This one goes out to the old school industrial people. The main thing that I get out of this album is incredible sense of nostalgia. Not because I've heard this album before (because I haven't) but because this is exactly the kind of stuff I remember from late 90s to early 2000s experimental music. I remember seeing this band's releases on such labels as Charnel Records, but never picked up any of their stuff. Too many albums and too little money. Allegory Chapel Ltd. is the work of one Elden M, but otherwise I don't know much about this project, so let's dive in.

The disc opens with "Caverns," which is an almost peaceful track that sounds like heavily reverbed water dripping in a cave. Over time, grinding drone and heavy bass take this in a more ominous direction. My kids enjoyed it when we listen to it in the car though. However, if "Caverns" is the track that leads you into a false sense of security, "Fertilizer Truck Diaries" is the one that drags you into an alley, clubs you over the head, and steals your wallet. This track features heavy amounts of high pitched hiss, a ton of analog filter noise, and is generally a nice, punishing wall of noise. There's a lot going on this track and it has a lot of complexity, which I enjoy. The channels are constantly shifting, and parts ut out, only to come back again in another direction. "Distributed Organs, Flesh Feedback [Instrumental]" has a nice heavily arpeggiated analog synth line with an old school drum machine beat. This track reminds me of late 80s industrial like Esplendor Geometrico or an even more sterile Front 242. This sound will feature heavily throughout the rest of the album. "Modus Operandi" is noisy drone with ground noise feedback, like there's a faulty mic in the system, and siren-like wails that gives you the feeling of a 1960 sci-fi movie soundtrack. "Come Forth" is an interesting track with a pulsing bassline and repetitive drum beat over some yelled vocals that sound like some kind of religious ritual. The repetitive drumbeat contributes to the incantation feel the track. You can't really get a sense of what is said, but you definitely get a feel for what's being done. "Cthulhu Rising [Omega Mix]" keeps the incantatory vocals, bassline, and drum machine going for more of that old-school industrial action. "ICBM" is a collaboration with Monte Cazazza that keeps the beat going with a pounding bass beat and arpeggiated analog synth. This would have been right at home in the clubs back in the 80s. Finally, we have "Love Will [Live On KXLU]," which changes things up with snippets of looped voice and sparse noise over heavy drone. Towards the end, the drone cuts out completely and we are left with layers of ethereal vocals that would be right at home on an old Projekt Records release (think Love Spirals Downwards vocals).

The bottom line? This was a fun trip down memory lane, and if you enjoy old school industrial, this is definitely worth one picking up and a good introduction to this artist. There's also a limited edition that comes with a metal triskelion, so if you want one of those, you should act quickly.