Swedish outfit Goia Paranoia continues pushing creative boundaries with their menacing new track “Sadistic Cravings (Old Ancient Cruel Desire).”In hypnotic minutes, the Gothenburg experimental quartet take the audience to the depths of the abyss of the destructive instinct and the id. Starting with a dark drone, the track builds up into a heavy apocalyptic sound. One level of heavy distortion and confusion builds upon the other, and the listener is surrounded by haze.
Throughout, frontman Simon Lindberg sings his hauntingly intimate vocals in the middle of the storm. His vocal performance is complex and subtle, which adds a dreamlike quality to the lyrics and reveals the darkness in people’s souls. Accompanying his voice, the guitars of Maglica and drums by Jesper create a nightmare of a self-scrutiny.With three releases in three months, Goia Paranoia keep adding to their concept of psychedelic hell. As with previous material, “Sadistic Cravings” is a masterclass in creating an immersive dystopian aural landscape to become enveloped by. Changes in the pace and volume further add to the mesmerizing pull that pulls the audience even further into the darkness depicted.
Since their emerging, the band have proved themselves to be masters of timbre and mood. Apart from the generic expectations, they create anxious soundscapes that provide form to the darkness inside. As the band prepares to release their first full-length album “Pandemonium Overdrive”, Goia Paranoia remains as one of the pioneers of extreme music. Audiences are always curious about how the band’s dark creative mind will take things to the next level. For those who are looking for a band that is mining new territories in the territories where extreme music intersects with art, Goia Paranoia presents a vision that is as engaging as it is provocative. “Sadistic Cravings” lifts another layer of the curtain on their odyssey of pain and ascension.
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