Written and recorded over five years (2019 to 2024), the second album from the Pennsylvania-based band Orgone is a brutal and beautiful record of technically proficient, (nearly) chorus-free, ear-ripping and progressive extreme metal that will thrill some listeners and likely repel others. In Christian theology, “pleroma” is defined as the totality of divine powers. And after experiencing the 11 moody, tectonic-shifting tracks on Pleroma, it’s fair to say Orgone’s music seeks to define the totality of what can be achieved by blurring mathcore with shards of orchestral, folk and jazz music -- accented by ethereal male and female singing that offsets guttural and often shredding male vocals. On paper, that might sound like a mess. But on disc, it works.
At 66 minutes, Pleroma might be overly long, but classical-inspired instrumentals (“Flaneurs,” “Ubiquitous Divinity” and “Lily By Lily”) plus other softer passages provide gentle respite from the onslaught. This is extremely niche -- and, arguably, extremely rewarding -- stuff.
Track Listing
1. Silentium
2. Approaching Babel
3. Valley of the Locust
4. Hymne A La Beaute
5. Flaneurs
6. Lily By Lily
7. Ubiquitous Divinity
8. Trawling the Depths
9. Mourning Dove
10. Schemes of Fulfillment
11. Pleroma
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