Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Old Man Gloom

Meditations In B


Christmas


Ok, so these aren't technically the full versions of the albums. I recently went through and deleted the ambient noise bullshit tracks from all my Old Man Gloom albums, leaving behind the actual songs. If you want the ambient noise bullshit tracks, you'll have to look elsewhere.

Anyway, this is a supergroup of sorts featuring members of ISIS, Cave In, and Converge, as well as the various other bands that these guys are a part of (Zozobra, Doomriders, etc.). They play sludgey hardcore, occasionally straying into "post-metal" territory, comparable to Red Sea or Mosquito Control-era ISIS. The songs on Meditations in B are all short, furious bursts of noise and aggression, rarely exceeding the 90 second mark. The fittingly named (for today) Christmas switch between shorter and longer songs, and is more focused in its songwriting. Both are excellent releases, recommended for fans of any of the other bands mentioned above.

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