Let’s cut to the chase here and address the
bleedin’ obvious. The cover art for Pittsburgh death metal squad Ulthar's new
album, "Providence", is knee-deep in dongs and minge. In fact, you
can't move for all the hideously mutated clunge ‘n todger on display here.
True, they all emanate from what could best be described as a grimdark cancer-tree shagging itself silly in the lower depths of washed-out, spiky hell, care of legendary UK fantasy artist Ian Miller. But still. You'd think the wretch hanging off the top right of the picture would be happier, somehow...
But enough of what you're missing. This album may not always score a direct hit, but when it does, you feel it. I've already drooled over one track, Furnace Hibernation in a previous post. However, it's not alone. Songs like Undying Spear, Through Downward Dynasties, and album closer Humanoid Knot, are a case in point.
