DEATHCHANT Black Dirt, Official Music Video, Riding Easy Records

ORDER: Shot and directed by Matthew Reamer Heavy musics evolution has always been a murky swamp of subgenres. So, combining Thin Lizzys glistening twin guitar harmonies with Melvins grade sludge and a hearty dose of protometal psych probably shouldnt sound so revolutionary as it does in the hands of L. A. quartet Deathchant. But theirs is a special, transcendent sound. Waste, the bands sophomore album and first for RidingEasy Records, is anything but. The 33minute, 7song blast flows seamlessly from song to song, aided by droning segues, while simultaneously slithering between genres and moods. Rumbling noise, chiming guitar melodies, bluesy boogie, NWOBHM thrash, COC grunge and punk fury all rear their head at times, sometimes all at once. Though you wouldnt be able to tell by the concise structures and well crafted songs, a lot of Deathchants music is improvised, both in the studio and live. Thats not to suggest their songs ar