Poison Ruin's "Hymns from the Hills Swamp LP" unfolds like a surreal narrative where biting metal meets a whimsical undercurrent, channeling shades of Killing Joke through eerie synths that murmur forgotten tales. This release isn't merely an exercise in familiar themes; it's a grappling with the phantoms of myth, creating a surreal fever dream that veers from bleakness to vibrancy. They haven't just evolved; they've taken a fierce leap into a new mythology that feels at once daunting and strangely inviting, disrupting conventional metal tropes.