Panopticon - Roads To The North

Roads To The North album cover
8.2 | 120 votes |
Band
Panopticon
Style
Atmospheric black metal
Release date
1 August 2014
Owners
78 have it
13 want it
Tracklist
01. The Echoes Of A Disharmonic Evensong
02. Where Mountains Pierce The Sky
03. The Long Road Part 1: One Last Fire
04. The Long Road Part 2: Capricious Miles
05. The Long Road Part 3: The Sigh Of Summer
06. Norwegian Nights
07. In Silence
08. Chase The Grain
Line-up
A. Lunn - all instruments, vocals

Guest musicians
Andrea Morgan - violin, vocals
Colin James Marston - keyboards
Tanner Reed Anderson - backing vocals
Additional info
A.Lunn....drums, guitar, bass, vocals, Native American Flute, banjo, mandolin, resonator guitar, dobro, keyboards, samples, recording, art, lyrics and songs.
Johan Becker...violin, Moog, additional singing vocals
Winterherz...guest vocals on "...In Silence"
Ben Smith...guest Vvcals on "Capricious Miles" and "The Sigh of Summer"
Tanner Anderson... backing vocals on "Chase the Grain"
Dave Condon... guest Vocals on "Chase The Grain"
Spenser Morris...drum recording
Colin Marston... additional keys, orchestral arrangement, percussion, engineering and producing,
Photography...Bekah Lunn and Tanner Anderson
Photos taken in Crosby Manitou State Park, Silver Bay, MN.
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J. N.
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04.06.2014 - 22:20
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04.06.2014 - 23:47
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Yay, more country black metal =^~^=
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!J.O.O.E.!
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05.06.2014 - 00:13
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Standard Panopticon, i.e. pretty smegging awesome.
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05.06.2014 - 00:15
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Yeah, that country vibe is fantastic. Dude really found his own sound.
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Like you could kiss my ass

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Rod, let me love you.

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05.06.2014 - 10:56
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Yee yaah!
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26.07.2014 - 23:49
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I love Lunn's take on the Black Metal sound, I'm just still wishing for a true watershed album where he really goes above and beyond his usual consistence and pulls all the stops. Chase the Grain was one of the best tracks I've ever heard from him, here's hoping the rest of the album follows suit.
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28.07.2014 - 21:34
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Good one BM, mix whit folk, mid west landscapes (only me will understand what I mean whit this) also a little country small influences well if we will promote this band it can be same as Appalachian Winter and Aggaloch
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!J.O.O.E.!
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16.10.2014 - 01:34
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Quite the mesmerizing album. Probably their best yet.

Also: the lists section up there looks kind of hilarious how they all start with the same thing.
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17.10.2014 - 07:42
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Summed up by J.O.O.E nicely, i loved this record, but this is the first i've of them, so keen to check their earlier releases. But Sounds like This "country" sound is unique to this record mainly.

Its long but the guitar signatures change about nicely without getting too long and still has that cold atmo BM feel to it..
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02.11.2014 - 08:28
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Kentucky was the country bm creator
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07.02.2015 - 18:04

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Nice music, give it a spin!
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Written by X-Ray Rod on 05.06.2014 at 00:15

Yeah, that country vibe is fantastic. Dude really found his own sound.

Whoa, no shit. I agree. That 3rd track reminds me a bit of Deadwood's intro, although it's played way faster. Just the style I guess.

Yeah, pretty great stuff, this album.
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10.02.2015 - 20:47
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Written by Erik M. on 10.02.2015 at 18:43

Written by X-Ray Rod on 05.06.2014 at 00:15

Yeah, that country vibe is fantastic. Dude really found his own sound.

Whoa, no shit. I agree. That 3rd track reminds me a bit of Deadwood's intro, although it's played way faster. Just the style I guess.

Yeah, pretty great stuff, this album.

Deadwood...great show. Last season was a little weak though. Ian McShane earned his place among some of the best screen villains ever.

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Written by flightoficarus on 10.02.2015 at 20:47

Deadwood...great show. Last season was a little weak though. Ian McShane earned his place among some of the best screen villains ever.



Deadwood is my favourite show ever, and I've seen loads of shows, so naturally I disagree with the last season being weaker (list is not up-to-date though). To me they're all equally excellent. However, the first time I watched the whole series I thought the same as you, but the 2nd time I watched it I liked it way more. Yeah, Ian McShane really is perfect to play Al Swearengen. He did an absolutely brilliant job. But then again, most of the actors were brilliant in their roles.
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12.02.2015 - 00:10
Fearmeister
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Is this a Deadwood thread now?
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20.02.2015 - 11:43
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M C Vice
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I really like the country/bluegrass bits, but the black parts are rather dull and monotones.
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26.02.2015 - 23:59
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28.03.2015 - 14:14
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AMAZING!!! 10/10
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28.03.2015 - 17:27
Lit.
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Meh, not as amazing as Kentucky.
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I like reviewing new albums from bands I know that I like but don't listen to often, gives me a chance to revisit their catalogue and remind myself how good they actually are. I'd forgotten how wonderful some moments on this are - this particularly applies to Where Mountains Pierce The Sky, The Long Road Part 2 and Chase The Grain
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