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Peoria, Illinois, USA |
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Doom Metal, Post-Metal |
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Page online:
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December 11, 2006
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Last update/review:
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May 6, 2015
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Minsk
Taking their name from the Belarusian capitol
city, this Illinois quintet has impressively debuted
with
Out Of A Center Which Is Neither Dead Nor Alive
in 2005.
Out Of A Center fits squarely in the
Isis
mold of drawn-out, ambient, post-hardcore doom,
raises it above its competitors.
The songs are long
(none of the six tracks are under eight minutes in length, and
most are over ten)
and take their time to develop, but the atmosphere and the
emotions conveyed mask any signs of monotony.
There is a pronounced percussive trait on display that really
giving the songs a primal, tribal feel that is most welcome.
perfectly with the distant sound effects and meandering guitars.
This is an excellent album sure to appeal to the
atmospheric hardcore crowd
(
Neurosis,
Cult Of Luna,
etc.) as well as those into well-crafted experimental doom metal.
In April 2011 the band announced an indefinite hiatus (which often
leads to disbandment), but a few years later a modified lineup returned
to action.
Current Members
Tim Mead
vocals/keyboards/percussion
Chris Bennett
guitars
Aaron Austin
guitars/vocals
Zachary Livingston
bass
Tony Wyioming
drums
Kevin Rendleman
drums
Discography
Out Of A Center Which Is Neither Dead Nor Alive
2005
At A Loss
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- Waging War on the Forevers
- Narcotics and Dissecting Knives
- Holy Flower of the North Star
- Three Hours
- Bloodletting and Forgetting
- Wisp of Tow
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Tim Mead
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Dustin Addis
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Chris Bennett
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Sanford Parker
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Anthony Couri
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The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment
2007
Relapse
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- Embers
- White Wings
- Mescaline Sunrise
- The Orphans of Piety
- Circle of Ashes
- Ceremony Ek Stasis
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-
Tim Mead
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Dustin Addis
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Chris Bennett
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Sanford Parker
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Anthony Couri
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With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone
2009
Relapse
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- Three Moons
- The Shore of Transcendence
- Almitra's Premonition
- Means to An End
- Crescent Mirror
- Pisgah
- Consumed By Horizons of Fire
- Requiem: From Substance to Silence
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Tim Mead
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Chris Bennett
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Sanford Parker
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Tony Wyioming
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The Crash And The Draw
2015
Relapse
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- To the Initiate
- Within and Without
- Onward Procession I. These Longest of Days
- Onward Procession II. The Soil Calls
- Onward Procession III. The Blue Hour
- Onward Procession IV. Return, the Heir
- Conjunction
- The Way Is Through
- To You There Is No End
- To the Garish Remembrance of Failure
- When the Walls Fell
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Tim Mead
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Chris Bennett
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Aaron Austin
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Zachary Livingston
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Kevin Rendleman
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