Unearthly Trance
Unearthly Trance was an American doom metal and sludge band from New York City, New York, which was founded in 2000 and disbanded in 2012.
History
The band was formed in 2000 by guitarist and vocalist Ryan " Rion " Lipynsky and bassist Jay Newman. After the first demo was released under the name Sonic Burial Hymns, the label Southern Lord was aware of the band, what the single Lord humanless Awakens / Summoning The Beast appeared. In 2001, the band from their drummer Pete McCoil, which was replaced by Darren " Vril " Verni separated. The following year, a tour concluded by the United States along with Electric Wizard. On the tour, the band released the demo Hadit before on Parasitic Records the single Frost Walk With Me / Vitriolic Veracity Vs. the Vortex appeared, which had been taken under the direction of Stephen O'Malley (Sunn O) ))). In the autumn of 2003 appeared on Rise Above Records debut album Season of Séance, Science of Silence. In North America, the album on The Music Cartel appeared, while the limited vinyl version was released by Parasitic Records. The second album In the Red was released in November 2004 on Rise Above Records in Europe. The recorded music was included in the Volume Studios in Chicago, headed by Sanford Parker. It was followed by appearances together with Morbid Angel, Pelican, Sunn O))), Warhorse, Om, Grief, Floor and Comets on Fire. The third album The Trident was released in April 2006 on Relapse Records. The album was again led by Sanford Parker. The recordings took place mainly in this Steve Albini's Electrical Audio studio. In the years 2006 and 2007, the band held a variety of performances and held the possibility for several months European tour from. In the second half of 2007, the band began again with Sanford Parker in connection to record the album Electrocution in the Volume Studios. The album was released in 2008, which in 2010 was followed by the album V. In 2012, the band announced their dissolution.
Style
According to Gunnar Sauermann from Metal Hammer " Unearthly Trance connect partly the leaden heaviness of Doom with the aggressive force of Hardcore, as well as a bunch of psychedelic elements " on the album The Trident. The guttural singing is extremely aggressive for a doom metal band. Sauermann drew comparisons to group like Sunn O))), Neurosis and High on Fire. According to Robert Mueller of Metal Hammer was the band Electrocution not have a copy of Black Sabbath, but rather a mixture of groups such as The Melvins, High on Fire and a little Bathory. On the album, the band play loud Melanie V Aschenbrenner from Metal Hammer a slow mix of sludge and doom metal, which wanted monotonically sword at the latest after the eighth song.
Discography
- 2000: Sonic Burial Hymns (Demo, self-released )
- 2001: Nuit / Sonic Burial Hymns (Demo, self-released )
- 2001: Lord humanless Awakens / Summoning the Beast (Single, Southern Lord )
- 2002: Hadit (Demo, self-released )
- 2003: Frost Walk With Me / Vitriolic Veracity Vs. the Vortex (Single, Parasitic Records)
- 2003: Season of Séance, Science of Silence ( album, Rise Above Records )
- 2004: In the Red ( album, Rise Above Records )
- 2005: Live in Belgium ( live album, humanless Records)
- 2006: The Trident ( album, Relapse Records )
- 2007: The Axis Is Shifting (EP, Banana Hammock Records)
- 2007: Eleven Are the Voices (EP, Land o 'Smiles Records)
- 2008: Electrocution ( album, Relapse Records )
- 2008: Psychological Operations (split with Suma, Grimmgrinner Records)
- 2009: Unearthly Trance / Ramesses (split with Ramesses, Future Noise Recordings)
- 2009: Unearthly Trance / Minsk (Split with Minsk, Parasitic Records)
- 2009: Unearthly Trance / Aldebaran (Split with Aldebaran, Parasitic Records)
- 2010: Unearthly Trance / Volition (Split with Volition, Wolfsbane Records)
- 2010: Unearthly Trance / The Endless Blockade (split with The Endless Blockade, Chrome Peeler Records)
- 2010: V ( album, Relapse Records )
- 2010: Collaboration ( EP, Throne Records)
- 2010: Manson ( Split Wooden Wand, Chrome Peeler Records)