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Gaze in wonder at one of Profound Lore's recent marvels.
Salt Lake City's SubRosa, skillfully avoiding the pitfalls of machismo sludge music, conjure a sound that would likely suit the female vocal aficionado as much as it would the hardened metaller. In fact one could easily recommend listening to it that way as this isn't like most ardent heavy sludge releases, the heaviness being largely replaced with an often psychedelic, dirging quality. The fuzzy guitars take a backseat (unusual for a sludge band) and are the first constituent in a sublime three-way as the grounding foundation between the off-kilter singing (and sparely used growling) and (dis)harmonies in a tug of war with the discordant violin. The real brilliance of every song, though, is the reward that awaits at the end of each. A build up, sometimes intentional repetition, before the component elements meet in crescendo that brings the violin to the foreground in a euphoric and transcendental manner. For this reason approaching SubRosa on a riff basis, which one might often do in the genre, isn't recommended.
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In a sadly frequent number of cases the inclusion of the female vocal in the more extreme end of metal is typically employed for mere novelty effect (if not for the "crumpet" effect), occasionally adding another shade to the proceedings where it might. Not only do the three-fifths female outfit SubRosa manage, without effort, to waylay this unfortunate paradigm, they succeed in turning the sludge genre on its head and make the unconventional female vocal (think Bloody Panda rather than Nightwish) and the jarring violin (think A Forest Of Stars rather than Apocalyptica) its prime catalyst, creating a distinct and unusual approach to the sound. Both offbeat and dissonant whilst heavy and crushing (but not without a woman's touch) this is quite possibly the album of the year because of it.
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 30.12.2011 at 09:44
far better than SubRosa  Now those are weak vocals 
And as we all know you and thrash don't go together at all.
Her vocals on that album sound like she belongs on some teenager angst ridden nu/hard rock album like Slunt or something. Totally inappropriate for the style. I'm amazed you like it but it shows how easily influenced you were when you were younger
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Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 30.12.2011 at 12:51
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 30.12.2011 at 09:44
far better than SubRosa Now those are weak vocals
And as we all know you and thrash don't go together at all.
Her vocals on that album sound like she belongs on some teenager angst ridden nu/hard rock album like Slunt or something. Totally inappropriate for the style. I'm amazed you like it but it shows how easily influenced you were when you were younger
Influenced? When almost no-one liked it at the time except for me and Walter (now main organizer of Roadburn)? We were the only two over at Meltdown Metal Magazine that liked it and I think there was only Robert Heeg over at Aardschok Magazine at the tim likign it  The timeless classic that is Within The veil only got recognition later on, epsecialy due to the vocals which combined weirdly yet great with that style of thrash.
But now we're drifting off topic again. SubRosa and it's mediocrity to okayish that this new album of theirs is.
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I have no idea what that last sentence was meant to say Marcel
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Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 30.12.2011 at 12:58
I have no idea what that last sentence was meant to say Marcel
K7ism kicking in after having the have got up at 4 a.m. today
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 30.12.2011 at 13:12
K7ism kicking in after having the have got up at 4 a.m. today
He seems to be having an affect on us all recently ¬_¬
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I finally managed to get my hands on this!
It was without question worth the wait and the album not only lived up to my high expectations, that had built up over time, but more than surpassed them.
Every now and again you come across an album that goes beyond most of the stuff you are used to and just feels right, for a lack of a better word. It feels extra special and touches something deep within, and that is what Subrosa's masterpiece did to me.
Alright, enough with the wannabe poetic nonsese. Simply put: It's a fucking good piece of music. It got eerie violins, soulful female vocals and a great mix of catchy yet mournful songs with a truly haunting atmosphere wrapped around it all.
One of last year's best releases.
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I just finished my first thorough listen of this and I feel almost disoriented in a good way. The vocals are just perfect, in a certain point they reminded me of Dolores O'Riordan from The Cranberries of that makes any sense
Will probably be stuck on this for a little while
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Written by InnerSelf on 06.03.2012 at 22:09
I just finished my first thorough listen of this
Me too. Well actually I've spun it a couple times now and from what I gather it is definetly sludge! Reminds me a bit of Ufomammut - without the epic, long tracks. I do like the vocals and violins. It brings something fresh to the post/sludge genre.
I think this sound is an acquired taste and may be not for everyone...
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Written by tea[m]ster on 11.03.2012 at 20:55
Me too. Well actually I've spun it a couple times now and from what I gather it is definetly sludge! Reminds me a bit of Ufomammut - without the epic, long tracks. I do like the vocals and violins. It brings something fresh to the post/sludge genre.
I think this sound is an acquired taste and may be not for everyone...
I actually got A Forest of Stars vibe. same majestic atmosphere, similar violin work but the basic sound there is Black Metal.
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I discovered this band two days ago and i'm listening to No Help... without stopping. i mean, it's already one of my all time favs i think.
there are some moments here and there that every time i think i'm goona cry for thei beauty!
too drunk now to explain in full details anyway today morning i purchased the cd from their bigcartel page. SO HIGHLY suggested to every eclectic fan of doom metal.
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How I missed this album the last year :/ I must follow Joe's picks from now on.
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