Lake of Blood Rep American Black Metal on ‘Destroyer of Vices’
Throughout black metal's existence as a genre, groups from America have mostly taken a backseat to the bands coming out of Norway and Sweden. However, in the last few years bands like Wolves in the Throne Room, Agalloch, and Nachtmystium have helped to raise the United States' profile within the black metal community. California-bred Lake of Blood are the latest homegrown act to help lead the charge.
The young quintet's aggressive yet dissonant take on black metal features elements of doom, thrash, and folk, making Lake of Blood one of the more eclectic artists in their scene. Following some early 2011 recording sessions, internal tensions in the group lead to the departure of two members. Determined to continue on, Lake of Blood welcomed some new plasma into their lineup and released 'As Time and Tide Erodes Stone,' their debut album, in February. Noisecreep got Lake of Blood to send us 'Destroyer of Vices,' a track from the album. The version we're streaming below is an edit that can also be found on the 'Tales From the Dark Room, Volume 1' compilation.
Listen to 'Destroyer of Vices'
"We're a socially conscious band and our lyrics and music reflect and express our overall distrust and disgust for the modern world," explains Lake of Blood guitarist Eric Netto. "We use the band as a vessel to help express this with as much aggression as possible to help represent how we see the modern world - as chaos.
"We definitely take a more natural approach at black metal without the heavy corpse paint, leather, and bullet belts, simply because we already noticed that a handful bands within black metal have that taken care of. We want the music to do the talking, and keep our images as far away from the emotions we're trying to express while we play as possible. We embrace misanthropy but also recognize the compassion that it can create with new ideas and new ways to look at the world and everything & everyone else around you."
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