Maestus Posts Full "Voir Dire" Album Online

Pacific Northwestern blackened doom collective Maestus now unveils the forlorn fruit of debut full-length, "Voir Dire."

Comprised of Stephen Parker (Arkhum) and Jarrod Hyam (Sophos), with Kenneth Parker (Grst) and Cordell Cline (Dimensionless) recently enlisted to fulfill rhythm duties, "Voir Dire" was engineered and mixed during the Summer months of 2014 at Parker's own The Wilderness Studio and delivers seventy-four minutes of heart-blistering grimness.

Comments the band, "Our residence in the often bleak Pacific Northwest helped shape the sound that reflects the band's name, a Latin word meaning 'sorrowful.' Voir Dire leads listeners down a path which forces one to address their own inner turmoil."

You can stream the entire "Voire Dire" album in the SoundCloud player below, courtesy of Decibel Magazine. Released via a joint venture between Domestic Genocide Records and Glossolalia Records, "Voir Dire" follows the release of the band's 2013-issued "Scarlet Lakes" EP.