San Francisco Bay trio Necrite honed their massive drone-and-doom black metal across five early demos, nailing an exploratory-meets-orthodox (almost French-seeming) intensity on this official five-song 66+ minute full-length debut, Sic Transit Gloria Mundi. As mentioned, it's one of this year's strongest "debuts." Each track's multi-layered, heavy, unexpected -- weird, repetitious mantras thick with creepy, dank, bleak ambiance and multiple twists. ...