The Osedax
Named after the bone-devouring deep-sea worms, this McLean, Virginia trio crafts atmospheric sludge/doom/post-metal built around sprawling, longform compositions that open with post-metallic calm before collapsing into harrowing dual vocals — haggard Neurosis-style yells alongside creature-like shrieks — backed by black metal blast beats and cavernous low-end. Their 2020 album Meridians pushed further into drone and ambient minimalism, cementing their reputation as one of the more adventurous acts in the American atmospheric sludge underground.
The Osedax Shows
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The Osedax Discography
8 tracks
- 1 The Purging 6:07
- 2 Reanamorata 7:49
- 3 White Noise Transmission 9:05
- 4 Intermittance 7:49
- 5 Transient Progression 5:28
- 6 Delayed Response 7:14
- 7 Dissonant Attenuation 7:08
- 8 Primary Signal 8:13
5 tracks
- 1 Blue Ruin 13:11
- 2 Son of the Sea 10:56
- 3 Titans Lament 14:47
- 4 The Fire Thief 12:47
- 5 A Road Unending 15:19
4 tracks
- 1 Offen 11:04
- 2 Beacon / Ox Eye 14:37
- 3 White Horse / Tempest 12:47
- 4 Ratlines 7:21
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