Matraque Unleashing New Album “Nature Morte”

Raw, atmospheric, and crushing, “Nature Morte,” the debut album from Belarusian Sludge/Doom/Death quartet, Matraque, will be unleashed May 1 on Lithuania’s Ashen Tree Records, Sonically, Matraque sits somewhere between Grief, Meth Drinker, and Primitive Man. All lyrics are sung in Belarusian. All music is scarring.
Minsk combo Matraque are unleashing their debut “Nature Mort” on May 1st. Just as over time, anger and aggression transition into despair, disappointment, and depression, the band, without losing loudness and intensity, chooses corresponding forms and nuances of sound to convey their perception of reality.

In search of their style, where low and sluggish masses of sound are interspersed with mid-tempo bursts, Matraque drew inspiration from such acts as Body Void, Primitive Man, The Body, Indian, Bismuth, etc. In terms of genre, one could mention sludge, doom, and primitive death metal.
The band began its journey in Minsk in the spring of 2023. The members brought their experience from previous projects such as Rowan, Televoid, Krvvla, Schism, Kusto., Coat, and Laska.