From Bandcamp, "formed as a necessary outlet for Valira's identity, VESSELES was created to channel her true self as a demon so that she could further express and explore who she is. "Home" does just that as it tackles what home is to someone who is not from this world. It delves into her creation, homeland, internal conflicts and the complexity around what home means. As a symphonic black metal project, "Home" is filled with piano driven leads, grandiose symphonic compositions, dissonant passages and pained progressions encapsulating her experience." The album has nine songs, and "Flesh Throne" is first. The orchestration is noticeable, although it doesn't have that flair of an act like DIMMU BORGIR, and the production is overly trebly. The vocal screams are scratchy and high in the register, and the piano adds another layer of depth to the music.

"Eternally Within Us" begins with haunting piano notes and the guitars and drums rush in like a tidal wave. The enormity of their sound is akin to what an earthquake must sound like, if you have ever heard one. The gutturals are absolutely dreadful. "The Beneath" is a slower grind at first, and then they raise the flames like an alchemist summoning them to rise from the floor to the ceiling, and the heat and burn are inescapable. "Home" begins with calmer tones, and even clean vocals. It's a far cry from the early intensity, and it shows that the band has more to offer besides raw aggression. "Until They are Dust" has an echoing and cavernous sound, and it looks like the towering view one might have when they gates of Hell open for them…it's massive.

"Scriptures Etched into the Mind's Pillars" is another piano led sound, and the remainder of the instruments saunter in until they overtake you like a runaway train as you are magnetized to the tracks. "Perpetual Chasm of Black Mirrors" features both deep aggressive passages and calmer ones, that unfortunately give you some time to ponder the torture that has befallen you, and it's too much to bear. "This is not Home" is the final song, and it's a somber reminder that you are far from the place you are familiar with. The clean vocals echo pure despair, while the vocal screams are akin to one final gasp of energy and anger. The deep gutturals represent the voice of the enemy, deep and commanding.

This was an excellent album. When you talk about Black Metal, particularly the Symphonic variety, it can be a very cinematic listening experience. This album was for sure. There was also some transference involved as I was further immersed in the album, as if I could see the world through Valira's eyes. The sights were no horrid, they were burned into my memory, but like witnessing a train derailment, you just can't look away. With better production, however, this could have been outstanding.