Show Of Bedlam ... Insane asylum post-Doom from Montreal

I am beyond excited about Transfiguration, the second album by the Montreal, Quebec band Show Of Bedlam. I first discovered Show Of Bedlam in the fall of 2012 when I was a staff writer for doom-metal.com. Their debut album Roont was among the first records assigned to me for review and I remember being instantly drawn in by their intriguing style. Show Of Bedlam play sludgy, post-Doom Metal psychosis that looms over your ears with colossal riffs that spare no tonnage before collapsing into eerie, quiet clean parts that sound like they were penned from within padded cells.

Roont plays like a bloodletting, equal parts psychological and emotional courtesy of their tremendous frontwoman. Hell hath no fury like Paulina Richards, who's vocals go from a psychotic, visceral bellow to a banshee's wail, to a full-throated scream that makes the hair on my arms stand on end. It almost sounds like the music is written around her vocals. Not to mention her stage presence that seems more like witnessing the psychodrama of a woman at the end of her sanity. Transfiguration, released in May of 2017 is a furthering of what began on its predecessor, a continuum from one masterful work of dark art to another.

Quite frankly I'm disappointed with myself that I just now realized this was out, but in my defense I frequent several underground musical sites to keep somewhat in touch with what's doing in the music world and Show Of Bedlam gets zero coverage. (Nice job, Decibel!) I don't know if that's intentional on the band's part, but certainly it's criminal if so. Not for nothing but I can easily see this band going to a better label than its current employers, releasing on say, maybe, Tribes Of Neurot for example. Hopefully they are still active... 

Nevertheless I've always been a huge proponent of this band, hence the purpose of this post, being done in the hopes to put out just one more mention of them into the web because there is so little as is. (Isn't that altruistic of me? Especially considering I paid twenty bucks a pop for both albums. No Payola going on here I assure you! I'm a giver!) This is a true hidden gem. Nothing sounds as completely mental as this does. This is perfect for fans of psychosis from skipping meds for a week. I found a promo on Youtube from when they released their debut in 2012 that I've embedded for the readers enjoyment to see if I can spark some curiosity. Check out the totally misanthropic sample that kicks off the cut! This band is fucking fantastic, as you're about to hear for yourself...