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SubRosa - More Constant Than The Gods



8.4 | 120 votes |
Release date: 17 September 2013
Style: Sludge metal

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89 have it
17 want it


01. The Usher
02. Ghosts Of A Dead Empire
03. Cosey Mo
04. Fat Of The Ram
05. Affliction
06. No Safe Harbor

Top 20 albums of 2013: 16

There's not much I can say about SubRosa that I haven't said before. They are undoubtedly the best at what they do in the female-membered doom circuit, and More Constant Than The Gods is the perfect follow up to their sophomore album. If you like moody, psychedelic sludge metal with eccentric female vocals and oddly dissonant violin then this is the album for you.



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01.05.2013 - 15:48
Rating: 8
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Announced (album title and month of release) on Profound Lore's official Facebook page. Highly anticipated.
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01.05.2013 - 15:53
!J.O.O.E.!
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02.07.2013 - 05:25
Rating: 10
Susan
Smeghead
One of my most anticipated albums this year After hearing a few songs live this spring, I'm counting down the days!
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"A life all mine
Is what I choose
At the end of my days"
--The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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24.07.2013 - 01:28
Rating: 8
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
New song called 'Cosey Mo' here.
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24.07.2013 - 15:44
!J.O.O.E.!
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Nice song. Looks like they aren't interested in changing anything from the last album, which is fine with me.
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24.07.2013 - 21:59
Rating: 8
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Their last album was a nice surprise in 2011. Looking forward to this one.
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rekt
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15.09.2013 - 22:01
Rating: 8
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
Leaked lately.
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16.09.2013 - 23:26
IronAngel

No surprises, no complaints. Even if it lacks the shock effect of Mighty Ones, it could very well be my AOTY. They just know how to push my buttons.
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16.09.2013 - 23:39
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by IronAngel on 16.09.2013 at 23:26

No surprises, no complaints. Even if it lacks the shock effect of Mighty Ones, it could very well be my AOTY. They just know how to push my buttons.

More of the same then I assume? I'm fine with that.
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16.09.2013 - 23:47
IronAngel

Written by Guest on 16.09.2013 at 23:39

More of the same then I assume? I'm fine with that.


Pretty much, yeah. There are some new nuances and emphases, but nothing that stands out dramatically. The album opens with a surprisingly light passage and overall, I would say the vocals have improved. Or become more refined anyhow, whether one likes it or not.
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17.09.2013 - 16:40
Rating: 9
PocketMetal

I liked it better than the previous one , the productions are much better here.
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18.09.2013 - 12:23
Rating: 8
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
I really love the closing track with its far eastern vibe...
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23.09.2013 - 01:17
IronAngel

I would say it's not quite as energetic as Mighty Ones. With fewer and longer songs, it also doesn't have quite as many powerful hooks. The production is thicker and heavier, and overall better, but it loses some in rugged and rough edge in the process. There are some more softer sections, and the transitions are executed smoothly - no more House Carpenter out of nowhere. All in all, it seems like a more balanced, polished and mature album. At this point, I can't help but feel it may be a bit less interesting, though. It's not outright boring, but certainly doesn't click as immediately and memorably as the predecessor did. Certainly not as many catchy choruses.

Needs more spins, but will probably earn 4/5. Outdoes the predecessor in many aspects, but memorable melodies isn't one of them and that (at least for now) puts it behind Mighty Ones, for me. If they'd cut some unnecessary length from a few songs and wrote one more with a killer chorus and violin riff, I would be extatic.

The second half of Ghosts of a Dead Empire is fucking brilliant. And yeah, that last song is way cooler than House Carpenter for a soft song (not that I didn't like that one, too). It's a little overlong, maybe, but works really well to introduce a new angle to the band before closing the album. I didn't get any far eastern vibes first, but you're right that the violin and that plucked instrument (zither?) does bring to mind a Zhang Yimou flick.
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25.09.2013 - 17:07
!J.O.O.E.!
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Fat of the Ram is unbelievably heavy. Seriously, one of the most oppressive tracks I've ever heard. Love it.
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26.09.2013 - 05:37
oshgar

I never heard of Subrosa before seeing this on the front page but I have to say, this is some really cool stuff. I don't know if I'd call it sludge but awesome nonetheless.
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01.10.2013 - 08:58
Rating: 9
angel.
Evil Butterfly
Why I can't find this ? no bandcamp, no youtube, no soundcloud...
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The Fangirl.
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01.10.2013 - 10:48
mz

Written by angel. on 01.10.2013 at 08:58

Why I can't find this ? no bandcamp, no youtube, no soundcloud...

try torrent. I personally found it that way
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Giving my ears a rest from music.
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01.10.2013 - 14:56
Spirit Molecule
spirit molecule
Written by angel. on 01.10.2013 at 08:58

Why I can't find this ? no bandcamp, no youtube, no soundcloud...


Itunes, I bought it off there for like 2$
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If you never wake up from a dream does it become reality?

Last fm
Don't click here
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01.10.2013 - 15:01
Rating: 9
angel.
Evil Butterfly
Written by Spirit Molecule on 01.10.2013 at 14:56

Written by angel. on 01.10.2013 at 08:58

Why I can't find this ? no bandcamp, no youtube, no soundcloud...


Itunes, I bought it off there for like 2$

I swear I would buy it too only if I could,it's not because of the amount I should spend, unfortunately I'm looking for another way.
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The Fangirl.
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01.10.2013 - 15:06
Spirit Molecule
spirit molecule
Written by angel. on 01.10.2013 at 15:01

I swear I would buy it too only if I could,it's not because of the amount I should spend, unfortunately I'm looking for another way.


I don't think the full album is streaming yet. There were just a couple of tracks online.
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If you never wake up from a dream does it become reality?

Last fm
Don't click here
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01.10.2013 - 22:06
IronAngel

Was reported leaked on the 13th September. Not rocket science googling the blogosphere for Mediafire etc. links. Definitely gonna pick this up at the local record store next time I go around, though. Growing with every listen.
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22.10.2013 - 07:29
Rating: 10
Mechaniacal

I could hardly describe how much I've come to love this band. It makes me happy just knowing about them. I fucking love SubRosa.
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26.10.2013 - 06:14
Rating: 9
M C Vice
ex-polydactyl
Is it Vernon or Pendleton singing lead on No Safe Harbor? The voice sounds somewhere between the two.
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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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15.01.2014 - 10:42
Rating: 9
Apatheria

My favorite record of 2013. Otherworldly, heavy, and enchanting. Great album.
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Heavy metal is the law.
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15.03.2014 - 21:12
Night Sight

This was good surprise to me in doom metal this year i loved that from the first listen
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Alone in birth
Alone in the darkness
Alone in death
Alone in the daylight
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12.09.2014 - 21:23
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by Guest on 07.09.2014 at 13:37

Wonderful album. Wonderful cover. Wonderful closing track. Disappointed it took me this long to find them.

I'm also disappointed in you. Nah, not really. You should look into the album before this one. It's basically more of this.
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13.09.2014 - 00:42
Rating: 8
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Band is good, pretty much so.
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rekt
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17.09.2014 - 23:28
Rating: 9
DoomRules

I can't stop listening to this album at least once a week, it's beautiful and heavy as hell.
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There's no light at the end of the tunnel...
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09.01.2015 - 22:46
Rating: 9
Dangerboner
Lactation Cnslt
I think Fat of the Ram is my favorite song from last year

I get shivers down my spine during the part where she bellows, "There's never shelter for me in the halls of the righteous"
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23.03.2016 - 14:37
LuciferOfGayness
Account deleted
Good album. Great violin riffs, I just wish it was a bit heavier.
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