Res Ipsa Loquitur: the Latin phrase which means “The thing speaks for itself.” The Idaho band Possessive (a collaboration among members of bands such as Hummingbird of Death, Tempestarii, and Lunar Temple) chose that phrase as the name of their new album because they wanted their genre-splicing musical havoc to speak for itself.

In light of that, it’s tempting to simply provide you the stream of the album track we’re premiering today, without comment. But we want to speak for the song, and Possessive have also provided some comments about what they’ve done, fleshing out the significance of the album’s name, and we want to share that too. So let’s begin there: Continue reading »