[TREBLE] The Best Metal Albums of August: The Not-So-Calm Before the Storm

Iress – Sleep Now, In Reverse

Los Angeles doomgazers Iress have been at it for a while, building up a following the old fashioned way, though a hectic routine of live shows and writing great, epic dirges that echo the gothic atmosphere of Chelsea Wolfe while infusing them with the intricate post-metal roar of Isis. Sleep Now, In Reverse is a new personal best for the group, an album of nuanced devastation and graceful destruction, balancing moments of quiet vulnerability with impenetrable walls of guitar. It’s worth noting that these aren’t merely their best songs, but likewise their prettiest, leaning into the knack for melody that’s set them apart from the get-go and bolstering it with an awe-inspiring physical force.