Sinsaenum - Obsolete and Broken

Ooooh, something heavy, I hear you ask? Go on then, as a treat. Yes, the slightly more experimental stylings of metal supergroup Sinsaenum won’t always set the Richter Scale aquiver, with definite progressive leanings that are excellent counterpoints to the chaos. But when the pedal goes down, it goes through the floor, the sub-basement, and then bonks the Devil square on the head. 

It’s been quite a wait for the newest album from the group – made up of a litany of castaways from legendary bands – and with good reason. After the death of drummer Joey Jordison, it was expected that the next Sinsaenum release would be as charged emotionally as it was head-crushingly heavy, and it did not fall beneath that expectation, a fitting tribute to the bandmate they loved while maintaining the metal excellence that only a band of their pedigree really could. It’s gut-wrenching and gut-ripping, and I’m sure the man himself would be proud of what his friends achieved and dedicated to him. 

If you enjoyed this Rock Song of the Week Pick, then rejoice; the entire album is as heavy as it is melancholy and is well worth a listen. For now, we’ll leave you with this preview that has a little bit of everything, to both whet your appetite and stoke your flames on this fine Friday. If Sinsaenum can make grief into something like this, we can all make it through another day. Was it not Lord Byron who wrote, “the great object of life is sensation – to feel that we exist, even though in pain. Oh, and also, sick blast beats, anyone?”? I wouldn’t know, I don’t listen to a lot of Uriah Heep.