{"id":5617,"date":"2017-03-21T13:46:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T17:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=5617"},"modified":"2017-04-11T08:38:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T12:38:44","slug":"king-woman-created-in-the-image-of-suffering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/king-woman-created-in-the-image-of-suffering\/","title":{"rendered":"King Woman <br>Created in the Image of Suffering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/king_woman-created.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5618\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/king_woman-created.jpg\" alt=\"King Woman, Created in the Image of Suffering\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/king_woman-created.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/king_woman-created-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Released at the end of last month, King Woman\u2019s latest full-length, <i>Created in the Image of Suffering<\/i> (Relapse Records) is nothing if not intriguing. Like contemporary Chelsea Wolfe, lead vocalist Kristina Esfandiari dives into the depths of doom, reaching similar leagues as Wolfe did on her masterful <i>Abyss<\/i>, the difference being Esfandiari\u2019s sense of subtle urgency, her anxiousness, and the slow burn of darkness flowing in between each and every note.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately not every track on the album is a strong one. &#8220;Hierophant&#8221; is essentially Esfandiari alone with her guitar. The song starts to build up, but a climax never comes, leaving one ultimately disappointed. The last track, \u201cHem,\u201d is by far the standout of the eight songs. Sure to elicit repeated listening, it\u2019s hypnotic and strangely sensual. 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