Disembowelment - Transcendence Into The Peripheral

Transcendence Into The Peripheral album cover
8.3 | 140 votes |
Band
Disembowelment
Style
Death doom metal
Release date
1993
Owners
98 have it
24 want it
Tracklist
01. The Tree Of Life And Death
02. Your Prophetic Throne Of Ivory
03. Excoriate
04. Nightside Of Eden
05. A Burial At Ornans
06. The Spirits Of The Tall Hills
07. Cerulean Transience Of All My Imagined Shores
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Gothic Metalhead
Rating:
9.8
Rating:
9.8
Transcendence Into The Peripheral. The title says it all, once you dive deep into the the more disturbing sounds of death-doom. I was surprised that nobody has reviewed this album, so I decided that I will tackle the underground classic from a band that left too soon.

Disembowelment formed in Melbourne, Australia where by 1993 the scene there was developing. The band already stand out despite never playing live and releasing only this sole album in their discography. However, Transcendence Into The Peripheral is not only one of the defining death-doom albums that came out in 1993, but it's one of the most disturbing albums I've ever heard. It's not disturbing in terms of stereotypical themes of death metal like gore or Satanism; it's disturbing atmospherically, vocally, and musically.

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published 09.10.2020 | Comments ( 2 )
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30.05.2010 - 21:11
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Death+Doom+tortured vocals+blastbeats= Holy shit.
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31.07.2010 - 13:22
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One of Australia's best metal bands (we don't have many) even though they only released a single full length
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03.01.2011 - 01:31
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What a pure raw album, just wow
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01.05.2012 - 04:59
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The bass is devastating!
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23.06.2012 - 05:07

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I got this album today and now i understand what death/doom really is.
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18.01.2013 - 20:16

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What an absolutely brutal album. It's incredibly dark and sinister and I've never heard anything like it. It makes My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost's debuts feel like cheery albums.
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06.05.2013 - 19:24
Illog1cal
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This is crushing.
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08.03.2015 - 15:02
Rating: 9

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Wow, didn't expect any death doom album to be so brutal. Awesome stuff.
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Hey there, tiny wench !
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Lit.
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08.03.2015 - 20:50
Lit.
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Yeah, how is this STILL the most brutal death/doom offering I've ever heard?
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Maco
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13.04.2015 - 05:57
Maco
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Probably it has to do with the cavernous sound. I can say that the sound was influential for some of those new death metal bands.
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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11.05.2015 - 18:18
Lokaeda
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Some songs there ("your prophetic throne of ivory" for instance) sound like precursors to The Ruins Of Beverast. Delicious.
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24.06.2019 - 17:30
Rating: 9

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One of the darkest albums I've ever listened to.
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07.10.2019 - 15:41
Alakazam
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Better than anything MDB ever made, this album is still underappreciated for it's time and worth. Hoping Che will review it and Your Prophetic Throne Of Ivory is a blissful spacious funeral. It's why we have Esoteric imo, it's the advent of there genesis.
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I may not have the largest collection but I certainly have the absolute best

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13.08.2022 - 07:01
Rating: 10

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This might be the greatest death/doom album ever. How is it so overlooked?
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15.07.2025 - 09:47
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Sinister and eerily atmospheric. An essential listen for fans of death-doom.
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