After welcoming two new musicians to the line-up, Degraved is embracing more classical death metal hallmarks, changing up the muddy chugs and demonic rasping of their debut with more winding, chromatic guitar lines and traditionally guttural growls.
Cystic is more ambitious than ever, bringing a theatrical sense of pacing and even more emphasis on the band's signature murky, blackened atmosphere. But worry not, you can still expect the band to bust out a grindy riff or a d-beat here or there.
Propulsive and lurching powerviolence, hammering down chugging grooves between piercing stabs of feedback over a sickeningly bassy mix. These tracks want to bring the weight of the world down on your skull.