Name: Life Metal by Sunn O)))
Brand: Sunn O)))
SKU: 808720030051
Price: 3.96 USD
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Between Sleipnir's Breaths View on Youtube

12:38

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12:38

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Troubled Air View on Youtube

11:45

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11:45

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Aurora View on Youtube

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Novae View on Youtube

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On their eighth studio album, Sunn O))) wanted to take their signature drone metal back to its most minimalist form. During the past decade, the Stephen O’Malley- and Greg Anderson-led unit ventured into a series of collaborations—with artists ranging from Norwegian experimental collective Ulver to the late singer/composer/producer Scott Walker—before releasing 2015’s Kannon, which incorporated death-metal growls into their guitar assaults. For Life Metal, the band hired studio veteran Steve Albini—whose recordings distill a band's bare essence—to capture their expansive, amplified noise live to tape. “Troubled Air” is mired in their typically impenetrable feedback, though a gleaming pipe organ (arranged by Australian composer Anthony Pateras) faintly clears the darkness toward the song’s end. The lumbering “Between Sleipnir’s Breaths”—inspired by the creature from Norse mythology—plays like an orchestral piece, contrasting trenchant dissonance with Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir’s ghostly vocals. Simplicity is at the core of these four lengthy tracks, but those unexpected elements—and O’Malley and Anderson's broader palette of sounds in general—add a newfound depth to the band's arsenal.

1. Between Sleipnir's Breaths

by Sunn O)))

Primary Artist: Sunn O)))
Sunn 0))); Main Performer
Composer: Greg Anderson
Stephen O'malley; Composer

2. Troubled Air

by Sunn O)))

Primary Artist: Sunn O)))
Sunn 0))); Main Performer
Composer: Greg Anderson
Stephen O'malley; Composer

3. Aurora

by Sunn O)))

Primary Artist: Sunn O)))
Sunn 0))); Main Performer
Composer: Greg Anderson
Stephen O'malley; Composer

4. Novae

by Sunn O)))

Primary Artist: Sunn O)))
Sunn 0))); Main Performer
Composer: Greg Anderson
Stephen O'malley; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

4 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 8 minutes and 56 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

Only 1/4 tracks has lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Pop/Rock, Metal, Doom Metal

Label

(RED) Southern Lord

Music Distribution Service

RED

Country

United States

Language

No linguistic content

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Release Date

Apr 25, 2019

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

808720030051

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Life Metal

1. Between Sleipnir's Breaths

2. Troubled Air

3. Aurora

4. Novae

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Life Metal

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1. Between Sleipnir's Breaths

2. Troubled Air

3. Aurora

4. Novae

Technical Specifications