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For International Tea Day, my Green Tea Chemistry print. This linocut illustrates green tea and its chemistry. There’s a tea pot, two cups of tea and a tea plant (Camellia sinensis) on a tray, and in the steam, you can see some of the organic chemicals found in green tea. Up to 27% of the composition of green tea can be a member of the flavonoids called catechins like the molecule illustrated on the right. 🧵
#tea #greenTea #chemistry #teaPlant teapot linocut #sciart #printmaking #mastoArt -
For International Tea Day, my Green Tea Chemistry print. This linocut illustrates green tea and its chemistry. There’s a tea pot, two cups of tea and a tea plant (Camellia sinensis) on a tray, and in the steam, you can see some of the organic chemicals found in green tea. Up to 27% of the composition of green tea can be a member of the flavonoids called catechins like the molecule illustrated on the right. 🧵
#tea #greenTea #chemistry #teaPlant teapot linocut #sciart #printmaking #mastoArt -
Really impactful work to make alkyl lithium reagents dramatically less dangerous to use. #chemistry #polymers #deprotonation #labsafety
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🧲 Coffee fortified with iron—new microparticles can be added to food and beverages to fight malnutrition
... who'd a thought metal organic frameworks could be edible?
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-coffee-fortified-iron-microparticles-added.html
#iron #nutrition #mof #chemistry #supplements #nanotechology
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For International Tea Day, my Green Tea Chemistry print. This #linocut illustrates green tea and its chemistry. There’s a tea pot, two cups of tea and a tea plant (Camellia sinensis) on a tray, and in the steam, you can see some of the organic chemicals found in green tea. Up to 27% of the composition of green tea can be a member of the flavonoids called catechins like the molecule illustrated on the right. 🧵1/n
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An ecofriendly, high performance, organic battery from UNSW.
This is just one of a series of alternatives to lithium batteries now in the late-stages of contemporary research.“A team of scientists at UNSW Chemistry are developing an eco-friendly, high-performance organic battery that utilises protons.
By leveraging hydrogen ions – protons – instead of traditional lithium, these batteries hold promise for addressing some of the critical challenges in modern energy storage, including resource scarcity, environmental impact, safety and cost.
The material – tetraamino-benzoquinone (TABQ) – developed by PhD candidate Sicheng Wu and Professor Chuan Zhao, in collaboration with UNSW Engineering and ANSTO, has the ability to store energy quickly, last longer, and perform well under sub-zero conditions. “
#BatteryTechnology #EV
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New powder that captures carbon could be ‘quantum leap’ for industry;
A ‘covalent organic framework’ can be used to capture carbon to store it or convert it for industrial use
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/29/covalent-organic-framework-carbon-capture-powder
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For International Tea Day, my Green Tea Chemistry print. This linocut illustrates green tea and its chemistry. There's a tea pot, two cups of tea and a tea plant (Camellia sinensis) on a tray, and in the steam, you can see some of the organic chemicals found in green tea. Up to 27% of the composition of green tea can be a member of the flavonoids called catechins like the molecule illustrated on the right. 🧵1/n
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Not the summary I set out to draw. Here is a muddled overview of collision theory for the rates of reaction. This was meant to be the bottom third of what will now be next week's organic chemist's simplification of the rates of reaction.
For 24 years, I have managed to avoid teaching this subject, so this is a bit rough but I hope it has some use (just don't show a physical chemist). Hope it is useful for #ChemEd #Chemistry #SciViz #chemiverse & please tell me what to correct! -
The green color seen in the coma of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and other comets, but not in their tails, is due to emissions from Diatomic carbon molecules.
Sunlight heats the comet’s ice and organic material to produce C2 molecules, which break apart in ~2 days before they reach the tail. C2 is excited by solar UV radiation and emits mostly in infrared but its triplet state radiates at 518 nm.
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20220110a/full/
Image source: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Dicarbon-moleculeThe-original-figure-is-from-4-Used-under-Creative-Commons-License_fig4_328571186
#comet #dicarbon #chemistry
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The green color seen in the coma of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and other comets, but not in their tails, is due to emissions from Diatomic carbon molecules.
Sunlight heats the comet’s ice and organic material to produce C2 molecules, which break apart in ~2 days before they reach the tail. C2 is excited by solar UV radiation and emits mostly in infrared but its triplet state radiates at 518 nm.
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20220110a/full/
Image source: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Dicarbon-moleculeThe-original-figure-is-from-4-Used-under-Creative-Commons-License_fig4_328571186
#comet #dicarbon #chemistry
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The green color seen in the coma of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and other comets, but not in their tails, is due to emissions from Diatomic carbon molecules.
Sunlight heats the comet’s ice and organic material to produce C2 molecules, which break apart in ~2 days before they reach the tail. C2 is excited by solar UV radiation and emits mostly in infrared but its triplet state radiates at 518 nm.
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20220110a/full/
Image source: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Dicarbon-moleculeThe-original-figure-is-from-4-Used-under-Creative-Commons-License_fig4_328571186
#comet #dicarbon #chemistry
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The green color seen in the coma of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and other comets, but not in their tails, is due to emissions from Diatomic carbon molecules.
Sunlight heats the comet’s ice and organic material to produce C2 molecules, which break apart in ~2 days before they reach the tail. C2 is excited by solar UV radiation and emits mostly in infrared but its triplet state radiates at 518 nm.
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20220110a/full/
Image source: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Dicarbon-moleculeThe-original-figure-is-from-4-Used-under-Creative-Commons-License_fig4_328571186
#comet #dicarbon #chemistry
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The green color seen in the coma of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and other comets, but not in their tails, is due to emissions from Diatomic carbon (aka dicarbon) molecules.
Sunlight heats the comet’s ice and organic material to produce C2 molecules, which break apart in ~2 days before they reach the tail. C2 is excited by solar UV radiation and emits mostly in infrared but its triplet state radiates at 518 nm.
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20220110a/full/
C2 image credit: Omar J. Yepez
#comet #dicarbon #chemistry
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The green color seen in the coma of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and other comets, but not in their tails, is due to emissions from Diatomic carbon (aka dicarbon) molecules.
Sunlight heats the comet’s ice and organic material to produce C2 molecules, which break apart in ~2 days before they reach the tail. C2 is excited by solar UV radiation and emits mostly in infrared but its triplet state radiates at 518 nm.
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20220110a/full/
C2 image credit: Omar J. Yepez
#comet #dicarbon #chemistry
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The green color seen in the coma of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and other comets, but not in their tails, is due to emissions from Diatomic carbon (aka dicarbon) molecules.
Sunlight heats the comet’s ice and organic material to produce C2 molecules, which break apart in ~2 days before they reach the tail. C2 is excited by solar UV radiation and emits mostly in infrared but its triplet state radiates at 518 nm.
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20220110a/full/
C2 image credit: Omar J. Yepez
#comet #dicarbon #chemistry
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The green color seen in the coma of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and other comets, but not in their tails, is due to emissions from Diatomic carbon (aka dicarbon) molecules.
Sunlight heats the comet’s ice and organic material to produce C2 molecules, which break apart in ~2 days before they reach the tail. C2 is excited by solar UV radiation and emits mostly in infrared but its triplet state radiates at 518 nm.
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20220110a/full/
C2 image credit: Omar J. Yepez
#comet #dicarbon #chemistry
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#PhDposition in #compchem in our group @HITStudies and @UniHeidelberg - #multiscale simulations and #MachineLearning of functional organic #materials. Deadline 31.12.2022. #Female and underrepresented #minority candidates are especially welcome! https://www.h-its.org/hits-job/phd-position-m-f-d-in-computational-chemistry/ Please boost!
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#PhDposition in #compchem in our group @HITStudies and @UniHeidelberg - #multiscale simulations and #MachineLearning of functional organic #materials. Deadline 31.12.2022. #Female and underrepresented #minority candidates are especially welcome! https://www.h-its.org/hits-job/phd-position-m-f-d-in-computational-chemistry/ Please boost!
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#PhDposition in #compchem in our group @HITStudies and @UniHeidelberg - #multiscale simulations and #MachineLearning of functional organic #materials. Deadline 31.12.2022. #Female and underrepresented #minority candidates are especially welcome! https://www.h-its.org/hits-job/phd-position-m-f-d-in-computational-chemistry/ Please boost!
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#PhDposition in #compchem in our group @HITStudies and @UniHeidelberg - #multiscale simulations and #MachineLearning of functional organic #materials. Deadline 31.12.2022. #Female and underrepresented #minority candidates are especially welcome! https://www.h-its.org/hits-job/phd-position-m-f-d-in-computational-chemistry/ Please boost!
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#PhDposition in #compchem in our group @HITStudies and @UniHeidelberg - #multiscale simulations and #MachineLearning of functional organic #materials. Deadline 31.12.2022. #Female and underrepresented #minority candidates are especially welcome! https://www.h-its.org/hits-job/phd-position-m-f-d-in-computational-chemistry/ Please boost!
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From Refugee Roots to “Water from Air”: The Real Story Behind Omar Yaghi’s MOF Breakthrough
Experimental MOF devices aim to turn dry air into drinking water (illustration)Dear Cherubs, sometimes reality reads like a motivational poster that got a PhD. Omar Yaghi’s journey—from a childhood in modest conditions in Amman to reshaping how we think about water—comes close, minus the stock photo sunset.
Born in Jordan and later building his academic career in the United States, Yaghi is widely recognized for pioneering metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs—materials so porous they make your kitchen sponge look emotionally unavailable. According to the American Chemical Society, MOFs are crystalline structures designed at the molecular level to trap gases and liquids, including water vapor from the air.
THE SCIENCE THAT SOUNDS LIKE MAGIC
Here’s the pitch: pull clean drinking water straight out of desert air. No pipes, no grid, just chemistry doing its quiet flex.Yaghi’s team demonstrated MOF-based devices that can capture water even in low humidity environments—think below 20 percent, where most of us would simply accept dehydration as a lifestyle. According to research published in Science and reported by MIT News, early prototypes were able to produce usable amounts of water using sunlight as the only energy source.
Now, about those headline-grabbing claims—machines generating up to 1,000 liters per day. That figure is often reported in popular summaries, but it’s not representative of current household-scale MOF devices. Most experimental systems produce far smaller quantities, though the technology is evolving. In other words: promising, not quite “infinite desert tap” just yet.
Still, the concept holds serious weight. The World Health Organization notes that billions of people lack reliable access to safe drinking water. A decentralized solution—something that works off-grid—could shift the conversation from infrastructure to independence.
FROM SCARCITY TO SCALABILITY
Yaghi has framed his work around “water independence,” a phrase that sounds like a startup pitch but lands closer to a humanitarian goal. Imagine homes generating their own water the way solar panels generate electricity. That’s not sci-fi anymore; it’s early-stage engineering with real-world implications.And yes, there’s a poetic symmetry here. A child who once waited for water deliveries every two weeks now builds systems designed to eliminate that wait entirely. It’s giving full-circle energy, minus the cliché.
As for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2025—there is currently no verified record confirming that Yaghi has received it. He has, however, been widely considered a strong candidate for years, with multiple high-profile awards already under his belt. So while the Nobel claim is, at best, premature, the impact of his work is not.
If you’re into stories where science meets survival—and occasionally humbles global infrastructure—this is one to watch. As noted by thisclaimer.com, some of the most transformative ideas tend to emerge from constraint, not comfort. Turns out, scarcity can be a pretty effective research assistant.
And if MOFs keep scaling the way researchers hope, the future might involve fewer pipelines and more… well, invisible ones. Air, but make it drinkable.
Sources list
Experimental MOF devices aim to turn dry air into drinking water (illustration) #art #books #chemistryBreakthroughs #cleanWater #desertWater #environment #futureTech #mofTechnology #omarYaghi #renewableSolutions #scienceInnovation #sustainability #travel #waterScarcity
American Chemical Society — https://www.acs.org
MIT News — https://news.mit.edu
Science Journal — https://www.science.org
World Health Organization — https://www.who.int
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Happy birthday to chemist William Henry Perkin (1838-1907)! This #lino block print ‘William Henry Perkin Discovers Mauve’ is about how the British chemist & entrepreneur made the serendipitous discovery of the 1st synthetic organic dye: mauveine.
Perkins entered the Royal College of Chemistry in London in 1853 when he was only 15, studying with August Wilhelm von Hofmann. 🧵1/n
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Tholins: Everyone’s Favourite Forbidden Ice Cream!
Tholins are a class of molecules formed by from ultraviolet irradiation of simple carbon-containing compounds to create organic compounds.
Molecular Nitrogen (N2) and Methane (CH4)
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☀️ Solar Radiation and Cosmic Rays ☀️
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Ethylene (C4H4) and other simple molecules
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Benzene (C6H6) and other complex molecules
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Nitriles, hydrocarbons, and negatively charged organic ions such as amines and phenyls
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Tholins (as a complex molecular slush)Tholins can be found throughout the solar system and are believed to be a major constituent of the interstellar medium. They give a reddish, organic surface covering on certain planetary surfaces. While astronomers have yet to get their paws on a naturally deposited tholins, they have been able to recreate them in the lab using a combination of carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen.
On Saturn’s moon Rhea, the outer crust is composed of methane ice. Over millions of years of ultraviolet irradiation from the Sun and cosmic rays, the methane ice has broken down some into a complex slush of organic molecules that turns the surface of the moon’s trailing hemisphere a reddish-brown hue. While the entire moon is affected, the trailing hemisphere shows it most prominently as it faces away from the direction of travel, with the leading hemisphere shielding it from dust and ice that Rhea’s gravitational pull vacuums up from around Saturn.
A similar process occurs on other celestial bodies such as Pluto, Charon, Arrokoth, and Neptune’s icy moon Triton. Some of the closest tholin deposits to us are found on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, where tholins are believed to have stained much of its heavily cracked surface a deep reddish-brown hue.
However, on Saturn’s moon Titan, tholin formation occurs at high altitudes and precipitates down in the formation of organic compounds to tint the surface of the moon a reddish brown beneath its predominantly methane atmosphere. These tholins scatter light, deepening the amber hue of the atmosphere and acting as a screen helping to protect the surface from ultraviolet radiation. These particulates then accumulate on the surface of the moon and become a part of Titan’s “soil”.
Tholin snow, eh? What a cursed snowcone that must make.
Could the formation of tholins in the outer solar system help shed some light on the origins of life on Earth? Does the presence of tholins increase the habitability of certain celestial bodies? Perhaps, and that’s why they’re a subject of great interest to astrobiologists as well.
Recommended reading
- Tholin on Wikipedia
- Dissecting the Dirt on Titan, NASA Science Editorial Team, May 2007
- Cassini Spacecraft Reveals Evidence of Tholin Formation at High Altitudes in Titan’s Atmosphere, NASA Science Editorial Team, May 2007
- Tholins and their relevance for astrophysical issues, Cambridge University Press, Feb 2008
#tholins #astronomy #astrobiology #chemistry #planetaryscience #pluto #titan #rhea
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Interesting talk by Antonio Echavarren at #Lunteren2026. He talked about the use of gold-carbene catalysis to perform complex and enantioselective transformations in organic synthesis.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacsau.3c00159
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“To-day I think / Only with scents”*…
We’ve considered before smell, the unsung hero of the senses. Today, Kaja Šeruga explains how scientists using chemistry, archival records, and AI are reviving the aromas of old libraries, mummies and battlefields…
We often learn about the past visually — through oil paintings and sepia photographs, books and buildings, artifacts displayed behind glass. And sometimes we get to touch historical objects or listen to recordings. But rarely do we use our sense of smell — our oldest, most primal way of learning about the environment — to experience the distant past.
Without access to odor, “you lose that intimacy that smell brings to the interaction between us and objects,” saysanalytical chemist Matija Strlič. As lead scientist of the Heritage Science Laboratory at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia and previously deputy director of the Institute for Sustainable Heritage at University College London, Strlič has devoted his career to interdisciplinary research in the field of heritage science. Much of his work focused on the preservation and reconstruction of culturally significant scents.
Reconstructed scents can enhance museum and gallery exhibits, says Inger Leemans, a cultural historian at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Smell can provide a more inviting entry point, especially for uninitiated visitors, because there’s far less formalized language for describing smell than for interpreting visual art or displays. Since there’s no “right way” of talking about scent, she says, “your own knowledge is as good as the others’.”
Despite their potential to enrich our understanding of history and art, smells are rarely conserved with the same care as buildings or archaeological artifacts. But a small group of researchers, including Strlič and Leemans, is trying to change that — combining chemistry, ethnography, history and other disciplines to document and preserve olfactory heritage…
Read on for the fascinating details: “Recreating the smells of history,” from @knowablemag.bsky.social.
* Edward Thomas, “Digging“
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As we take a whiff, we might recall that it was on this date in 1924 that Coco Chanel agreed with the Wertheimer brothers Pierre and Paul, directors of the perfume house Bourjois, to create a new corporate entity, Parfums Chanel, Its signature product was Chanel No. 5. She had been selling small quanitites of the scent in her boutique since 1921.
Traditionally, fragrances worn by women had fallen into two basic categories. Respectable women favored the essence of a single garden flower while sexually provocative indolic perfumes heavy with animal musk or jasmine were associated with women of the demi-monde. Chanel sought a new scent that would appeal to the flapper and celebrate the seemingly liberated feminine spirit of the 1920s. Her scent was formulated by chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux, who designed an unprecedented olfactory architecture, a bouquet of 80 scents whose precious notes were blended with high proportions of aldehydes, organic compounds that carry a crisp, soapy, and floral citrusy scent. In late 1920, when presented with small glass vials containing sample scents numbered 1 to 5 and 20 to 24 for her assessment, she chose the fifth vial. Chanel told Beaux, “I present my dress collections on the fifth of May, the fifth month of the year and so we will let this sample number five keep the name it has already, it will bring good luck.”
The first promotion for Chanel No. 5 appeared in The New York Times on December 16, 1924– a small ad for Parfums Chanel announcing the Chanel line of fragrances available at Bonwit Teller, an upscale department store. The fragrance, of course, become a fave. An Andy Warhol subject and worn by everyone from Marilyn Monroe and Catherine Deneuve to Mad Men’s Peggy Olson, the perfume, is a foundational part of fragrance history… and still sells a bottle every 30 seconds.
#AI #Archaeology #aroma #artificialIntelligence #ChanelNo5 #chemistry #CocoChanel #culture #history #museums #perfume #scent #Science #smell #Technology -
Macro Photography of Abstract Yellow Bubbles, Liquid Surface Pattern
#Macro, #BubbleTexture, #YellowFoam, #GoldenAbstract, #LiquidPattern, #Froth, #Closeup, #Detail, #Spherical, #Microscopic, #Vibrant, #Structure, #Illuminated, #Translucent, #Fluid, #Micro, #Design, #Unique, #VividPhotography, #Trending, #HighRes, #Science, #Cosmetic, #Serum, #Oil, #Skincare, #Beauty, #Chemistry, #Beer, #Carbonation, #Fizzy, #Round, #Geometric, #Organic, #SurfaceBackground, #DigitalArt, #Wallpaper, #abstractart -
I am hiring a one-year, full-time post-bac for an NSF-funded polymer degradation project! This position is ideal for someone with strong organic or inorganic synthetic skills who doesn't feel quite ready for grad school yet or didn't receive admission offers they're excited about. The current fellow is headed to a PhD at Northeastern chem, is coauthor on a paper, and will be presenting at ACS in Atlanta. Please share! #chemjobs #research #PUI #chemistry #mentoring https://careers.pageuppeople.com/695/cw/en-us/job/493285/nsf-postbaccalaureate-fellow-in-chemistry
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By Saunders
Forged from the ashes of the mighty Gridlink, Barren Path emerge from the blistered earth, hellbent on blazing a pathway of grinding destruction amid charred bursts of white-hot extremity. Legendary grind axeman Takafumi Matsubara overcame a career-threatening injury to shred once more, leading the way with fellow Gridlinker Bryan Fajardo (drums), along with bassist Mauro Cordoba and guitarist Rory Kobzina, who both featured on Gridlink’s swansong, Coronet Juniper (2023). Adding to Barren Path’s gold-plated grind pedigree is the addition of vocalist Mitchell Luna (Maruta, Shock Withdrawal). In classic grind fashion, Barren Path’s anticipated debut Grieving doesn’t simply blur the lines between what constitutes an EP or LP, but fucking obliterates them across a scant but deadly thirteen minutes of calculated brutality. Like any quality grind, you can bank on the brief runtime carrying over triple the intensity of your average metal album, making repeat listens an adrenaline-charged breeze.
Gridlink always carried an air of grace about them. Yes, grace and grind may seem disparate entities; however, through their gnarly, yet pristinely performed, razor-sharp precision, melodicism and technical edge, Gridlink stood out from the pack. The heavy Gridlink representation thankfully doesn’t come off as a simple continuation of their legacy in a different guise. Sure, the melodic sensibilities, technicality, whiplashing speed, and machine-gun blasts may share similarities with the Gridlink name, including the distinctive guitar work of Matsubara. Yet make no mistake, Grieving is its own unhinged beast and vital new dimension for its architects to expand from.
Barren Path tenderizes the predominant grind attack with a deathly thump, complemented by an altogether beefier production and sonic profile. The guttural vocal eruptions add a brutal, bulldozing death metal edge, offsetting the predominant piercing screams and higher-pitched variations. From the pummeling abuse, deadly drumwork, and full throttle urgency of opener “Whimpering Echo,” through to the climaxing barrage of assaulting, belligerent deathgrind on “In the End… The Gift is Death,” Barren Path leaves nothing in the tank, upholding an incredible level of precision savagery across the album’s brief yet gripping runtime. Operating with ruthless efficiency into its sub-minute framework, “Primordial Black” brims with uncontrollable energy, as rabid dual vox, breakneck thrashy tidbits, and frayed blackened edges shade the song’s brutal deathgrind delivery. Comparably longer cuts (“The Insufferable Weight,” “Relinquish,” “Horizonless”) allow extra time for Barren Path to unleash their action-packed battery of creative songwriting and infectious songcraft.
Occasional melodic motif or techy passage aside (such as the playful mid-section and spoken word incantations of “Isolation Wound”), little room is reserved for palette cleansing moments, or an Nasum-esque circuit breaker groove. This is not suggestive that Grieving is one-dimensional or lacking in structural variety. Barren Path’s clever knack for drop on a dime tempo and riff changes, and deceptively catchy writing keeps the listener firmly dialed in. Matsubara and Kobzina’s deadly axework and visceral array of sharp, dissonant, and often infectious deathgrind riffage powers Barren Path’s blistering attack. Meanwhile, Fajardo delivers a beastly, expert display of primo deathgrind drumming, a controlled collision of lightspeed rhythms, crafty finesse, and full-throttle aggression. Grieving is also blessed with a killer production job and dynamic master, avoiding the pitfalls that can hamper modern grind affairs when saddled with compressed, overly loud profiles. Abrasive and relentless in execution, the sound is a burly, organic delight, keeping ear fatigue at bay and maintaining an air of clarity and sharpness without diluting Barren Path’s brutish traits.
Drawbacks are few and far between. As touched on, the short runtime leaves you hankering for more, and I’m curious to see how Barren Path develop their sound and perhaps expand upon the prominent death influence and hyperspeed thrash elements on future endeavors. Barren Path emerges from Gridlink’s formidable shadow to unleash a teeth-gnashing, refreshing debut, using their death-plated grind as a catalyst for carving through exciting fresh pastures. Though guilty of leaving the listener wanting more, the addictive replay value and quality songcraft largely fill the void of feeling marginally shortchanged. Barren Path’s violent attack, colorful chemistry, and precision, technical musicianship leave displaced jaws on the floor with the sheer intensity and locked-in tightness. Grieving is top-tier grind to batter the senses and soothe the mind.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps MP3
Label: Willowtip Records
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: October 21st, 2025#40 #BarrenPath #Deathgrind #Gridlink #Grieving #Grindcore #JapaneseMetal #Maruta #Nasum #Review #Reviews #ShockWithdrawal #WillowtipRecords