Iapetus - The Body Cosmic

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8.3 | 73 votes |
Band
Iapetus
Style
Melodic death metal, Progressive death metal, Extreme progressive metal
Release date
9 November 2019
Owners
28 have it
7 want it
Tracklist
01. The Body Cosmic
02. Dark Matter Genetics
03. I Contain Multitudes
04. Galaxy Collective
05. For Creatures Such As We
06. Hadean Heart
07. Moonwatcher
08. The Star Of Collapse
09. Angelus Novus
Top 20 albums of 2019: 12
Line-up
Matthew Cerami - guitars, vocals, bass
Jordan Navarro - guitars, keyboards

Session musician
Daniel "Dan" Presland - drums

Guest musicians
Emi Pellegrino - vocals
Ethan Navarro - vocals
Additional info
Recorded by Jamie King (The Basement Recording, Inc.).
Mixed by Linus Corneliusson (Fascination Street Studios).
Mastered by Tony Lindgren (Fascination Street Studios).
Drums recorded by Troy Mccosker.
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23.12.2021 - 11:20
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Fantastic hidden gem! Takes you on a real journey from start to finish. Great for fans of Ne Obliviscaris.

Buy or listen to the full thing on their Bandcamp:

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26.11.2022 - 01:36
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This album is amazing!! Top-notch melodies, dynamics and atmosphere! (The big three in this style for me) Really one of the best in the genre. The instrumental interludes are a really nice touch to the cosmic feel, especially with the breathtaking "Hadean Heart" giving a different feel than the rest of the album. Spoken parts are surprisingly well done too.
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15.02.2023 - 20:08
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Yeah this is just incredible. The album could have been only the 4 mains tracks IMO since they already include interludes and instrumental passages, but other than that, just excellent all around.
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24.08.2023 - 20:16
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Truly incredible in scope, performance and enjoyability. Probably not a frequent listen for me though, seeing the songs are so long and intense. For longer songs, I tend to only enjoy post metal truly.
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15.09.2023 - 16:06

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Only now i discovered them.
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16.09.2023 - 07:23
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Only gripe is the 18-min track probably could be a little shorter, I don't know if the band was ready for such a runtime. The other long songs are amazing though.
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02.01.2026 - 10:45
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Rejoice, for new album is upon us later this year
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02.01.2026 - 16:14
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Written by MeatWolf on 02.01.2026 at 10:45

Rejoice, for new album is upon us later this year

"This is the biggest and most expansive record we’ve ever created" - welp if this is as good as The Body Cosmic then I already know my contender for AOTY of 2026
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