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░ ██ ██ Artist: Deafheaven ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Roads To Judah █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2011 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2011-03-26 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Black Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Deathwish Inc ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Deathwish are proud to announce the release of █
█ Deafheaven's debut album "Roads to Judah". █
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█ Recorded by Jack Shirley (guitarist of Comadre), █
█ "Roads to Judah", is a hypnotic thirty eight █
█ minute plunge into hazy musical darkness. A █
█ dizzying hybrid of Shoe-gaze shimmer, Hardcore █
█ vulnerability, and Black Metal intensity. █
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█ From the opening drone of the album it's as if we █
█ are are peering through a dream into the private █
█ world that is Deafheaven's "Roads to Judah". █
█ Layers and layers of instrumentation build, tangle █
█ and swirl before the real onslaught begins. A █
█ ferocious drum fill then thrusts us from the █
█ serene into a free fall, as if the ground below █
█ suddenly gave way. From there we plummet through █
█ one awe inducing sonic fog into the next, blurring █
█ the traditional lines of song. Hyper blasts of █
█ speed rage and pulse while lush guitars bellow, █
█ roar and whine with unorthodox melody. And just as █
█ we feel we've departed from reality from the aural █
█ overload, tortured vocals cry out from afar. █
█ Serving as a stark reminder that there is █
█ something very human about "Roads to Judah" and █
█ Deafheaven themselves. █
█ █
█ Though the title could suggest something █
█ otherworldly, the "Judah" referenced is in fact █
█ the "N Judah" train, the busiest line of the San █
█ Francisco transit system. A relatable landmark to █
█ compliment the haunting ambiguity that surrounds █
█ Deafheaven and the music that they collectively █
█ create. On it, much of the lyrical writing and █
█ personal reflection for this album took place. █
█ █
█ With that said, "Roads to Judah" isn't Heavy Metal █
█ role play, but a beautifully blackened artistic █
█ exploration of the issues and self loathing that █
█ can cloud every day life. A stunning a achievement █
█ emotionally and musically that will surely shape █
█ aggressive music for years to come. █
█ █
█ www.deathwishinc.com █
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░ 1. Violent 12:19 ░
░ 2. Language Games 6:47 ░
░ 3. Unrequited 9:31 ░
░ 4. Tunnel Of Trees 9:45 ░
░ 38:22 ░
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