released October 6, 2020
Recorded in Dec. 2019 by Role & Henner at Tonmeisterei, Oldenburg
Mixed by Henner Henzler
Mastered in March 2020 by Colin Marston at Menegroth, NYC
Artwork by Viktor Timofeev (
viktortimofeev.com)
Layout by Paul Barsch
Executive Producer: Slobodan Kajkut
Composed by Lésions Graves
Henner Henzler - Drums
Paul Barsch - Guitar
Mark Schröder - Guitar
www.godrec.com
"[ ] Symposium is heavily influenced by classical music and metal. The two together coalesce into a distinctly unique avant-garde black metal iteration that focuses heavily on polyphony, odd metres, and many other musical paradigms usually associated with classical music, be it from the various standard forms of it, or more contemporary artists and schools. The two guitars serve as the main vehicle of these ideas—they are everywhere, buzzing like bees with their specific distortion sound, relentless tremolo, and continuous interplay—but they are joined by the drums—which are very idiosyncratic as well, approaching the various themes and sections not unlike another melodic instrument and, rather than merely serve as a glorified metronome, joins the fun in a very Peartesque fashion. Symposium is remarkable and certainly one of the most striking metal albums the year has to offer." (
canthisevenbecalledmusic.com)
"[ ] Black Metal. Lésions Graves may even go further, because 99% of that sulphurous and at the same time liberating something that black always had, disappeared: What remains is a kind of mechanical violence on the listener, extreme because exhaustive in its semi-illusory repetition. … Lésions Graves, however, appear in the catalog of God Records by Slobodan Kajkut alongside composers such as Phill Niblock and Philip Jeck and not with Marduk or Dødheimsgard. One thing is certain: they hurt. You should try it. (
thenewnoise.it)
"…frenetically repetitive guitar figures…virtuosic drummer…rapid tempo and rhythmic patterns…first-class production and sophistication…authentic like a live recording…traces of prog metal, classical music, avant-garde and black metal…inexhaustible hectic, remarkable virtuosity and well-dosed aggressiveness…" 11/15 (
babyblaue-seiten.de)
"I can't remember the last time a metal release gave me genuine pleasure…What you hear is an instrumental music that is clearly rooted in metal, but plays with the material in a rather idiosyncratic way. In three pieces between six and twelve minutes long, Lésions Graves, in relation to Minimal Music, work with strict forms and limited rhythmic, harmonic and melodic material, which they then work on very consequently. Although the results sound metallically cold, "Symposium" radiates enormous joy of playing." (trust #205)