Sutrah for Tech/Extreme

Sutrah are a Canadian progressive death metal trio hailing from Quebec. In existence since 2011, the band's lineup consists of vocalist Laurent Bellemare (of Basalte and Chthe'ilist), bassist Alex Bao (of RGRSS) and guitarist Claude Leduc (also of Chthe'ilist), with auxiliary member Kévin Paradis (of Benighted and Svart Crown) performing drums for both of Sutrah's releases. Both Leduc and Bellemare also play reyong and gangsa, influenced by Balinese gamelan. Dunes, the band's debut, was independently released in 2017 and reissued by the Artisan Era in 2020. The LP is loosely a concept album based on "the theme of one conscience pulled apart by self-questioning, will (or lack thereof), doubt, dread, desire, apathy, and the sublime," and features guest appearances by Patrick Loisel of Augury and Nicola Nucciarone of Intonate and RGRSS. Sutrah's follow-up EP, Aletheia, was also released on Artisan Era in March 2020.

Edited by Gordy - June 20 2021 at 00:27

Sent to the PM team.

Gordy wrote: Been a bad night and a sh*tty past couple weeks for me and my family, but I hope this suggestion brightens some days at PA. I'll always associate Aletheia with the beginning of lockdown in the US and the feelings of dread and uncertainty that marked those grey days. It's a breathtaking release and I hope it raises some neck hairs on the PM team (especially you, TCat; I fear none of my future suggestions will ever top Rainer Landfermann for you, but Sutrah stand out to me in a positive way).

Sutrah added to tech/extreme prog metal..  

Edited by TCat - June 21 2021 at 10:17

Also, could you do me a favour and fix a few typos in the bio? The band Intonate is spelled "Ntonate," Aletheia is spelled "Altheia," and the quotes should be restored around the sentence about "the theme of one conscience pulled apart by self-questioning[...]" as I don't want to look like I plagiarised anything. Thank you kindly.