Ash Borer - Ash Borer

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7.4 | 25 votes |
Band
Ash Borer
Style
Black metal
Release date
10 March 2011
Owners
14 have it
1 wants it
Tracklist
01. In The Midst Of Life, We Are In Death
02. Rest, You Are The Lightning
03. My Curse Was Raised In The Darkness Against A Doomsday Silence
Additional info
Released by Psychic Violence (Cassette) and Pesanta Urfolk (LP) in 2011. Reissued by Profound Lore Records in January 2012 (CD).
Recorded in the Final Days of 2010 by Andrew Oswald. Tracks committed to 2" Tape at Shipwreck Studios, Oakland, CA. Mastered by Dan Randall at Mammoth Sound Mastering in 2011.
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8.2
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8.2
Going through black metal releases this year is like a fat dude swearing to stop stuffing his face with candy "right after this one last piece". No matter how much you have, there is still more and each one looks equally delicious and tempting. So, instead of being productive with my time, like studying, socializing and... you know, having a life, I'm stuck listening to "just this one more album". Oh, 2011, how you have spoiled us...

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published 07.12.2011 | Comments ( 6 )
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27.11.2011 - 02:00
Rating: 8
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Obscure, yet rewarding. A promising band actually. Great atmospheric black metal.
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In that case, man is only air as well.
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27.11.2011 - 02:01
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Written by Oaken on 27.11.2011 at 02:00
A promising band actually. Great atmospheric black metal.

Indeed. I'm expecting big things in the near future. I just hope they don't start pumping out 10 albums a year like Nadja or Diph'urgqu'rqu'rhur or whatever.
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27.11.2011 - 02:10
Rating: 8
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 27.11.2011 at 02:01

Written by Oaken on 27.11.2011 at 02:00
A promising band actually. Great atmospheric black metal.

Indeed. I'm expecting big things in the near future. I just hope they don't start pumping out 10 albums a year like Nadja or Diph'urgqu'rqu'rhur or whatever.

I hope they don't. I'm currently working on a mega atmospheric black metal list (50 albums, I've heard 25 up till now), and I wanna listen to some Njiqahdda but I don't know where to start!
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27.11.2011 - 02:15
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 27.11.2011 at 02:01
Indeed. I'm expecting big things in the near future. I just hope they don't start pumping out 10 albums a year like Nadja or Diph'urgqu'rqu'rhur or whatever.

Meh, I love Nadja.
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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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27.11.2011 - 03:17
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Written by X-Ray Rod on 27.11.2011 at 02:15
Meh, I love Nadja.

I don't mind one or two releases, but there's like 50 albums. I don't have time to bother checking them out so it's easier to write them off altogether, aside from one or two tracks on Youtube.
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27.11.2011 - 04:14
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 27.11.2011 at 03:17

I don't have time to bother checking them out so it's easier to write them off altogether, aside from one or two tracks on Youtube.

Nah, you just pick one and random... you'll enjoy it anyway because theya re awesome.
In a more serious note... Dude, check out Desire In Uneasiness which is quite different from the rest and pretty damn awesome. The real drums they got helped a lot for that album.
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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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28.11.2011 - 23:18

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Calling dibs on reviewing this bitch. >:[
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28.11.2011 - 23:19
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Written by Slayer666 on 28.11.2011 at 23:18
Calling dibs on reviewing this bitch. >:[

Do it. I look forward to reading it.
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29.11.2011 - 00:54
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Desire in Uneasiness is fugging awesome.
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29.11.2011 - 14:50

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Written by Troy Killjoy on 28.11.2011 at 23:19

Do it. I look forward to reading it.

Quit mocking me, you sarcastic sod.
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29.11.2011 - 20:11
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Written by Slayer666 on 29.11.2011 at 14:50
Quit mocking me, you sarcastic sod.

Hey hey, it's Troy, not Vezzy. I think you actually write some decent reviews, and I want to hear what you have to say about this.
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30.11.2011 - 14:53

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Written by Troy Killjoy on 29.11.2011 at 20:11

Hey hey, it's Troy, not Vezzy. I think you actually write some decent reviews, and I want to hear what you have to say about this.

The quality of my reviews is quite far beyond merely "decent", thank you very much.

Seriously though, thanks for commenting on that. I get the feeling no one even reads my shit anyway, so it's nice to know at least someone does.

The review has been submitted, hopefully it won't get deleted because this is an invisible band.

EDIT: And after 5 days now, it still hasn't reached the proofreader...
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06.12.2011 - 22:11

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Written by Slayer666 on 30.11.2011 at 14:53

Written by Troy Killjoy on 29.11.2011 at 20:11

Hey hey, it's Troy, not Vezzy. I think you actually write some decent reviews, and I want to hear what you have to say about this.

The quality of my reviews is quite far beyond merely "decent", thank you very much.

Seriously though, thanks for commenting on that. I get the feeling no one even reads my shit anyway, so it's nice to know at least someone does.

The review has been submitted, hopefully it won't get deleted because this is an invisible band.

EDIT: And after 5 days now, it still hasn't reached the proofreader...

I am definitely looking forward to a review of this one. It has been on my playlist for quiet sometime. Curious what others think of their debut. I think AB and Fell Voices are just fantastic underground atmospheric black metal.
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07.12.2011 - 10:07

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Written by pisymbol on 06.12.2011 at 22:11

I am definitely looking forward to a review of this one. It has been on my playlist for quiet sometime. Curious what others think of their debut. I think AB and Fell Voices are just fantastic underground atmospheric black metal.

The review is up now, feel free to endlessly praise it.
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08.12.2011 - 10:23
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"In the Midst of Life, We Are in Death" is not a good song to close out your nightly playlist before heading to bed.



I mean >>
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Written by Slayer666 on 30.11.2011 at 14:53

I get the feeling no one even reads my shit anyway, so it's nice to know at least someone does.

I read all teh reviews. Even by you black and death and thrash and other metal guys.
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08.01.2012 - 15:20

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Written by Milena on 06.01.2012 at 19:01

I read all teh reviews. Even by you black and death and thrash and other metal guys.

I'm flattered. No really, I'm all blushing and whatnot.

Speaking of which, I didn't write a review in quite a while.
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Written by Slayer666 on 08.01.2012 at 15:20

I'm flattered. No really, I'm all blushing and whatnot.

Speaking of which, I didn't write a review in quite a while.

Well what can I say, I'm a sucker for this reading thing.
And get snapping I guess, you're not going to college which means you have nothing smarter to do in January
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08.01.2012 - 21:28

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Written by Milena on 08.01.2012 at 17:03

Well what can I say, I'm a sucker for this reading thing.
And get snapping I guess, you're not going to college which means you have nothing smarter to do in January

Specially with my maimed hand...

Submitted a new one, hopefully it won't get deleted.
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13.07.2012 - 20:43
Rating: 7

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This is some really great bm.... different than most other bands. Looking forward to anything they do in the future
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27.06.2013 - 18:47
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The most interesting Ash Borer's release so far, without a doubt.
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01.03.2014 - 16:45
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Revisiting this album after nearly two years, and I have to say I like it more than I remembered. The first track in particular has some really nice riffing going on.
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15.04.2014 - 02:28
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This is so fucking good. A staple in atmospheric black metal.
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