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/:: Artist :: Obelyskkh ::\
:: Album :: Hymn to Pan ::
:: Year :: 2013 ::
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:: . Genre :: Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: Exile on Mainstream Records R.date :: 14.02.2014 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: EOM064 Size :: 125,3 MB __::_
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..: Bitrate :: avg. 264kbps : .
. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
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Website :: https://www.facebook.com/TheObelyskkhRitual
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:: 01. Hymn to Pan 10:12 ::
:: 02. The Ravens 08:22 ::
:: 03. The Man Within 07:07 ::
:: 04. Heaven's Architrave 10:01 ::
:: 05. Horse 08:32 ::
:: 06. Revelation: The Will to Nothingness 22:52 ::
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:: Io Pan, Io Pan , Io Pan !! The wild hunt through Arcadias ::
:: harsh mountains is about to begin. ::
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:: Battle call you say? Well, while sinking into Obelyskkh's ::
:: new opus maximus this could be the first impression coming ::
:: to mind. And not off the rails that is. The new album by ::
:: Franconian stalwarts Obelyskkh combines the monstrous ::
:: riffage they're known for since their 2012 album "White ::
:: Lightnin'" with a new approach to songwriting. Retrieving ::
:: their sound in a much more thronging way than ever before ::
:: Obelyskkh seem to be picking up speed and urgency. And this ::
:: not only musically but also in their pure existence. "Hymn ::
:: To Pan" was fully recorded just a few months after its ::
:: predecessor "White Lightnin'" but already showing quite a ::
:: few new facets of the band. ::
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:: Of course, parts are still there - the bridging leads sit ::
:: enthroned on swarm-like riffage, vocals meander between ::
:: cutting serenity and harsh shrieks, giving the music enough ::
:: time to breathe and adding an unusual element to what you ::
:: would expect from a band coming out of the Sludge/ ::
:: Psychedelic Rock scene. So far so familiar. But it doesn't ::
:: end here. Obelyskkh manage the impossible at ease: ::
:: maintaining a trademark while simultaneously adding another ::
:: complexity, another approach, another dimension and thus ::
:: reaching freedom in a stunning way. It's a rare treat ::
:: nowadays and a venture to unbuckle yourself from ::
:: expectations and strictly focus on an organic creation - ::
:: especially for a band existing only for a few years (but ::
:: already having 3 albums under their belt). ::
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:: In Greek mythology, Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds ::
:: and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic ::
:: music, and companion of the nymphs. We do not really put ::
:: this into nexus here, do we? Just give this album a spin ::
:: and you'll understand how the approach and attitude seems ::
:: to form itself in utter sound hedonism, but not denying ::
:: content. From this perspective "Hymn To Pan" remains indeed ::
:: a battle call, loud, aggressive and in roaring manner, but ::
:: rooted in a fearless presentation of something precise, ::
:: something conceived. ::
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:: "Hymn To Pan" was mastered by the mighty Brad Boatright ::
:: (Sleep, Tragedy, High On Fire, From Ashes Rise, Integrity ::
:: among many others) ::
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