The story of Pyha begins with a 12 year old Korean boy making dark music alone in his room that somehow becomes the blackest metal album of all time. The story goes Steven Schultz (of Puny Humans and Stalin Claus Superstar infamy) while studying in Korea bought some random CDs, the most curious of which is the one above, The Haunted House, and it was indeed recorded by a 12 year old. Later this was passed to Terrorizer in the UK and earned a 10 out of 10 rating, and finally came out earlier this year on Tumult.

The record is one of intense sonic landscapes, with howling screams and layers of distortion and keyboards. Every piece is there, a perfect distillation of teenage angst and isolation that is almost primordial in being. It’s bleak and soul-crushingly powerful and begs the question: What were you doing when you were 12?

Hat tip to Aquarius and Ivan of The World that Summer.

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