NOMAD (Pol) – ‘Transmigration of Consciousness’ LP

Nomad are perhaps one of the more intellectual and conceptual of the Polish death metal stalwarts, but they’ve oddly enough received very little attention as of yet. You could very easily compare their sound to Lost Soul, Vader, Behemoth and others within their direct sphere, but not so much that they overlay any one of those bands’ particular aesthetics entirely. With luck, their 5th album, Transmigration of Consciousness will build upon their audience, because while I cannot promise that it’s completely brilliant, it does capture a fair deal of atmosphere through its mix of ambient and guitar intros and crushing, grooving death hymns. Ltd to 333 numbered copies.