With their self-titled debut EP, Arkansas supergroup Ash of Cedars seemingly come out of nowhere and lay claim to the distinguished title of “band that will be playing when you arrive at the gates of hell.” The members’ day jobs—Rwake, Snakedriver, Epoch of Unlight and Vore—run the stylistic gamut: sludge, doom, death metal, black metal, you name it. And when brought together, it ends up being a truly nasty black metal concoction that melds each individual’s styles to varying degrees.  Continue reading →