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| | White Tomb | | | Music Artist : | | Altar of Plagues | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Profound Lore | | Release Date : | | 2009-04-14 | | Store Price : | | $14.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $14.98 | | Usually ships in 1 to 2 days | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Earth: I as a Womb
2. Earth: II as a Furnace
3. Through the Collapse: III Watchers Restrained
4. Through the Collapse: IV Gentian Truth
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 abrogation of the human soul
Submitted on: 2009-08-23 |
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and it's caught on audio for us to hear. what will undoubtedly be one of 2009s hallmark albums in metal is black, if in the loosest sense of the word. the black metal aspects of this record dwarf and engulf human existence; but altar of plagues manages to fuse it with monolithic droning passages and an air of post-rock that manages to point out the frailty of the human condition so vividly that you'll swear your veins are crumbling to dust while you listen to this.
there's a million compliments to give this album, so i'll save both the reader and myself the time. all i'll say is that this is progressive, exploratory, bold, emotive black metal that upon first listen will leave with a pitting knot in your stomach; a nervous excitedness buzzing in every synapse as the music slithers unexpectedly through cracks in the corners of genre confinement. truly something special. |
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Not to fall on deaf ears...
Submitted on: 2009-06-19 |
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I love this new world we live in; where musical genres can be fused together to form something that fully embraces multiple emotions, rather than just sticking to one specific style and beating the listener over the head with it until their bored out of their mind. Well, at least the truly artistic bands are capable of fusing multiple genres together.
Alter of Plagues happen to be one of those masterful bands that combine a few different genres together to form one cohesive masterpiece, and that masterpiece is 'White Tomb'. Epic, surreal, droning, blistering and highly emotional, 'White Tomb' will engulf you with its epic passages of post-rock drone, its blast beat infused black metal musings, and its all-encompassing atmosphere. Here's the deal: 4 tracks, each pushing the limits in terms of time and genre constraints; not one ounce of filler, not one wasted riff, not one pointless lyric. The songs are long (most push the 12 + minute mark, save for one track, which is about 9 minutes long), but good luck getting bored, because as soon as you get comfortable with one specific styling the band changes it up and you're treated to something completely different in style but similar in intensity.
You could probably say that 'White Tomb' is based in black metal, with touches of 'atmospheric/ambiance' and post-rock, but honestly there is nothing else like it, at least nothing I have ever found. One moment you're being assaulted by endless blast beats and tremolo riffing, and then next minute everything slows down with an amazing breakdown, and then you're taken through droning riffs, post-rock anthems and serene quiet moments, and even some doom-y inspired stuff; Alter of Plagues literally give you everything with this release, and its nothing short of perfection. It also helps that the production is crystal clean; don't expect to find that typical black metal 'tin' sound, or muffled vocals.
Oh, and the vocals are amazing, ranging from typical black metal gurgles to even lower black metal gurgles; but it all sounds amazing and fitting and they're never overused or out of place.
Highly recommended for the adventurous metal fans and those seeking something different. |
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one of the essential albums of 2009!!!!!
Submitted on: 2009-05-27 |
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| I bought this recently after reading in Decibel that it's one of the predicted best releases for 2009 and it's a black metal release on Profound Lore Records, which is not a bad thing either. I just received this and gave it it's first full listen 2 minutes ago and was blown away. The best description that I can think of right off hand is that the music itself is like Isis/Pelican , with the vocals of Nachtmystium's Blake Judd on Assassins. I also hear a strong funeral doom element to it as wellin many parts .Maybe it could also be more accurately described as similar to Wolves in the Throne Room .If you are a fan of Black Metal, metal, blah...blah..., and any of these bands mentioned,then buy this. It's a great hybrid of all the things that are making metal/music great during the last several years. The songs are long but you'll never think about it because you get lost in them and next thing you know you are spat out and the 50 minute album is over. Think of being sucked into a black hole, winding up in a parallel universe and once the album ends you are spat back out into your original universe 50 minutes removed. It defies description, it is just incredible.BM is really excelling and I've been following it for years now so give this a spin and I'll guarantee that: IT WON'T DISAPPOINT; IT'LL BE ON MANY OF THE TOP LISTS FOR 2009, HOPEFULLY DECIBEL'S TOP 10 OF 40(and won't be overshadowed like Nachtmystium's Assassins out of 1st place by a band like Torche). No offense to any Torche fans though : ) |
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