The Skull - For Those Which Are Asleep
ARTIST........: The Skull
TITLE.........: For Those Which Are Asleep
LABEL.........: Tee Pee Records
URL...........: http://theskullusa.com/
GENRE.........: Metal
QUALITY.......: 265 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo
RIP DATE......: 2014-11-23
RELEASE DATE..: 2014-11-04
Tracklist:
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01. Trapped Inside My Mind 4:20
02. The Touch Of Reality 4:22
03. Sick Of It All 5:10
04. The Door 5:39
05. Send Judas Down 4:49
06. A New Generation 4:11
07. Till The Sun Turns Black 4:11
08. For Those Which Are Asleep 7:14
09. Sometime Yesterday Mourning 4:28
10. The Last Judgment 5:01
Total 49:25
Release Notes:
If you know metal, you better goddam know and pledge allegiance to Trouble. As
in the seminal American heavy metal masters--and Decibel Hall of
Famers--responsible for most of how we've come to define modern doom and stoner
rock.... ''For Those Which Are Asleep'' is a goddamn magnum opus of
kaleidoscopic doom, sounding like the album that shoulda coulda followed
[Trouble's] 1995 ''Plastic Green Head.'' ...The Skull's songwriting cleverly
nails all that their predecessors got right from before: mining the darkest and
most melancholy passages from Sabbath and Priest, and injecting mad doses of
mushroom cap-munching Pink Floyd grooves and LSD-era Beatles hooks. Too many
great songs to name them all, but future set staples will assuredly include,
''Sometime Yesterday Mourning,'' ''The Door'' (funereal in a ''Run To The
Light'' sorta way), and the awesomely dark and catchy ''Send Judas Down.''
------Decibel
It's exactly what one would expect from these musicians and clearly attempts to
fulfill the very aim The Skull was formed for. It does not break any new ground
in the musical sense but then it simply does not need to, because throughout its
ten tracks it comprises definitive doom metal that packs a crushing punch and is
impossible to dislike for any true fan of heavy music. From the opening track
''Trapped Inside My Mind'' right up till the final moments of the tenth track
''The Last Judgement,'' the album has an undeniable flow that deems it a
worthwhile listen from start to finish and makes it hard to pick a favorite
track. All five members have put forth their best efforts as individual
musicians and the combined result is here for everyone to bask in.
Production-wise, it does complete justice to the music. All in all, The Skull's
''For Those Which Are Asleep'' is doom metal perfection. Rating: 9.5/10 --Metal
Assault
''Despite what other reunion acts have done to tarnish their legacies and
reputations, The Skull takes their songwriting seriously...highly influential.''
----Beatroute