This track from Toronto doom band ITUS sounds elemental. Apparently it’s inspired by a video game called Warhammer, but I don’t know anything about video games so I can’t speak to that. But I can tell you that “The Chaplain” sounds like the languid expansion of the universe; the impassive serenity of planetary movement; the inexorable eroding of rock by wind and water; the absurd “progress” of humanity set against a backdrop of endless time. It’s achingly heavy and crushingly slow, just like epic doom should be. The track is off their upcoming Primordial EP that’s out March 13, 2020 and can be pre-ordered here. Today we’re happy to be sharing “The Chaplain” with you right here, so right now let ITUS drive all thought from your mind and leave only doom behind…
“The Chaplain” definitely stands out from the rest of the EP. This one really came together nicely in the studio with the huge droning guitars and Reinier’s vocals. We really wanted “The Chaplain” to feel like this super psychedelic, spaced-out soundscape. Reinier wrote the lyrics based around the game ‘Warhammer’ and the ‘rift in space’ from the game.
