King Woman – Created in the Image of Suffering CD 12" Vinyl cathedral-echo ambiences amplified to the

cathedral-echo ambiences amplified to the point of static-infected instability and carrying passages of deeply intimate spoken-word that feel like being drawn in to the most hallowed of confidences

it seems even before I’d heard them

"Knots of Abhorrence" unfolds a pure masterclass of rare violence

Rama Parwata – drums & percussion

exhibiting a sound that reverentially nods to early Carcass as well as the contemporaneous Finnish death metal scene such records as Reek of Putrefaction and especially Symphonies of Sickness so inspired

King Woman – Created in the Image of Suffering CD 12" Vinyl cathedral-echo ambiences amplified to theThe debut full length from San Francisco's King Woman, a profoundly crafted opus of brooding, ethereal doom rock. Led by the hypnotic and breathy vocal dramatics of Kristina Esfandiari, King Woman harness the elastic textures and temporality of drone and metallic shoegaze alongside the transcendental, melancholic power of doom. Created In The Image of Suffering's seven compositions evoke rich, gloomy imagery with crumbling washes of blurred, billowing