Portland doom quartet USNEA return with their third full-length, Portals Into Futility. Inspired by dystopian science-fiction and the painful intersection of today's crushing reality, Portals Into Futility is 5 songs and 56 minutes of expertly crafted and elegantly depressive doom/sludge. With an evolved sound of strength and dynamism, USNEA delve more into the worlds of dissonant death metal, varied vocal structures and cinematic composition, all while maintaining the monumental heaviness, brutality, discord, anger, and mournful melodicism of their previous work. Across dark a… read more
Portland doom quartet USNEA return with their third full-length, Portals Into Futility. Inspired by dystopian science-fiction and the painful interse… read more
Portland doom quartet USNEA return with their third full-length, Portals Into Futility. Inspired by dystopian science-fiction and the painful intersection of today's crushing realit… read more
Usnea formed in late 2011 in Portland, Oregon. After solidifying a line-up, we fine-tuned material for a debut record. The S/T debut was recorded at Haywire Studios with Fester (who also recorded records by our friends Stoneburner, Nux Vomica, Atriarch, Burials, Knelt Rote, Rabbits, Spectral Tombs and many others). Adam Gonsalvez mastered the mammoth hour long four song session and Orca Wolf released the record in February of 2013. The S/T LP features the first 2 songs clocking in at just over 30 minutes, an 11x22" poster/lyric insert and a download code for the record tracks p… read more
Usnea formed in late 2011 in Portland, Oregon. After solidifying a line-up, we fine-tuned material for a debut record. The S/T debut was recorded at Haywire Studios with Fester (who also re… read more
Usnea formed in late 2011 in Portland, Oregon. After solidifying a line-up, we fine-tuned material for a debut record. The S/T debut was recorded at Haywire Studios with Fester (who also recorded records by our friends Stoneburner, Nux… read more