Ulthar - Providence review: Much more than a successful step forward, Providence is the embodiment of a band that enters the new decade as an extreme metal force to be reckoned with.