Lord Mantis

Unapologetically harsh and violently powerful, Lord Mantis is a blackened sludge metal band from Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Playing at aggressive tempos with a whiplash impact, Lord Mantis' musical assault reveals an unexpected depth, with carefully constructed sonic textures below the troubled surface. Their sound is paired with bleak, ferocious lyrics that focus on brutality, decay, misanthropy, and sexual perversity while finding room for their own pain, both physical and emotional. The group first made a major impact in the metal underground with their 2012 album ...