While described by vocalist Jake Bannon as the closest he has gotten to playing in a death metal band, Umbra Vitae has too many unique cooks in the kitchen to be described in those terms alone. We're ...

Austrian pianist Elias Stemeseder and German drummer Christian Lillinger capture the Zeitgeist in a nervy, occasionally anxiety inducing, pairing under the moniker Umbra. Although extant as a duet, ...

Sometimes, the subversion of established paradigms unfolds through incremental variations and subtle shifts in the status quo—so gradual they can be almost imperceptible. Other times, transformation ...