One of the strongest bands of the current American extreme music scene is back with a demolishing new album, solidifying themselves as a force to be reckoned with.
Having captivated and crushed those they have encountered with a ferocious, relentless and intricate formula of Melodic and Blackened Death Metal all their own since their inception back in 2014, Jackson, Michigan’s own four horsemen Throne are back with their most focused effort to date, poetically titled That Who Sat Upon Him, Was Death, the follow-up to their 2021 opus Pestilent Dawn, solidifying themselves as a force to be reckoned with, emerging as true contenders in the ever growing American Death Metal scene. Recorded at Bricktop Studios, engineered and mixed by Andy Nelson, mastered by Bradley Boatright at Audiosiege, and displaying a sinister artwork by Brian Sheehan, the new album by Nathan Barnes on vocals and guitars, Tim Kenefic on the guitars, Leslie Drake on bass, and Kollin Perpignani on drums is a lesson in brutality whilst continuing their descent with a heavy blackened lean, sure to satisfy the arm-crossed Suffo-crowd, while at the same time tickling those that worship at the altar of Behemoth.
Nathan and Tim’s wicked riffs kick off the band’s infuriated metal feast in Disentombed, supported by the bestial drums by Kollin in a lesson in vicious extreme music, flowing into the just as demonic To Breathe the Unknown, with Nathan’s devilish Brutal Death Metal-like growls matching perfectly with the demented bass and drums by Leslie and Kollin. They need less than three minutes to crush us mercilessly like putrid insects in Blasphemous Perversion, followed by the also infernal tune Realm of Immolation, where all band members sound like creatures from the netherworld, in special Kollin armed with his demonic blast beats.
Once again venturing through the realms of Brutal Death Metal, it’s time for a no shenanigans, ruthless display of aggression and fury by the quartet entitled Human Frailty, led by the inhumane screeches and roars by Nathan; and the same level of insanity is blasted in the utterly demented, bludgeoning composition titled Upon Deathless Winds, with the caustic riffs by Nathan and Tim walking hand in hand with Kollin’s stone crushing drums. The band still has a lot of fuel to burn, as we can clearly notice in Behold Impurity, offering a boisterous fusion of Black and Death Metal overflowing rage and despair, whereas lastly let’s get pounded into dust by Throne to the sound of Where Angels Cower in Fear, with Nathan’s scorching roars and the thunderous beats by Kollin putting a beyond violent ending to the entire album.
After all is said and done, you’ll find yourself suffocated by the blackened sounds crafted by Throne in their newborn spawn, pointing to a bight future ahead of those American metallers without a shadow of a doubt. Hence, if you want to know more about the band, their music, tour dates and so on, don’t forget to follow them on Facebook and on Instagram, to stream their sick creations on Spotify or any other streaming service, and to purchase a copy of their sulfurous new album from BandCamp or from the Redefining Darkness Records’ webstore in the US or in the EU and UK. Because in the end, that who sat upon him was Death, to the sound of the new opus by one of the most promising bands of the current extreme music scene worldwide.
Best moments of the album: Realm of Immolation, Upon Deathless Winds and Where Angels Cower in Fear.
Worst moments of the album: None.
Released in 2025 Redefining Darkness Records
Track listing
1. Disentombed 4:02
2. To Breathe the Unknown 3:37
3. Blasphemous Perversion 2:54
4. Realm of Immolation 3:43
5. Human Frailty 3:19
6. Upon Deathless Winds 4:22
7. Behold Impurity 4:34
8. Where Angels Cower in Fear 3:38
Band members
Nathan Barnes – vocals, rhythm guitars
Tim Kenefic – lead guitars
Leslie Drake – bass
Kollin Perpignani – drums
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