Black One

Occupation

  • Malefic ( Xasthur )
  • Wrest ( Leviathan, Lurker of Chalice )
  • Oren Ambarchi
  • John Wiese ( Bastard Noise, Sissy Spacek )
  • Mathias Schneeberger
  • Greg Anderson (referred to as mysticism Fogg Invokator )
  • Stephen O'Malley (referred to as MK Ultra Blizzard, SOMA, Caveman Skillz, Taoiseach and Drone Slut )

Black One is the fifth studio album by American drone band Sunn O))).

Formation

On the album various guest musicians can be heard. To record the vocals for the song Báthory Erzsébet, which is a tribute to the Swedish band Bathory, the band locked the suffering from claustrophobia malefic in a cage. Other songs he recorded in his home. The ideas for style and concept were developed according to the band only in the recordings in the studio.

Style and content

Sunn O))) was on the album " aesthetics, atmosphere and certain sounds of the Black Metal" integrieren.Cursed Realms (Of the Winter Demons ) is a cover of the same song by Immortal. It can be used for the genre unusual cries. Also, sound effects such as wind noise when Cursed Realms (Of the Winter Demons ) are used.

The reviewer Eddie Solis compares the sound with " black [n ] textures from hell ", and finds Black One is the " darkest " publication Sunn O))) s stylusmagazine.com looks over the entire album distributed back references to previous publications of other metal bands. popmatters.com recognizes the album structures that " just as slow as bleak " are.

Greg Anderson is in retrospect ( in an interview to Monoliths & Dimensions ), the album would be " dark, deep and intense ." Stephen O'Malley finds it explore " the emotonialen qualities Sunn O))) s".

Reception

The reviewer Brandon Stosuy, the review "best new music" forgave the album in Review, described the album as " doom'n'gloom masterpiece ".

Sunn O))) Black One also came in for special attention from the black metal scene, some arranged the band and the genre. The New York Times mentioned the album in an article of 2006 as a "breakthrough ".

Title list

CD 1 (Black One)

  • Oren Ambarchi: Singing, China Basin, flowing, drums, guitar, Atmosphere
  • Mystik Fogg Invokator: ax, Subs
  • Taoiseach: Lead Guitar, Subs
  • Wrest: voices
  • Mystik Fogg Invokator: icy inverted crosswinds on viersaitiger Zamboni
  • MK Ultra Blizzard: grail, darkness, lead guitar
  • M. Schneeberger: glacial wind
  • John Wiese: White fadeout
  • Malefic: voice
  • Mystik Fogg Invokator: guitar riffs
  • Caveman Skillz: guitar, bass, feedback
  • Oren Ambarchi: caveman drums
  • Mystik Fogg Invokator: guitar, Taurs
  • MK Ultra Blizzard: decimator -Bass, grave calls
  • John Wiese: Coffin Elektronika
  • Malefic: Tundra guitar
  • Mystik Fogg Invokator: Guitar, Keyboards
  • SOMA: guitar, virus
  • Malefic: Guitar, Keyboards
  • Oren Ambarchi: Guitar, Horn, Wood
  • Mystik Fogg Invokator: Bass
  • Drone Slut: bass
  • Count Von Schneeberger: virus
  • Malefic: calls from the grave
  • Oren Ambarchi: Guitar, tubular bells, cymbals, gong

CD 2 ( Solstitium Fulminates )

  • Guitar L: Greg Anderson
  • Guitar R: Stephen O'Malley
  • Vocals: Attila Csihar
  • Guitar / Electronics: Oren Ambarchi
  • Analog Synthesizers: TOS Nieuwenhuizen
Record label Southern Lord Records Drone metal Leviathan (musical project) Greg Anderson (guitarist) Bathory (band) Electric guitar Bass guitar Moog-Synthesizer Earth (American band) Altar (Sunn O))) and Boris album) Boris (Band)
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