Album Review: The Night Terrors - Spiral Vortex

Melbourne's horror dwellers The Night Terrors continue delving into the darkest recesses of the cinematic nightmare on second LP Spiral Vortex. Walking a tightrope between garishness and genuine tension, albeit in a lush Argento-esque fashion, the trio remain a potent force. Miles Brown's theremin theatrics continues to amaze, while Damian Coward's pummelling drums plays like an apocalyptic metronome. The key to Spiral Vortex's success though is the synth lines devised by Brown and Sarah Lim – at once archaic and futurist (Lasers For Eyes), macabre and sensuous (Monster), with the slightest rays of light piercing through the darkness.