Words by Jordan Martich Belgian blackened-hardcore band Oathbreaker significantly expand their sound on their most recent record Rheia (2016), which takes its name from the mother of the gods of the Greek mythos — Rhea. 'The Dread Goddess' gave birth to six children: Zeus, Hestia, Hera, Hades, Demeter, and Poseidon, all of whom were promptly taken from her and swallowed by their father Cronus, except for Zeus. Rhea's role in the mythology, and with this record, is one of private suffering and patient, growing anger — sentiments paralleled in the gloomy lyrics penned by singer Caro Tanghe. The record dives [...]