Serpent Column for Tech/Extreme

In existence from 2015 to 2020, Serpent Column was a North American progressive black metal studio project, spearheaded by Jimmy Hamzey. Originally adopting the stage name Theophilos, Serpent Column began as the vehicle for Hamzey's decidedly anti-social outlook, informed by Heidegger, Homer and Nietzsche, his discography lyrically and thematically linked by "the struggle between our ancient brains and the conditions of human civilization." Serpent Column's style was rooted in a ferocious, technical black metal with mathcore flourishes, its songwriting a winding labyrinthine maze of frenetic riffing both dissonant and melodic, at times resembling a blackened Converge or Botch. The project released three full-length albums and three EPs during its tenure, which each cover illustrated by Greek-based U.S. expatriate Jane Morris Pack. Hamzey claimed primary inspiration from Kayo Dot and Toby Driver, Finnish black metal bands Sargeist, Vitsaus and Horna, John Coltrane, Aaron Turner, Tim Hecker and composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner and Wagner, with Deathspell Omega becoming a more important influence in the wake of his debut.

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