Sunn O)))   Kannon
2.8
good
Release Date: 12/2015
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0.0 Futures | November 4th 15


how can i neg soundoffs


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3.0 goodtorts | November 4th 15

this is gonna bang in the whip fuck all y'all

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2.0 poorWolfe | November 4th 15

the soundoff page has the same color scheme as the artwork. and in this grim, cold, and unnerving-looking website not unalike what sunn O))) tries make you believe they are, here are a few grim, cold, and unnerving-looking human beings making absurd jokes in this absurd frame in time it takes you to read this in your life.

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0.0 Mrs. Pain~~ | November 4th 15

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2.5 averagepraise jimmy EMERITUS | November 29th 15

a solid, streamlined entry into the Sunn O))) canon (kannon?) - "Kannon" sees the two man drone rvets going back to basics I suppose, stripping all the bells and whistles from past endeavors rresulting in a three track, one LP experience that is quite possibly the most accessible album rSunn O))) has put out to date.

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2.5 averageAlabaster Jones | December 5th 15

Sunn O))) have been a pretty polarizing duo over the years. Their music is called monolithic and consuming by fans, and boring and derivative by detractors. Kannon, their first stand-alone album in six years, will only reinforce both sides' views. That is to say that this album doesn't really do anything new for Sunn O))), and is a pretty safe drone metal release. That, in my opinion, is where the problem lies. I have nothing against repetitive, blanketing drones when they're done correctly. The issue with these songs are that I feel as if I've heard it before somewhere else, and that they don't really attempt to add anything to it like they did on their previous couple of albums besides some throat-singing/breathing that I'm pretty indifferent towards. It's not bad, per say, but it does feel pretty by-the-numbers, which is something I hoped I wouldn't have to say about Sunn O))) again.

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2.4 averageXenophanes EMERITUS | December 1st 15

If you want 2015's most obvious drone-metal album then boy do I have a rec for you.

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3.0 goodToms | September 15th 17

It is nothing astonishing but for some reason I really like.

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2.5 averageBtwntheAKIRAndMe | December 6th 15

Low 5 out of 10: Come on, Sunn O))). You know you're more than this. This is so lazy.

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