German whale-hunting doomsters Ahab has revealed the album artwork, made by Sebastian Jerke, for the band's upcoming album The Giant, which is scheduled for a May-release through Napalm Records.
Enslaved keyboardist/vocalist Herbrand Larsen will make guest appearances on The Giant Two bonus tracks are set for the vinyl edition of the album. More details were previously reported here.
I like it, but it will be just perfect if it didnt have Ahab on it. It doesn't suit their style at all. I preffer my nautic doom to have a more serious look.
I like it, but it will be just perfect if it didnt have Ahab on it. It doesn't suit their style at all. I preffer my nautic doom to have a more serious look.
Since I'm not familiar with the band, I have no idea if it fits or not. But looking at it, without thinking about anything else, it just looks cool
Written by BloodTears on 08.03.2012 at 22:01 Since I'm not familiar with the band, I have no idea if it fits or not. But looking at it, without thinking about anything else, it just looks cool
To me, Ahab plays music that truly portrays the beauty but also the extreme and terrifying power of the ocean.
This is... like you said, cartoonish and doesn't really suit them.
You should check them out, incredible doom. Their debut is their masterpiece but their second album has a post-metal vibe (and therefore more accessible) to it that I'm think you might like.
I like it, but it will be just perfect if it didnt have Ahab on it. It doesn't suit their style at all. I preffer my nautic doom to have a more serious look.
You can't know what their doom will sound like on this album (one snippet is not enough), so you can't yet say whether or not it does suit their style.
Written by Daniell on 08.03.2012 at 22:49 You can't know what their doom will sound like on this album (one snippet is not enough), so you can't yet say whether or not it does suit their style.
Well, unless this album isn't doom metal (which I doubt), I don't think I'll change my opinion at all.
I like it, but it will be just perfect if it didnt have Ahab on it. It doesn't suit their style at all. I preffer my nautic doom to have a more serious look.
Agreed, how did we go from the Raft of the Medusa to this? It's alright but for the band doesn't seem to fit.
Divinity Of The Oceans was very boring IMO. I gave it a good amount of listens, but it is very, very slow. Looks like I'm indifferent towards very slow music...
Divinity Of The Oceans was very boring IMO. I gave it a good amount of listens, but it is very, very slow. Looks like I'm indifferent towards very slow music...
The music is difficult to get into, but it is very rewarding when you do. It's certainly an acquired taste.
Divinity Of The Oceans was very boring IMO. I gave it a good amount of listens, but it is very, very slow. Looks like I'm indifferent towards very slow music...
The music is difficult to get into, but it is very rewarding when you do. It's certainly an acquired taste.
Couldn't agree more, but it looks like I didn't acquire that taste.
Couldn't agree more, but it looks like I didn't acquire that taste.
whatever.
the only thing that changes more than your account and user name is your taste in music... two weeks before you were ranting about old Immortal, you were ranting about new Immortal and claiming how much you hated the older, sloppier, less-polished stuff.
Divinity Of The Oceans was very boring IMO. I gave it a good amount of listens, but it is very, very slow. Looks like I'm indifferent towards very slow music...
Keep listening to it until you do or better yet check out their first record. Cmon you know you love it.
Metal album art, but in a Stoner metal kind of way.
Not exactly. Well, fuming of white texture which incessantly spread around the cover art was something pretty new thing. Stoner Metal way?! No!! it wasn't even close to that. May be...this time they're dropping something unique..which you can't figure it out totally from Artcover saying "well, this is it. they will be heading like this." Saying this, it could have been better(artwork)..will be spurious and too shitty.
You should check them out, incredible doom. Their debut is their masterpiece but their second album has a post-metal vibe (and therefore more accessible) to it that I'm think you might like.
I also think I would like them. I listened to their new album teaser and it was sweet. So I'll probably listen to the new album and go from there.
Divinity Of The Oceans was very boring IMO. I gave it a good amount of listens, but it is very, very slow. Looks like I'm indifferent towards very slow music...
Keep listening to it until you do or better yet check out their first record. Cmon you know you love it.
Thing is, I really gave this what it deserves. But it's very, very, very slow.
Written by Cynic Metalhead on 09.03.2012 at 12:48 Stoner Metal way?! No!! it wasn't even close to that.
You should Google stoner metal images and look at some cover art before you say this new cover isn't even close to it.
Probably i did that way before. Yeah, it's not even close to that. Stoner Metal Artworks are mixed up of erotic guys right up in flying shrubs and their covering is with something really dark Punk background and even more innovative textures can be added. It's not there in every Stoner Metal artworks..but it's happens in majority.
I also think I would like them. I listened to their new album teaser and it was sweet. So I'll probably listen to the new album and go from there.
Why not checking out the second one that already exists? Most passages I heard in the teaser are pretty similar to the music of the second album, specially on this song (from 6:40 afterwards)
Divinity Of The Oceans was very boring IMO. I gave it a good amount of listens, but it is very, very slow. Looks like I'm indifferent towards very slow music...
Keep listening to it until you do or better yet check out their first record. Cmon you know you love it.
Judging from the font and outlandish imagery it might be paying respect to pyschedellic rock: which played a large role in forming and cementing doom metal.
As for the cover art in general, it seems to have the right artistic tendencies. It looks eerie yet not really abstract.
Judging from the font and outlandish imagery it might be paying respect to pyschedellic rock: which played a large role in forming and cementing doom metal.
As for the cover art in general, it seems to have the right artistic tendencies. It looks eerie yet not really abstract.
Dont get me wrong its a nice cover in itself but I would prefer something along the lines of the classic paintings they have used with the previous record, I just don't think that it goes very well with their music and I don't really think its too eerie either due it's cartoon looking art, To me this looks like it was meant for a different kind of band. But i'll not judge an album by its cover of course
Metal album art, but in a Stoner metal kind of way.
Not exactly. Well, fuming of white texture which incessantly spread around the cover art was something pretty new thing. Stoner Metal way?! No!! it wasn't even close to that. May be...this time they're dropping something unique..which you can't figure it out totally from Artcover saying "well, this is it. they will be heading like this." Saying this, it could have been better(artwork)..will be spurious and too shitty.
Wasn't trying to diagram the whole album based of the cover art, that is silly But the white smokey textures and the way, "THE GIANT" is written all wavy and groovy like reminds me of a lot of the Post metal/sludge metal artwork thats been floating around. I don't mind it at all! I'm sure it will make sense when all the music is heard.
edit.
there is a lot of variation in the cover, I can look at it for several minutes.
Why not checking out the second one that already exists? Most passages I heard in the teaser are pretty similar to the music of the second album, specially on this song (from 6:40 afterwards)
Finally listened to it, sorry lol
It sounds really dense and interesting. I just like to start with new albums when the band is also new to me, what can I do. It's just something that usually happens. Take Grayceon, started with their latest and became a fan then and several other examples I could give you.
It doesn't suit their style at all. I preffer my nautic doom to have a more serious look.
He'll figure it out on his own soon enough.
