Blood Incantation is an American

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band from

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, formed in 2011. The band consists of guitarist and vocalist Paul Riedl, drummer Isaac Faulk, guitarist Morris Kolontyrsky and bassist Jeff Barrett. Their debut album, ''Starspawn'', was released in 2016 through Dark Descent Records and received critical acclaim from music publications such as ''

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'' and

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. The band's sound features "a

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take on classic death metal" and melds "technicality with tectonic riffs, cavernous vocals and eerie, Dødsengel-like moments of caustic stillness." On the band's style, Aaron Lariviere of ''

'' wrote: "Screaming leads cut a swath through the churn of atonal rhythm guitars, blending the bright melodicism of late-period

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with the alien tones of

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circa '' Domination''." The band's lyrics mainly deal with topics such as

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and

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Band members

* Paul Riedl – guitars, vocals (2011–present) * Isaac Faulk – drums (2011–present) * Morris Kolontyrsky – guitars (2012–present) * Jeff Barrett –

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(2015–present)

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Starspawn'' (2016) * '' Hidden History of the Human Race'' (2019) * '' Timewave Zero'' (2022) * '' Absolute Elsewhere'' (2024)

EPs

* ''Interdimensional Extinction'' (2015) * ''Live Vitrification'' (2018) * ''Luminescent Bridge'' (2023)

Demos

* ''Blood Incantation'' (2013) * ''Demo II'' (2013) * ''Astral Spells'' (2014)

Split Releases

* ''Spectral Voice'' / ''Blood Incantation'' (2015)

References

External links

*
Blood Incantation
on the

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