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Austere - To Lay Like Old Ashes



8.1 | 85 votes |
Release date: 27 February 2009
Style: Depressive black metal

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01. Down
02. To Fade With The Dusk
03. This Dreadful Emptiness
04. To Lay Like Old Ashes
05. Just For A Moment...
06. Coma II

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Produced by Tim Grose and Austere.

Guest review by
Timmeh
Rating:
8.5
Pure beauty, atmosphere and emotion... You're doomed... An inescapable limbo as wave after wave of sheer, overwhelming passion strikes you with such force that your mind can't even begin to comprehend what is occurring. An overload of emotion, engulfing your heart in pain and despair before letting go and swallowing it up once again; this is what To Lay Like Old Ashes is all about.

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published 05.05.2011 | Comments (12)

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14.05.2012 - 19:08
Rating: 8
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
One of my favourite albums since I got into BM.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS
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08.03.2013 - 03:17
Saeed_p

Great!!!!!!!
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12.05.2014 - 05:52
Death_95

Really love this album, great melodies.
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12.06.2014 - 10:28
Rating: 8
M C Vice
ex-polydactyl
The end drags on a bit, unfortunatly.
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"Another day, another Doug."
"I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples."
" 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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18.07.2014 - 00:28
Rating: 10
Himedal

Fucking perfect
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What goes by is life to be taken
The doom calls upon the forsaken
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03.01.2015 - 05:14
telephonebear
Account deleted
Ok, i dont like coma either. but the main 4 tracks are amazing
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17.06.2015 - 03:16
Maco
Pvt Funderground
The few enjoyable moments in a couple of songs, the weak-ass vocals and the fucking unnecesary outro makes this album one of the most overrated DSBM albums out there. Why the fuck is this mediocre album regarded as a classic of the genre?
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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17.06.2015 - 03:26
no one
Account deleted
Written by Maco on 17.06.2015 at 03:16

Why the fuck is this mediocre album regarded as a classic of the genre?

Don't know, maybe people have different tastes to you? Why the fuck do 20,0000 like ed sheran

Don't even know if it is regarded as a classic its just what some people who like it might say.

I myself really like this album and think the vocals are great, actually really amped to be having this album turn up in the mail soon.? do agree coma is a bit shit, but it can be ok when in a sleepy trance.
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23.08.2015 - 15:40
Rating: 8
Reaper_Redeemer

Sorrow and black metal melted together in a unique great way. Howls are very emotional and a great addition from my point of view. Tracks 2,3 and 4 are the album's spine. Woods of Desolation is not an experiment, it is Austere's mature sequel.
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20.11.2015 - 06:29
Wukk

I can totally see why everyone raves about this, it's captivating. Gripped me from the moment the vocals in track 3 started to the last minute of Coma II.
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If you're 666 then I'm 777
http://www.last.fm/user/Joodicator
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05.04.2016 - 19:18
Rating: 6
Sang Dalang Abu

Clean vocal? really?
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19.05.2020 - 16:07
Rating: 10
Melkor

Written by Sang Dalang Abu on 05.04.2016 at 19:18

Clean vocal? really?

It provides one of the best transitions in this epic album imo. Plus Just for a moment is a deep song.
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01.06.2023 - 23:05
Rating: 8
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Yes they drag it out a wee bit, especially towards the end of some tracks, but the whole rhythm and atmosphere is stunning, there's some great enchanting melodies and very good drumming too, and the title track just gives me goosebumps. The wailing shrieks are certainly an acquired taste, but they help create that agonizingly depressive sound.

I'm not sure if I prefer it overall to their latest release, but it's still mighty impressive.
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