Hey. I see you there. I see you there with that sh*t eating grin. That's fine. But seeing as you're here, I have an important question to ask you: did you, at any time ever, accidentally drink the bong water? If you did - you're a fool like I knew you were - but, also, isn't "ORDH!" the sound you would make once your brain registers what is going on? Is that a good or a bad thing? I don't know. And quite frankly I don't care to know. But, what I do know is that Blind in Abyssal Realms is one hell of a drink that, like that lukewarm bong water, I would happily drink again. Blind in Abyssal Realms is both wild and deeply unsettling, with a melodic spirit that holds as a beacon of light through the wasteland atmosphere that this album creates: I feel less like a listener and more like a wanderer through a miasma that, somehow, doesn't affect me. What is blatantly obvious are the unique atmospheres, melodies, and rhythmic approaches that ORDH have taken on this album - this is a stand-out album for the year for these very reasons. In your listening experience, you will be confronted by distorted, dissonant instruments, engage with and yearn for the subtle melodic progressions that are as fermented offal to a starving man, and ultimately come out of it a different person. Is THIS a good thing? Again, I have no idea. That being said, this, fundamentally, is a wildly strong debut full-length album, and for it to be this melodically (yes, melodically) rich in addition to it's thematic exploriation of our harrowing confrontation of the concept of death, while accentuating the melodic motifs and tropes with precisely-crafted atmospheres that defines Blind in Abyssal Realms, is a wildly high bar to set for future albums. If you are to take one thing from this review it should be this: Blind in Abyssal Realms is fantastic, and if you want a highly enjoyable progressive death metal experience that may challenge you, stop reading and start listening.