Devotionals by Cardinal Wyrm
"Cardinal Wyrm are operating on the brink of real madness... what we have here is a bunch of eccentrics making wonderfully organic and believable doom metal, but with their shared, skewed perspective adding alien colors and textures at every step." - Blabbermouth.net
"It’s fitting we end a tumultuous, chaotic year with this record, Cardinal Wyrm’s deliriously bizarre, dramatic doom throwback “Devotionals,” the most aggressive and ambitious of their four albums. This is a captivating, peculiar record that injects some fun back into metal but also leaves you psychologically flattened, which you might find yourself deviously enjoying." - MeatMeadMetal.com
"Devotionals truly is a work of genre-bending art. A musical performance piece of desperation, hope and collective rallying. The band stated that their wish for this album was to dial it back to DIY roots. The result is an album that is masterful in composition, execution and packaging. The entirety of Devotionals is something to behold. Do as the band commands and remain independent and confident in your own space, and absolutely powerful in community. And, of course, let this album be the soundtrack of your staunch revolution." - Last Rites
"Cardinal Wyrm find persona in grim intricacy, tearing limbs off different microgenres to construct a monster of their own...it holds true of 'Devotionals' that the more you’re willing to put into it, the more you’re going to get out when you ultimately emerge from that dungeon." - The Obelisk
IN GOG MAGOG
Tracklist
| 1. | Gannet | 5:34 |
| 2. | Mrityunjaya | 5:58 |
| 3. | Imposter | 7:09 |
| 4. | Selimesh | 7:10 |
| 5. | Canticle | 5:07 |
| 6. | Abbess | 6:22 |
| 7. | Nightmarchers | 5:40 |
| 8. | Do We Have Another Battle Left In Us? | 7:42 |
Credits
Pranjal Tiwari – Drums, lead vocals
Nathan A. Verrill – Guitars, vocals
Leila Abdul-Rauf – Bass, vocals
Recorded and mixed by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios, Oakland CA
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, Portland OR
Artwork by Kim Holm
