781676511211

SuLPhur English Lp

Inter Arma

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Format: 2LP

Cat No: RR51121

Release Date:  22 September 2023

Label:  Relapse Records

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  781676511211

Genres:  Hard Rock & Metal  

  • Description

    Richmond's INTER ARMA, reigning masters of the slow build, continue to trace a distinctly ambitious trajectory through modern metal. Their impulses tend toward the epic, but never bloat; they meld several styles - doom, sludge, and hard psych - without coming off like dilettantes. This newest full-length, Sulphur English, finds them mining deeper in the proggy organic doom fields that made both Paradise Gallows and Sky Burial so thrilling while expanding further the on the psych-folk strain that made those albums' peaks seem so lofty. Few metal bands have ever made such effective use of acoustic instruments in truly heavy environments as INTER ARMA do; the acoustic guitar that stitches "Stillness" together is as effective as any overdriven bass; a two-minute gloomy piano-and-feedback piece titled "Observances of the Path" rolls out the carpet for "The Atavist's Meridian," an album highlight that rides a gigantic, roomy drum sound into realms akin to a murkier Paradise Lost, a more aggressive Om, and a dreamier, more stoned Kylesa all playing together at once. Few bands make music as engrossing as INTER ARMA; their lengthy, almost meditative songs rumble patiently forward until you're ready to get thrown off a bridge - and then they throw you, with great force. - Words by John Darnielle

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Bumgardner
      • 2. A Waxen Sea
      • 3. Citadel

      Side 2

      • 1. Howling Lands
      • 2. Stillness

      Side 3

      • 1. Observances of the Path
      • 2. The Atavist's Meridian

      Side 4

      • 1. Blood on the Lupines
      • 2. Sulphur English