THIS GIFT IS A CURSE return with their deadly new album, 'A Throne of Ash.' The quintet unleash a destructive modern synthesis that pulls from the sub-genres of metallic extremity; the ice-cold veneer of black metal, the cacophonous thunder of noise-core, and the vicious attack of grind/crust. THIS GIFT IS A CURSE are utterly ferocious, and 'A Throne of Ash' is a maelstrom of swirling blackened noise from the gaping mouth of madness.