A band that tries to find its own way is one that rides an extremely thin line. Depending on a great many factors, you can just as easily be met with the next best sensation out of the depths of the underground or a band that is simply trying to do too much with too little. Oftentimes, building up to such craziness can really make the difference despite how fascinating it might before to go for the throat right at the onset. Having already shown off their prowess in the last few years, Doubtsower now tries its hand at delivering mind-bending doom metal on a scale that doom doesn't see often enough.
Even to strictly file this creation under the vast umbrella of doom metal would be to do a disservice to what this album accomplishes at practically every turn. That would be like considering an act along the lines of Blut aus Nord an exclusively black metal project. For all that was brought to the table within the six massive tracks of "Nothing Reduced to Everything", Doubtsower has really dug deep to ensure that not only this record stands out as something of a marvel for what Doubtsower has done thus far, but something that delivers on damn near every front for modern doom. As if purposefully going against the grain for what they were going for throughout this absolute whirlwind, this is a menacingly dense listen that requires several spins in order to truly digest as the heaviness, electronics, and deep atmospheres all come together in a supremely dark concoction that doesn't just keep you guessing as to what precisely comes next, but it is effortlessly subverting expectations. Where many might travel down paths we recognize, Doubtsower sought to travel down a path entirely its own. "Nothing Reduced to Everything" sees ambition and talent come together in equal amounts to make for an absolutely wild album that leaves nothing on the table.
Where some seek to smooth the entry into madness, Doubtsower dives in headfirst to make for a tremendous performance from beginning to end. The whole of this record is not something to take lightly as it could very well be the first bender out of many into the vast unknown with loads to uncover and become lost in should you simply give each work the opportunity. No matter what is to come next, though, "Nothing Reduced to Everything" is the first dive into nothingness that has set the bar quite high.
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