supported by 6 fans who also own “Soothing Landscapes”
This review is long overdue. This album right here is the album that finally pulled me out of the "commercial" music world and into the world of the raw, experimental, and sincere. An amalgamation of everything I love about post-metal and hardcore taken to a mathy, heavy, ambient extreme. brineryte
supported by 5 fans who also own “Soothing Landscapes”
Sludgy post-metal has its greats: Neurosis effectively started the sub-genre, Isis gave us the all-time best effort in Panopticon, Cult of Luna is consistently excellent (if not quite my cup of tea), and Obscure Sphinx is just about the equal of all of the above, albeit way more under-appreciated. Void Mother is among the best albums of the bunch, and certainly the best from Obscure Sphinx. Heavy, hypnotic, and emotionally resonant, this is great - and it gets better with subsequent listens. Ippocalyptica
Streamlining their post-metal sprawl through a sharper melodic focus, the Scottish juggernauts' third LP is labyrinthine yet approachable. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 25, 2024
supported by 5 fans who also own “Soothing Landscapes”
Le tocsin n'est pas la cloche de cathédrale dont les harmoniques sublimes font accéder au Royaume de Dieu : c'est une cloche dissonante qui donne l'ordre d'évacuation face à une catastrophe imminente.
Tocsin, troisième album de YEAR OF NO LIGHT, ne joue plus sur la dualité : le post-metal du groupe tire sur le doom metal mais reste rapide. Chaque répétition ne fait qu'augmenter un peu plus la pression. Aucune issue et un désespoir total, sous l'indifférence des étoiles.
Ce Tocsin est sublime... Jordan Vauvert