Abraham Stream New Track 2018-03-14 by Robert Garland STAFF | 12 Comments | ABRAHAM emerged from the flourishing Swiss music scene of the past decade. During their now eight years of existence and through festivals and tours supporting the likes of Cult Of Luna and The Ocean, the band has forged their reputation as one of the leading post metal bands in Europe -- but their newest offering, Look, Here Comes The Dark!, is truly something more in every imaginable regard: intensity, conceptuality, ferocity, delivery, obsession, depth, length, darkness, madness...
ABRAHAM's Look, Here Comes The Dark! is, simply put, a concept album about the end of times: a classic post-apocalyptic dystopia, like a musical version of McCarthy's The Road, or Whitehead's Zone One. The album is divided into four consecutive periods, one for each vinyl record, throughout which the story of the disappearance of all life on Earth is told. Each section is defined by a unique approach in terms of style, songwriting, degree of experimentation, and choice of instrumentation. Producer Magnus Lindberg from Cult Of Luna has taken an approach that honors each part's own integrity and identity, and mixed the drums, guitars, synths, vocals differently for each part, as if they were independent records.
I - Anthropocene: The first part begins with the downfall of civilization, the remains of mankind and technology, and the survivors' feeble attempts to escape from the urban chaos that ensues. This part is characterized by compositions that reflect the loss of bearing, as well as faster pieces that evoke a sort of panic feel. The vile, hopeless atmosphere of these times is sonically reflected by a dirty, gritty, blurred and granular sound.
II - Phytocene: In the second section, mankind's architectural heritage is reclaimed by vegetation. The balance of power is inverted: remaining animal life is endangered, driven to extinction by further mindless exhaustion and depletion, without the chance for recovery. The musical experience of this second part aims to convey a sensation of suffocation in an environment where it is becoming increasingly impossible to breathe. The compositions are slower paced and more imposing, leaving more space to the bass.
III - Myocene: The third period depicts landscapes where lush vegetation has given way to a humongous sprawling mycelium, controlling all remaining life. The last form of collective consciousness has merged into a gigantic organism whose ultimate task is to purge the planet of the scoria of humanity. Focusing on the mysteries of consciousness and its unlimited capacity, the band sets foot on an experimental field... there are some jazz-inspired compositions here, and the lyrics delve into vastly psychedelic territories, delivered by acid-soaked, multi-layered vocals.
IV - Oryktocene: The grand finale leaves no doubt about how desolate a sphere Earth has become: an empty rock floating in space. The compositions are stripped bare here, with no room for anything superfluous. The minimalist drone-like instrumentation results in a very dry and cold sound. A cynical epilogue leaves us with a few survivors finally departing into space, perpetuating and disseminating the destructive force that lies within humankind,
Though it's easy to assume a clear message from this theme, the band clarifies that this album does not intend to serve as a political pamphlet. "This apocalyptic frame of mind allows us to apprehend the dark and violent emotions which emerge when we are confronted with our sinking world, enabling us to move beyond denial and bargaining, to welcome fear, despair, and rage instead of letting them consume us and thereupon to begin to grieve over the demise of our civilization," comments ABRAHAM vocalist and drummer David Haldimann, whose broken, wrecked melodic vocals clash with main vocalist Olivier Haehnel's destructive and prophetic growls. "It is a long funeral lament." Fans of Breach, Cult Of Luna, Wolves In The Throne Room, Isis, Rosetta, Minsk, Russian Circles, Neurosis, Chelsea Wolfe, Pg.Lost, and Ylva pay heed.
ABRAHAM's Look, Here Comes The Dark! will be released May 11th via Pelagic Records on 4xLP, 2xCD and digitally.
Look, Here Comes The Dark!Track Listing:
I - Anthropocene:
1. I Ride The Last Sunrise
2. Wonderful World
3. Wanderer
4. Hyperoine
II - Phytocene:
5. To The Ground
6. Silent At Last
7. Dead Cities
8. Invocation
9. Rise, Goddess
III - Myocene:
10. Errant
11. Sanctuaire
12. God Mycelium
13. Vulvaire
14. All The Sacred Voices
15. Unracht
IV - Oryktocene:
16. Wind
17. Earth
18. Fire
19. Space / Departure
Listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUF0pk-jE-w
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This sounds dank.
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I've always loved this band. Can't wait for the new album.
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19 tracks like this are going to be a marathon : ] if anyone needs me i'll be training
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19 songs, 1 hour 51 minutes according to itunes.
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It should be glorious
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Uff I couldn't take on the 3 hours Therion, Idk if I can go through this in one shot either, but it should be good.
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Did you listen to that track mate?
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I did yeah, it's great. I guess some of these would be interludes so let's see, maybe it's not as dense as I am thinking it'll be.
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The Serpent, the Prophet & the Whore was pretty good and the new track rules too but I'm a bit concerned about the length.
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That's what she said.
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lol an unnecessarily long entry and you don't even give the name of the song? lolz
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>literally not farrah abraham
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