Primitive and Deadly (Vinyl)

Primitive and Deadly integrates many of the musical tenets that have appeared on their previous recordings and combines them into a seamless -- albeit much heavier -- whole.

The set's centerpiece -- and longest cut -- "From the Zodiacal Light" weds doom metal's minimalism to a ferociously textured post-psych roar. The thudding chords and wrung-out single notes offer vocalist Rabia Shaheen Qazi (Rose Windows) a plateau to ascend, and she does. Her melodic elocution is as fierce as the wah-wah whammy bar and the sonic overdrive that whirl around her.

Earth's massive, plodding, serpentine approach on Primitive and Deadly reflects a new focus on lyric euphony and a renewed commitment to corporeal force. The pervasive, blinding darkness that saturates this bleak, sublime music is driven by the band's collective desire to seek ecstasy in the very heart of the void. - AllMusic