The Body‘s 2013 EP Master, We Perish arrived in between All the Waters of the Earth Turned to Blood and Christs, Redeemers, the two full-lengths in which they evolved from their doom/sludge metal beginnings and began making additional elements like choirs, samples, and electronics an integral part of their sound. Beginning with a blaring air raid siren, guitars so distorted they’ve been burnt to a crisp, and pummeling drums, opening track “The Ebb and Flow of Tides in a Sea of Ash” establishes a state of emergency, as Chip King caterwauls about structures collapsing and life falling into the void. “The Blessed Lay Down and Writhe in Agony” introduces haunting choral vocals and a tinny, barely audible voice of someone who’s trapped and can’t escape no…

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