The Sound of Lovecraftian Metal

“The Sound of Lovecraftian Metal” is a sprawling dive into dark, cosmic terror through the lens of extreme metal. This playlist pulls from a wide breadth of subgenres—death, black, doom, and tech-death—to channel the mythos of H.P. Lovecraft’s eldritch horrors. Tracks like “Hammer From The Howling Void” by Sulphur Aeon and “The Omniscient” by The Great Old Ones bring creeping dread through layered atmospheres and crushing riffs, while “Azathoth” by Ultar and “The Shadow over Innsmouth” by Shoggoth nod directly to Lovecraftian lore with a blend of aggression and eerie melody.

Each song leans into themes of ancient gods, unknowable worlds, and existential collapse. Whether it’s the cavernous death-doom of Catacombs' “Awakening Of The World's Doom,” the cosmic grime of Portal's “Kilter,” or the grinding death of Corpsessed’s “Succumb to Rot,” the unsettling tone stays consistent. It’s a collection designed to score imaginary rituals in cyclopean ruins or journeys through forgotten dreamscapes. Heavy, chaotic, and otherworldly.