_Tentacles of Whorror_ is most rewarding when delving into its ambient side, showcased in "A Necessary Mutilation" and the spacey, Lynchian vibe of "Blood Red and True: Part 3". While this zealous blend of technique is interesting, the styles are more stacked rather than interwoven, and the more blatant black metal sections seem to be weighing down a much more potent creative force. "Vexed and Vomit Hexed" is easily the dullest piece, while track seven blasts through three minutes of rough, unspectacular hysteria then splits -- focusing on hypnotically reverberating guitar notes, loosely reminiscent of My Bloody Valentine, over a mid-paced stride. When splitting these types completely: one half appears a journeyman to early Burzum while the other half could be approaching its own sage-like summit. Recommended as a semi-brilliant, darkly engineered dichotomy of art.