Old Iron Lupus Metallorum (CLEAR WITH YELLOW BLUE & GREEN SPLATTER VINYL) 8/21/20 Faten Kanaan's fifth LP Afterpoem

Faten Kanaan's fifth LP Afterpoem is a mysterious

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Old Iron Lupus Metallorum (CLEAR WITH YELLOW BLUE & GREEN SPLATTER VINYL) 8/21/20 Faten Kanaan's fifth LP AfterpoemSeattle's Old Iron is a great example of the variation that's found its way into every shade of contemporary metal. On their newest album Lupus Metallorum (produced by Matt Bayles who recorded contemporary metal innovators Mastodon and Isis), they incorporate the plethora of approaches that made their debut LP Cordyceps memorable: chugging riffs locked to the bass drum; dissonant melodic leads; sparse, atmospheric interludes; the occasional pentatonic