ISIS Panopticon 2xLP 2014 REISSUE avant sludge metal neurosis old man gloom NEW

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ISIS Panopticon (2014 Re-issue) 2 x LP

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DESCRIPTION FROM CRUCIAL BLAST:
   A borderline classic of early-oughts atmospheric metal and crushing art-rock, Isis's third album Panopticon is back in print once again, newly re-mastered for vinyl and presented in a high-gloss, heavyweight case-wrapped gatefold jacket with printed inner sleeves for this new 2015 edition. Here's my old write-up for album:
    Released in a heavy gatefold package with different artwork than the CD release, this is a stunning vinyl edition of Isis's 2004 album Panopticon, an album that remains one of their most powerful and thought-provoking records. Panopticon was the band's third album, a sprawling concept piece whose themes and artwork centered around complex prison designs that were created by the 18th century philosopher Jeremy Bentham and later extrapolated upon by Foucault. The idea behind the Panopticon is that an enormous prison system could be maintained by using an all-seeing observer positioned in the center of a massive circular structure, and this Orwellian notion fuels the epic, expansive music. And musically, this album sees Isis moving further from the obvious Neurosis influence in the first two albums and into their own sound, a more melodic and dreamy version of Neurosis's crushing dirge metal that still uses awesome downtuned sludge and earthshaking riffs when the songs explode into their bombastic crescendos, but relies more on brooding math rock and lush, Ride-like shoegaze for the greater part of their dark, epic riffscapes. On Panopticon, the music is more thoughtful and emotive than ever, the songs carefully crafted slabs of melody and minor key riffs that contrast with explosive metallic crush, a perfect fusion of Mogwai and Neurosis.
    All of the seven tracks on Panopticon are majestic smoldering rock epics that build inevitably to release, and the songs are strengthened by all of the clean vocals that Aaron Turner started to utilize more on this album. As heavy as this is, Isis was by now already evolving into something much more avant-rock than sludge metal, a massively heavy post rock outfit with crushing riffs and haunting angular guitars, even sounding like some beefed up version of Slint at times, but with a seething hardcore intensity burning away beneath the songs. Heavy stuff both musically and thematically, and it makes this still one of my favorite Isis records. Recommended.   © CRUCIAL BLAST
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