 | Earth Primitive and Deadly
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| 4.5 superb | bnelso55 | August 24th 14 | To follow up the minimalist, western soundscapes of 2012's Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II, Dylan Carlson and co. opt to re-introduced the crunch of their early years with Primitive and Deadly. The signature riffing styles return in a fuzzier, heavier form and manage to neatly intertwine with rock-oriented, psychedelic elements that haven't been heard since 1996's Pentastar: In the Style of Demons. Primitive and Deadly features another 90s-era Earth throwback -- vocals. Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees fame offers his voice and lyrics to great effect on the tracks There is a Serpent Coming and Rooks Across the Gates, while Rose Windows frontwoman Rabia Shaheen Qazi howls over the drug-induced riffing of From The Zodiacal Light. Ambitious, hypnotic and dense, Primitive and Deadly marries the parched blues rock of Hex with Pentastar's doom without neglecting the subtlety, tempo and melodicism of the band's latest folk-tinged outings. The album is massive in sound and scope. It stands as yet another triumph for the masters of drone.
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| 0.0 | treeqt. | August 24th 14 | underrated af
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | November 6th 14 | Earth is considered one of the premier drone metal bands in existence, and with releases like Earth 2, it's easy to see why. While their early work was mainly droning with little percussion and no vocals, on Primitive And Deadly they change this. Cleaner sounding production, airy vocals and slow, methodical drumming combine with the droning riffage that Earth is known for to fantastic effect here. "Torn By The Fox Of The Crescent Moon" and "Even Hell Has Its Heroes" are two instrumental tracks that show a nice psychedelic rock influence. "From The Zodiacal Light" and "Rooks Across The Gate" show the vocal styling of Earth to be an excellent fit with the instrumentals established, and are as ethereal as they are heavy. Altogether, Earth has another excellent release under their belt, and prove that they certainly still have it.
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| 4.5 superb | Comatorium. | September 29th 14 | It does indeed sound like the cover art. A primitive and deadly slab of sludgey metal with monolithic riffs.
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| 0.0 | Necrotica | August 24th 14 | "bae's line"
Urban Dictionary definition of bae: bae is a Danish word for poop.
Example: "I just made a bae"
Oh, and fun fact: Dylan Carlson from this band was the one who gave Kurt Cobain the shotgun
he used to kill himself
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| 0.0 | Riotsugar | August 24th 14 | thanks BMDrummer for introducing me to another great band that I never would have heard of if not for your soundoff.
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| 3.4 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | April 25th 23 | Heavier and dronier than both Angels albums, Primitive and Deadly nevertheless retains that chill stoner atmosphere - and the inherent repetition that makes and breaks this band.
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| 2.0 poor | Valkyrion | May 28th 16 | It took Earth 9 years to sober up from their acid trip during the recording sessions of Hex, but it looks like they were finally able to write some new music.
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| 0.0 | Ichangedmynametojeff | September 29th 14 | I don't get it. It's boring. Literally no build. And I like drone, stoner, doom, post-rock, grunge, whatever. But this album is pathetic.
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| 3.0 good | BRAman22 | September 4th 14 | Droney ambient doom isn't really a genre that I'm that interested in, but I did find Primitive and Deadly to be pretty decent.
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| 3.5 great | bornthetravestyofman | September 3rd 14 | Primitive and Deadly... a term that now describes more than just my farts.
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| 4.5 superb | Pizza | April 21st 25 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | January 21st 22 |
| 3.5 great | Jerrad | August 31st 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Zaleb | August 11th 20 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | June 18th 19 |
| 3.5 great | JS98 | April 2nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | YMII | February 6th 19 |
| 3.5 great | orakst | October 9th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Martvyk | December 11th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fear | December 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | zundza | November 21st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | loulou | November 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | GazAldo | July 23rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | YeeHaw | July 11th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | virpi | July 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Abraxas | March 26th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | bobby72 | February 12th 16 |
| 3.0 good | btati | November 12th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | kalesin | October 30th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | DazSkunk | September 17th 15 |
| 3.0 good | mzeet | September 13th 15 |
| 3.5 great | lukeio | July 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sebe | July 5th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | June 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | June 20th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dr7 | February 9th 15 |
| 3.5 great | cvlts | February 9th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Moraff | January 29th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Peeps9 | January 22nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | hsb | January 21st 15 |
| 3.5 great | p4p | January 10th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ulshad | January 7th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dunpeal | January 4th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | fuzzbutt | December 29th 14 |
| 3.5 great | eissev | December 5th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | SmersH | November 24th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | progsun | November 10th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Wizard | November 5th 14 |
| 2.5 average | rhp2015 | October 21st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | fdrc | October 12th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Meuric | October 9th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Benc | October 9th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Matski | September 23rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | djunior | September 11th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Zantera | September 10th 14 |
| 2.5 average | ADV123 | September 10th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | September 10th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | September 10th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | beenees | September 6th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Rail | September 6th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Prole | September 6th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Ire | September 5th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Xar | September 3rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jruined | September 3rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | September 2nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pho3nix | August 28th 14 |
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