Ygg huur

Ygg huur
Studio album by Krallice
Released July 30, 2015
Recorded July 4-8, 2015[1]
Venue Menegroth, The Thousand Caves Studio
Genre Black metal, technical death metal, avant-garde metal
Length 35:29
Label Self-released (Digital)
Gilead Media (CD and LP)
Avantgarde Music (CD)
Producer Colin Marston
Krallice chronology
Years Past Matter
(2012)		 Ygg huur
(2015)		 Hyperion
(2016)

Ygg huur is the fifth studio album by American black metal band Krallice. The album was recorded between July 4-8 at Menegroth, The Thousand Caves Studio and was self-released digitally by the band on July 30, 2015, with physical versions released in September.[2][3][4] The album received widespread critical acclaim for its dense, complex songwriting and unique sound, featuring on a number of end-of-year lists by music publications.

Musical style and writing

Ygg Huur features a highly technical, dense and complex style of metal, that has been described as "[branching] out kaleidoscopically, intricate riffs alternate frantically, from insanely fast tremolos to dissonant squeals, and rhythms float and bounce spastically without any anchors."[5] Though it is rooted in black metal, some music critics have noted the influence of death metal on the album, and comparisons have been made to Gorguts, Deathspell Omega, and Altar of Plagues.[5][6][7]

In an interview, Mick Barr said that "Our method for writing music has remained more or less unchanged since the first album. One of the 3 song writers will bring forth a song structure and the others will write their parts to it, then we collectively work on it as a band until it feels more or less complete. Or until it is time to record the album, in which case we just go for it, and hope we can make it feel finished in the moment."[8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork8.2/10[9]
Spin8/10[10]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[11]
Le Mot du Melomaniaque8.8/10[12]

Critical reception

The album generally received positive reviews. Pitchfork was positive in their assessment of the album, stating: "Ygg Huur is more vivid, vexing, and meticulous than most of what the band's old peers still call black metal—a sentence Krallice no longer need to share."[9] Spin critic Colin Joyce described the album as "the band’s most outwardly tortured material since their 2008 debut, when their take on black metal structures was still relatively straightforward." Joyce further stated: "They’re all the way through the looking glass on this one, presenting a knobbly vision of the genre that stems and branches out like a particularly warped weeping willow, but given the opiated grandeur of what came between this is a particularly oxygenated version of their blown-out screams and squelches."[10] Sputnikmusic staff writer Elijah K. wrote: "The result is truly interesting metal record that mixes a flurry of modern influences into one tight little package." He concluded that "for major detractors Ygg Huur is well worth looking into."[11]

Accolades

Publication Award Rank
Pitchfork Best Metal Albums of 2015 Honourable mention[13]
MetalSucks Dave Mustein’s Top Fifteen Metal Albums of 2015 3[14]
Spin The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2015 2[15]
Colin Joyce’s 25 Best Albums of 2015 8[16]
The 50 Best Albums of 2015 44[17]
Stereogum The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2015 8[18]

Track listing

All songs written and performed by Krallice.

  1. "Idols" - 3:08
  2. "Wastes of Ocean" - 6:41
  3. "Over Spirit" - 6:41
  4. "Tyranny of Thought" - 6:41
  5. "Bitter Meditation" - 6:41
  6. "Engram" - 5:37

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Ygg huur, by Krallice". Krallice. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  2. ↑ Adams, Gregory (July 30, 2015). "Krallice - 'Ygg huur' (album stream)". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Nelson, Michael (July 30, 2015). "Stream Krallice's Surprise New Album Ygg Huur". Stereogum. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (July 30, 2015). "Krallice dropped a new album 'Ygg huur' (stream it), playing shows, including Mick Barr's residency at The Stone". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Krallice - Ygg huur Review | Angry Metal Guy". 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  6. ↑ "Krallice - Ygg Huur (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  7. ↑ "Krallice – Ygg Huur". Heathen Harvest. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  8. ↑ "Interview: Mick Barr from Krallice | Echoes And Dust". echoesanddust.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  9. 1 2 Currin, Grayson Haver (August 6, 2015). "Krallice - Ygg Huur". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Joyce, Colin (August 7, 2015). "Review: Krallice Return to Earth on Careening 'Ygg Huur'". Spin. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  11. 1 2 K., Elijah (July 30, 2015). "Krallice - Ygg Huur (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ Parent, Michaël (August 13, 2015). "Krallice - Ygg Huur". Le Mot du Melomaniaque. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  13. ↑ "The Best Metal Albums of 2015 | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  14. ↑ "Dave Mustein's Top Fifteen Metal Albums of 2015". MetalSucks. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  15. ↑ "The 20 Best Metal Albums Of 2015 | SPIN". 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  16. ↑ "Colin Joyce's 25 Best Albums Of 2015 | SPIN". 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  17. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2015 | SPIN". 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  18. ↑ "The 50 Best Metal Albums Of 2015 - Stereogum - Page 5". 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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