Name: Polluted Temples
Brand: Dark Meditation

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-SRR-007LEC

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Colour

white

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-10-14

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Rough Trade NYC

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / white

LPSRR007LE

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black

Extended format: No

Proper

634457096097

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Dark Meditation

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

Satanic Royalty

Dark Meditation may hail from Seattle, but their sound is steeped in traditions associated with other corners of the globe—England’s working-class cities, frosty Scandinavian towns, Southern California meccas of the ‘80s. Or as the band puts it, Dark Meditation sounds like the bastard amalgamation of Venom and Judas Priest fighting it out on the Sunset Strip while Danzig and King Diamond cheer them on. While such reference points may suggest a nexus of evil kitsch and arena-level theatrics, the band’s debut album <i>Polluted Temples</i> comes from a place of down-and-out urgency and punk ethics, adopting the gloomy anthems and riff worship of heavy metal titans for their sonic exorcisms rather than their rock n’ roll panache. It’s an album that basks in big hooks, righteous guitar work, and an arena-level stomp without compromising any grit, grime, or guts.

Polluted Temples

Music GB