
When the calendar turns from one year to the next, after all the end of year posts have run, the attention quickly turns to the album that will bring in the new year. After obsessing over twelve months of music only a week ago, it becomes a moment of excited anticipation and renewed curiosity for upcoming releases. When I examined the albums slated to drop in the early stages of 2016, my attention immediately fell the debut full-length album from Vancouver’s Hostium. Consider it a case of judging a book by its cover, but Drinking the Bloodwine of Satan was an album I had high expectations for. And for the most part, the quality contained within these passages are undeniable. Yet, at the same time, the potential Hostium evidence early does not feel fully realized. Continue reading →
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