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Thou - Heathen



7.2 | 61 votes |
Release date: 25 February 2014
Style: Doom metal, Sludge metal

Owners:

43 have it
6 want it


01. Free Will
02. Dawn (Interlude 1)
03. Feral Faun
04. Into The Marshland
05. Clarity (Interlude 3)
06. At The Foot Of Mt. Driskill
07. In Defiance Of The Sages
08. Take Off Your Skin And Dance In Your Bones (Interlude 4)
09. Immorality Dictates
10. Ode To Physical Pain

Additional info
Recorded and mixed by James Whitten.
Mastered by Adam Tucker.

Certain albums crush you and suddenly you become so small. Thou's Heathen does that. It is punishing with both slow marching riffs and beautiful harmonies which shine through the devastation. The brief acoustic passages allow you to breathe but the doom is always looming and never fades. There is a splendorous and limpid melodic side to Heathen but more than anything, this album is suffocatingly heavy.

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Comments: 55   Visited by: 273 users
19.02.2014 - 16:19
Rating: 8
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Yup. Good stuff.
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22.02.2014 - 06:10
Rating: 9
Chobo_jokeR

Written by tea[m]ster on 19.02.2014 at 16:19

Yup. Good stuff.


Agreed.

This album was spectacular.
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02.03.2014 - 07:04
Rating: 7
Diverge

Interesting. I've only heard the first track but this certainly sounds like something that's up my alley.
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02.03.2014 - 16:10
!J.O.O.E.!
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Can't seem to find any samples or streams of this anywhere.
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18.03.2014 - 21:55
nablock

Written by Guest on 02.03.2014 at 16:10

Can't seem to find any samples or streams of this anywhere.


Streaming on NPR now:

http://www.npr.org/2014/03/16/288676098/first-listen-thou-heathen#playlist
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18.03.2014 - 23:19
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by nablock on 18.03.2014 at 21:55

Streaming on NPR now:

http://www.npr.org/2014/03/16/288676098/first-listen-thou-heathen#playlist

Cheers
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06.04.2014 - 20:28
Rating: 6
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Gotta check this out.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS
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08.04.2014 - 01:31
Rating: 6
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Something about this just isn't clicking. I really want to like it, but it feels drawn out, and gets very boring at times.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS
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08.04.2014 - 01:33
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted
Written by Boxcar Willy on 08.04.2014 at 01:31

Something about this just isn't clicking. I really want to like it, but it feels drawn out, and gets very boring at times.

I kinda felt that on the first song and never really got past it. I really like Thou so I'll give it another go tomorrow.
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08.04.2014 - 18:08
Rating: 3
mz

So damn boring. The worst thing I've listened in a while.
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Giving my ears a rest from music.
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10.04.2014 - 21:07
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Written by mz on 08.04.2014 at 18:08

So damn boring. The worst thing I've listened in a while.

Woah. Was not expecting that kind of reaction. It's a bit boring, but mostly inoffensive with some nice bits here and there.
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12.04.2014 - 02:59
Rating: 3
mz

Written by Alex F on 10.04.2014 at 21:07

Woah. Was not expecting that kind of reaction. It's a bit boring, but mostly inoffensive with some nice bits here and there.

tbh, I was not even able to finish the whole record. I am relatively easy to appease, so there must be something really wrong with this record.
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12.04.2014 - 20:02
Lit.
Account deleted
Written by mz on 12.04.2014 at 02:59

so there must be something really wrong with this record.

Or, you know, there's something really wrong with you.
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12.04.2014 - 20:40
Rating: 3
mz

Written by Guest on 12.04.2014 at 20:02

Or, you know, there's something really wrong with you.

I don't deny it, but still I'm better than this album =p
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13.04.2014 - 02:07
Rating: 7
Diverge

I've listened to this through and through, and I didn't get any strong feelings one way or another. I'll probably give it a 7.
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22.04.2014 - 14:50
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Written by Diverge on 13.04.2014 at 02:07

I've listened to this through and through, and I didn't get any strong feelings one way or another. I'll probably give it a 7.

That's exactly how I felt. I've seen a few people completely obsess over this album and I simply don't understand why.
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22.04.2014 - 15:03
Rating: 7
God Alone

Well crafted and at times really crushing, but it's just too damn long.
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22.04.2014 - 20:44
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by Alex F on 22.04.2014 at 14:50

Written by Diverge on 13.04.2014 at 02:07

I've listened to this through and through, and I didn't get any strong feelings one way or another. I'll probably give it a 7.

That's exactly how I felt. I've seen a few people completely obsess over this album and I simply don't understand why.


Only listened to it once but from what I recall a solid 7 (if we're talking with commas I'd go for 7,3-7,5) would be from me. It's good but nothing more to it. Just like you I don't see why people would go so apeshit over it. I did give the staff pick a thumbs up though. On the other hand, I have no idea why someone into this kind of metal would be so offended by it. D:
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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22.04.2014 - 21:33
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
English doesn't use commas there 😉 In English it's 7.3 7.5😜
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Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal

Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.)
05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996

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22.04.2014 - 21:38
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks!

(Seriously... Thanks, considering my future essays will be in english!)
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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23.04.2014 - 19:34
Rating: 8
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Written by Diverge on 13.04.2014 at 02:07

I've listened to this through and through, and I didn't get any strong feelings one way or another. I'll probably give it a 7.


It's quite heavy. The oft and on female vox adds a nice touch. Alos, their is more melody in this than people realize.
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23.04.2014 - 21:14
Rating: 6
Erik M.

Musically not bad at all and actually a rather interesting album, but boring nonetheless. And way too long with its nearly 75 minutes. I had trouble finishing the whole album.

I also don't see why people are so obsessed with this album.
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09.07.2014 - 20:12
Rating: 5
SceneryOfLoss

Written by Erik M. on 23.04.2014 at 21:14

Musically not bad at all and actually a rather interesting album, but boring nonetheless. And way too long with its nearly 75 minutes. I had trouble finishing the whole album.

I also don't see why people are so obsessed with this album.


Came here to say the same.
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08.08.2014 - 18:23
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Goddamn this band is shit. So unbelievably boring
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08.08.2014 - 22:41
Rating: 3
mz

Yeah I love the fact that I'm not alone on this ^^
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08.08.2014 - 23:02
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted
The album isn't good, but the band has some great releases.
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08.08.2014 - 23:04
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Alex F on 08.08.2014 at 18:23

Goddamn this band is shit. So unbelievably boring



The band is actually great, but this release is just very average.
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Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal

Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.)
05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996

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09.08.2014 - 02:21
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
I've tried on three different occasions to finish this. Can't do it.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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09.08.2014 - 02:37
Rating: 3
mz

Written by Troy Killjoy on 09.08.2014 at 02:21

I've tried on three different occasions to finish this. Can't do it.

I did try to finish it,but it was a torture. 60% into the album I just had to stop this. Why making such a bloated album??
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09.08.2014 - 03:02
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by mz on 09.08.2014 at 02:37
I did try to finish it,but it was a torture. 60% into the album I just had to stop this. Why making such a bloated album??

Bloated and uninteresting. It's crushing, sure, but it does little to engage the listener. Mindlessly heavy without much direction, or at least that's my opinion after my unsuccessful attempts. Maybe towards the end it improves, but based on what I'm reading in this thread it doesn't appear to be the case. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything here by giving up and calling it a day.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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