Phase 3: Thrones and Dominions Review
Band | |
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Album | Phase 3: Thrones and Dominions |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Released | 1995 |
Genres | Drone Metal, Doom Metal |
Labels | Subpop |
Length | 55:02 |
Album rating : 40 / 100
Votes : 1 (1 review)
Votes : 1 (1 review)
October 10, 2022
Aimless and monotonous without creating any effective atmosphere. Guitar can be used to great effect to build atmosphere (see Doom, Post or Black Metal for that) but here it is just noise. The best this could serve is white noise in the background if you’re the kind of person who needs that, and I imagine it would actually be quite effective at that job. For a focused listen it is beyond boring, and for supplementing any other sort of activity, it is useless due to its lack of any mood or emotion. The only thing depressing about the music is how mind numbingly dull it is. One track is literally a short loop of wind and noise repeated for 12 and a half minutes.
A few of the songs like the opening track have “riffs” akin to very lethargic traditional Metal, a bit Stoner tinged or psychedelic, but just the guitar on its own is very boring for that. Even when percussion does show up, it’s almost Avant-Garde in nature, striking at seemingly random intervals with no plan or purpose. Still, the short tracks more akin to traditional music are a bit more enjoyable than the aimless droning.
A few of the songs like the opening track have “riffs” akin to very lethargic traditional Metal, a bit Stoner tinged or psychedelic, but just the guitar on its own is very boring for that. Even when percussion does show up, it’s almost Avant-Garde in nature, striking at seemingly random intervals with no plan or purpose. Still, the short tracks more akin to traditional music are a bit more enjoyable than the aimless droning.
Track listing (Songs)
title | rating | votes | ||
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1. | Harvey | 2:54 | 55 | 1 |
2. | Tibetan Quaaludes | 7:43 | 50 | 1 |
3. | Lullaby (Take 2 - How Dry I Am) | 3:15 | 50 | 1 |
4. | Song 4 | 2:50 | 50 | 1 |
5. | Site Specific Carniverous Occurence | 8:41 | 50 | 1 |
6. | Phase 3 - Agni detonating over the Thar Desert... | 12:28 | 50 | 1 |
7. | Thrones And Dominions | 14:21 | 50 | 1 |
8. | Song 6 (Chime) | 2:48 | 60 | 1 |
Line-up (members)
- Dylan Carlson : Guitars, Percussion
- Tommy Hansen : Guitars
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