December 4th, 2019 - Entangled In The Chaos Of Lupulin Dew

Hello evil-doers!  In anticipation and celebration of tonight's Morbid Angel show here in Utah, I'm pairing their live 1996 album "Entangled In Chaos" and a Wet Hop Lupulin Dew from SaltFire Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!!


Album Info:

• Artist: Morbid Angel
• Title: "Entangled In Chaos"
• Recorded: live (mixed and mastered at Morrisound Recording in Temple Terrace, Florida)
• Release date: May 11th, 1996 (1st live album by Morbid Angel)
• Record company: Earache Records
• Production: Trey Azagthoth
• Album cover art: Paul Harries (photography) and Dan Muro (layout and design)
• Personnel: Trey Azagthoth (lead and rhythm guitars), Erik Rutan (lead and rhythm guitars), Pete Sandoval (drums), and David Vincent (bass and vocals)
• Musical style: Death metal
• Sound: Incredibly fast, heavy, aggressive, and intricate with classical undertones, Morbid Angel live is complex, technically challenging, and brutally aggressive!
• Major themes: Insanity, destruction, death, the occult, anti-religion, evil, darkness, Satanism, the infernal, aggression, violence, power, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Immortal Rites"
2. "Blasphemy Of The Holy Ghost"
3. "Sworn To The Black"
4. "Lord Of All Fevers And Plague"
5. "Blessed Are The Sick"
6. "Day Of Suffering"
7. "Chapel Of Ghouls"
8. "Maze Of Torment"
9. "Rapture"
10. "Blood On My Hands"
11. "Dominate"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: SaltFire Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: https://www.saltfirebrewing.com/
• Brew: Wet Hop Lupulin Dew                     
• Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
• Serving: 12 ounce bottle 
• ABV: 5.6%
• Pour: The Lupulin Dew pours a hazy, golden-yellow with a 1-finger, off-white, frothy head that dissipates to a thin ring, but with sticky lacing.
• Nose: The nose is citrusy, floral, grassy, lightly bready, and slightly sweet.  There are aromas of wild flowers, summer grass, grapefruit rind, orange peel, pine resin, honey, and sweet caramel.
• Taste: The taste of the Lupulin Dew is bold, bitter, and hoppy, yet very drinkable.  There are notes of green and grassy hops, orange and lemon zest, grapefruit juice, soft caramel, freshly baked bread, and light pine.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of theLupulin Dew is crisp with a slightly bitter and dry finish.

Overall pairing: The punchy, grassy, bitter, and hoppy flavors and aromas of the Wet Hop Lupulin Dew  is perfect for the head-banging insanity that is Morbid Angel's "Entangled In Chaos"!  Those crisp flavors enhance the precision and technical mastery of Azagthoth's and Rutan's fiery guitars while the breadier notes are perfect for the powerful rhythm section of Sandoval and Vincent!

HAILS!!  Raise those glasses and horns to Morbid Angel!!