An Early Stream of “Slithering Spell” from REEKMIND ‘Mired in the Reek of Grief’ LP (2025) | SONG PREMIERE
REEKMIND “Slithering Spell” EARLY STREAM / from Mystification Zine:
“Today we have the privilege of sharing an early stream of “Slithering Spell” the second preview song taken from ‘Mired in the Reek of Grief‘ the debut full-length album from Australian death/doom metal band @reekmind. Roaring with the psychoactive fissures of earthen death/doom but releasing its fumes with a rasping sludge metal step the first impression of their sound lands us somewhere between the distempered crawl of earlier Thou and the slower, more severe lunges of Mortiferum. A patient and punishing experience which has more than bludgeoning riffs in mind.”
“The band comment on the meaning behind today’s featured song: ”Slithering Spell” is about a serpent that weaves its way through the corridors of one’s mind, excreting venom which seeps into the psyche causing doubt, anxiety and mental pain to increase over time – a spell which only worsens with time. Second guessing how much mental anguish can affect someone physically and the naivety by those lucky enough to not be affected that it’s ‘all in their head’ – this is in some way a representation of how it can feel. Something like this that places so much disadvantage on those who suffer invisible anguish – this is a version of what this trauma can feel like.”
“Mired in the Reek of Grief” is available to preorder now on cassette and vinyl format HERE.
