Tara (Absu album)
Occupation
- Lead guitar, rhythm guitar, electric bass, acoustic guitar, vocals: Shaftiel
- Lead guitar, bass guitar: Equitant Ifernain
- Vocals, drums, percussion, analog synthesizer: Sir Proscriptor McGovern
- Bagpipe: Sir Don Shannon
- Acoustic guitar, mandolin: Sir Vincent Rossi
- Keyboard, Piano: David Harbour
- Vocals: Masthema Mazziqim
- Vocal: Ronnie Trent
- Vocals: Ashmedi
Tara is the fourth album by the American metal band Absu and the third part of a trilogy on the Celtic mythology, which began in 1997 with The Third Storm of Cythraul.
Genesis
The arrangements took Absu itself, the production took over Absu and Kol Marshall. Kris Verwimp who created the illustrations for Absu traveled in May 2000 to the hill Tara in County Meath in Ireland to do research there and to collect samples of soil and leaves that he wanted to blend into the color of the illustrations. The album was supposed to mid- October 2000 appear where the band should go with Morbid Angel Enslaved and on tour. At the same time, the EP Hallstattian Swords should appear.
Due to delays of April 2001 was announced as the latest date of publication on 25 January 2001, the beginning of March 2001, the date was postponed to 21 May 2001.
Proscriptor traveled to the promotion of the album and for answering interviews Paris for the Promotion Office of Osmose Productions. Upon his return to Texas he answered, according to the band over 150 interviews in three weeks, which Tara won more recognition than previous Absu releases. Was also reported in June 2001 that a limited edition of 1000 copies LP version with Osmose Productions was published end of July 2001 and should appear a U.S. license pressing.
On 13 October 2001, the band could be encountered at Wherehouse Music, where to sell copies of the album were given away with autographs provided black and white photographs.
Title list
All songs were composed by Shaftiel, unless otherwise indicated.
- Phase One: Ioldanach 's Pedagogy
- Phase Two: The Klan 's Scrutiny Cythraul
Bonus title Digipack re-release of 2009:
- V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
- Hallstatt
- Manannán
- Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle
Style
Absu Tara playing on very fast Black-/Thrash Metal, " still is catchy and does not require any keyboard bullshit ," according to Tom Bartlett ( The Metal Observer ); the riffs were often compared with those of Slayer. The songs " are quite long for this genre ." On the album, there are also " less ordinary " songs like Stone of Destiny, Bron or played on the bagpipe intro of Tara.
The compositions are based on Proscriptors drumming, which serves as the " root of each composition." His blast beats are " clear and the album is not lacking in crisp changes of time signature or beats that are nearby are the syncope ". The double bass, he uses similar in Death Metal.
Texts
Lyrically investigated Tara the juxtaposition of magical Gnostics and guardianship to tyranny and power. The album is divided into two sections Ioldanach 's Pedagogy and The Cythraul Klan 's Scrutiny.
In addition to the texts found in the 40 - page booklet is a glossary for the occult backgrounds of band and texts. The booklet was illustrated by Kris Verwimp.
Reception
Dustin Hathaway of The Metal Observer described Tara as " fresh and contra - intuitive approach to the Dallas -speed culture" and wrote that the album stands as the Black Metal World Downfall by Terrorizer for Grindcore by both groups " to play the drums to the forefront of the creative process set and other instruments to moving to fill the gaps. " Proscriptors drumming was " the primary justification, to listen to each track ." The songs, however, where there was a lack of drums, deceptive " really no value to the overall composition with " and diminished " the Drive set out on the album ." Bartlett ruled because of the basic topics, Tara had " really absolutely nothing American in itself"; he praised the versatility of the album, the original booklet and the " no question " standing " playing skills " of the musicians "on absolute top level " playing. According to Sargon the Terrible by The Metal Crypt ranged Absus previous works " from pretty bad to very terrible," so he described the album as a big surprise. Proscriptor had previously never been overly impressive, but had become one of the most amazing drummer in the extreme metal and have also worked on his singing. Even Christian Renner of The Metal Crypt was impressed by the drumming.
The Rock Hard magazine recorded the album in the list of " 250 Black Metal albums you should know " on.