Lycus streaming new album 'Chasms' (listen)

by Rob Sperry-FrommBay area funeral doom band Lycus have released their new full-length, which is called Chasms, and is out now via Relapse. Chasms is a very strong record. Lycus tinge their heavy, slow doom with a lot of elements that end up making them sound more diverse sonically than other funeral bands. In fact, the mix is downright airy for an album like this, with clean guitars chiming in by the end of the first song right alongside crunching low-end, choral backing vocals and guttural ho