Now, what are Inter Arma? That question is a little more complex. The band mixes the seemingly disparate genres of Sludge, Ambient, Black, and Death while effortlessly weaving in the crisp sadness of the Peaceville Three (Anathema, My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost) who ruled the Doom landscape of the ’90s. Childers, and Guitarists Steven Russell and Trey Dalton. This album sees the debut of Bassist Andrew Lacour, who joined a year prior to work alongside Vocalist Mike Paparo, Drummer T.J. So who are Inter Arma? Assembled in 2006, 4 grueling years passed until the band released its debut LP, Sundown, but the lost time was quickly erased by the breakneck pace at which the next 3 followed: Sky Burial in 2013, Paradise Gallows in 2016, and now Sulphur English. Luckily, such is not the case with Inter Arma, the Richmond, Virginia quintet whose fourth album, Sulphur English, is due for release Friday, April 12th through Relapse Records.
As a general rule, the more genres a band is purported to cover, the less enjoyable the overall product can be.
