Written by Auntie Sahar on 08.05.2014 at 07:44

I'm pretty split between this, Lux Occulta, and the Sunn O))) collab at the moment myself. By the way, methinks this would be a good album for your One Man Metal list, assuming you don't already have any Spectral Lore in there

Dude, I had Sentinel on my list pretty much from the beginning and when I heard this one I immediately replaced Sentinel with III.

Written by Erik M. on 09.05.2014 at 02:19

Dude, I had Sentinel on my list pretty much from the beginning and when I heard this one I immediately replaced Sentinel with III.

Really tough for me to say which I prefer at the moment, but I'm currently leaning more towards Sentinel. Might change after a few more listens though.

Written by Auntie Sahar on 09.05.2014 at 03:40

Really tough for me to say which I prefer at the moment, but I'm currently leaning more towards Sentinel. Might change after a few more listens though.

About Sentinel: if it wasn't for those last 20 (or more) minutes of nothing really happening, then I'd definitely prefer it to III, but right now I still prefer this one to Sentinel.

Written by Erik M. on 15.05.2014 at 00:09


About Sentinel: if it wasn't for those last 20 (or more) minutes of nothing really happening, then I'd definitely prefer it to III, but right now I still prefer this one to Sentinel.

You mean the ambient piece? I thought that was pretty good.

I couldn't get into the 2 ambient pieces from sentinel, but even though this is longer, i found this record to be a breeze dispite the length. Maybe shaving 10-15 mins off would have been perfect, but every song has its own special atmosphere. "spiral fountain" imo is their most epic song with a grandeur feel. The spacey start of "cosmic significance" was brilliant. Never felt this drawn in to a BM record like this for a while.

Written by [user id=126528] on 18.05.2014 at 05:16

You mean the ambient piece? I thought that was pretty good.

Yeah, but it's way too long for my tastes. I like ambient parts like that, but not when they're 20-30 minutes long. Everything before that ambient part is really great though.

Written by Masonics on 18.05.2014 at 12:58

I couldn't get into the 2 ambient pieces from sentinel, but even though this is longer, i found this record to be a breeze dispite the length. Maybe shaving 10-15 mins off would have been perfect, but every song has its own special atmosphere. "spiral fountain" imo is their most epic song with a grandeur feel. The spacey start of "cosmic significance" was brilliant. Never felt this drawn in to a BM record like this for a while.

Yep, totally what I think as well. Almost 90 minutes is a bit too long indeed, though this album still keeps me interested all the way through. I actually love the last 2 songs. The last song has such a great dreamy, spacey atmosphere going on. If it wasn't for those last two songs on Sentinel I would've preferred that one, but now I definitely prefer this one.

Great album. Long but not unnecessarily so. I don't think there's a lot of filler here. Gonna have to give it a couple more spins though, first impression was really good.

Written by Zap on 14.08.2014 at 16:10

Great album. Long but not unnecessarily so. I don't think there's a lot of filler here. Gonna have to give it a couple more spins though, first impression was really good.

It's impressive how I still enjoy the hell out of this album quite a few (10-15 or so) spins. Loads of variety in this album's sound and basically everything sounds fantastic, from straight BM riffs to spacey ambient passages. It all flows together perfectly.

Probably my #1 album of this year, or at least top 3.

Written by Erik M. on 03.11.2014 at 21:53

Written by Zap on 14.08.2014 at 16:10

Great album. Long but not unnecessarily so. I don't think there's a lot of filler here. Gonna have to give it a couple more spins though, first impression was really good.

It's impressive how I still enjoy the hell out of this album quite a few (10-15 or so) spins. Loads of variety in this album's sound and basically everything sounds fantastic, from straight BM riffs to spacey ambient passages. It all flows together perfectly.

Probably my #1 album of this year, or at least top 3.

At the first few listens I agreed with you, but now the length does annoy me a bit (not much at all, it just doesn't make me want to listen to it a lot). I still stand by what I said though; there's no filler, but it's still long. In any case it's one of this year's finest albums.

I just can't think of anything negative about this album. Its fantastic all the way through the journey. What an incredible piece of work.

The last track is good, the rest is just pointless meandering.

I don't think much of the 1st half of the album, 2nd is really good, though.

Wow! Truly beautiful album. It is creative and inspiring. Almost none of the melodies are repeated, the tracks flow changing during the whole time but with a smooth and natural sense.

Really enjoyed the "softer" tracks in this release, as:
Drifting Through Moss And Ancient Stone
The Spiral Fountain
Cosmic Significance