(WormHoleDeath) 2025.
CD/digital
Black/death metal – USA
Crungus is a band from Texas, which launched their film in 2021 in a different way. In 2024, they released their first album, and during August 2025 their second one titled „Hollow“, which included 10 songs.
They are expressively completely uncompromising, and their approach can be described as a kind of ritual blackened/death metal with also present doom influences, although the death variant is the most present in their way of expressing playing and vocal attitudes. Hypnotic riffs, vocalizing that is more present as a constant growl but with a „harsh“ approach, and a band that plays „in unison“ in a way that is practically unchanging but convincing, can hardly leave the listener indifferent. Within this approach, the Texans have found their own expression, which is also based on clear energy, but also disciplined musicianship that sounds powerful throughout the entire album material. The album is conceptually divided into two parts, but it can be seen as a single whole.
Crungus does not „philosophize“ much, but they convey their views to the listener in a sufficiently authentic and clear way.
Crungus su sastav iz Texasa, koji je svoj film pokrenuo 2021-e na jedan drugi način. 2024-e su objavili svoj prvi album, a tokom augusta 2025-e drugi naziva „Hollow“, na kojem se našlo 10 songova.
Izražajno su potpuno beskompromisni i njihov pristup možemo nazvati kao neku vrstu ritualnog blackened/death metala sa takođe prisutnim doom uticajima, mada je death varijanta najprisutnija u njihovom načinu ispoljavanja sviračkih i vokalnih stavova. Hipnotički rifovi, vokaliziranje koje je između konstantnog growla u većoj meri prisutno, ali sa jednim „oporim“ pristupom, i sastav koji „unisono“ svira na način koji je praktično nepromenljiv, ali je ubedljiv, teško da slušaoca može ostaviti ravnodušnim. Unutar ovakvog pristupa Teksašani su našli neki svoj izraz, koji je takođe baziran na jasnoj energiji, ali i disciplinovanom muziciranju koje zvuči moćno na kompletnom albumskom materijalu.
Album je koncepcijski podeljen na dva dela, ali se može posmatrati kao jedna celina. Crungus ne „mudruju“ puno, ali svoje stavove distriburaju do slušaoca na dovoljno autentičan i jasan način.
apr 27 2026
Crungus – „Hollow“
(WormHoleDeath) 2025.
CD/digital
Black/death metal – USA
Crungus is a band from Texas, which launched their film in 2021 in a different way. In 2024, they released their first album, and during August 2025 their second one titled „Hollow“, which included 10 songs.
They are expressively completely uncompromising, and their approach can be described as a kind of ritual blackened/death metal with also present doom influences, although the death variant is the most present in their way of expressing playing and vocal attitudes. Hypnotic riffs, vocalizing that is more present as a constant growl but with a „harsh“ approach, and a band that plays „in unison“ in a way that is practically unchanging but convincing, can hardly leave the listener indifferent. Within this approach, the Texans have found their own expression, which is also based on clear energy, but also disciplined musicianship that sounds powerful throughout the entire album material. The album is conceptually divided into two parts, but it can be seen as a single whole.
Crungus does not „philosophize“ much, but they convey their views to the listener in a sufficiently authentic and clear way.
wormholedeath.com
instagram.com/crungus_official
crungus1.bandcamp.com/album/hollow
Serbian version :
Crungus su sastav iz Texasa, koji je svoj film pokrenuo 2021-e na jedan drugi način. 2024-e su objavili svoj prvi album, a tokom augusta 2025-e drugi naziva „Hollow“, na kojem se našlo 10 songova.
Izražajno su potpuno beskompromisni i njihov pristup možemo nazvati kao neku vrstu ritualnog blackened/death metala sa takođe prisutnim doom uticajima, mada je death varijanta najprisutnija u njihovom načinu ispoljavanja sviračkih i vokalnih stavova. Hipnotički rifovi, vokaliziranje koje je između konstantnog growla u većoj meri prisutno, ali sa jednim „oporim“ pristupom, i sastav koji „unisono“ svira na način koji je praktično nepromenljiv, ali je ubedljiv, teško da slušaoca može ostaviti ravnodušnim. Unutar ovakvog pristupa Teksašani su našli neki svoj izraz, koji je takođe baziran na jasnoj energiji, ali i disciplinovanom muziciranju koje zvuči moćno na kompletnom albumskom materijalu.
Album je koncepcijski podeljen na dva dela, ali se može posmatrati kao jedna celina. Crungus ne „mudruju“ puno, ali svoje stavove distriburaju do slušaoca na dovoljno autentičan i jasan način.
Objavio Branimir Lokner • International reviews • • Tags: black/death metal, Branimir Lokner, Crungus, Hollow, Time Machine Music, USA, WormHoleDeath