Return to Annihilation
| Return to Annihilation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 25, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, drone metal, black metal, drone, noise | |||
| Length | 49:50 | |||
| Label | Relapse Records | |||
| Producer | Locrian | |||
| Locrian chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[1] |
| Consequence Of Sound | C+[3] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[4] |
| Popmatters | 7/10 [5] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 3.5/5[6] |
Return to Annihilation is an album from the drone rock band Locrian. It was released on June 25, 2013, through Relapse Records.[7]
Background[edit]
Return to Annihilation was announced on April 25, 2013, through a press releases which described the release as the band's “Relapse Records” full-length debut.[8][9]
The group was inspired by the “band’s love for prog-rock progenitors Genesis, Yes & King Crimson.” [8]
Reception[edit]
The album generally received favorable responses from critics and fans alike. Pitchfork Media gave the album a positive review, rating the album at 8 out of 10 and praising the album as being the group's “most provocative and engaging album to date.”[10] Consequence of Sound gave the album a C+ and noted that the band had added variety to their songwriting on the album, incorporating aspects of black metal and blissful shoegaze. They added that the group are transposing the black metal template onto other genres along with their "contemporaries Deafheaven and Sunn O))).[11]"
The album currently has a score of 80 on Metacritic, indicating “generally favorable reviews.”[12]
Spin magazine included the release in their list of the "Best 20 Metal Albums of 2013" and ranked the album at number four.[13]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eternal Return" | 2:51 |
| 2. | "A Visitation from the Wrath of Heaven" | 8:25 |
| 3. | "Two Moons" | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Return to Annihilation
| 6:45 |
| 5. | "Exiting the Hall of Vapor and Light" | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Panorama of Mirrors" | 6:38 |
| 7. | "Obsolete Elegies
| 15:30 |
| Total length: | 49:50 | |
References[edit]
- ^ Currin, Grayson Haver (July 24, 2013). "Return to Annihilation on Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ""Return to Annihilation" - Locrian". Meteoritic. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Hadusek, Jon (June 26, 2013). "Locrian – Return to Annihilation". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Walschots, Natalie Zina (June 25, 2013). "Locrian - Return to Annihilation". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mathers, Ian (August 3, 2013). "Locrian - Return to Annihilation". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Phillips, Matthew. "Locrian - Return to Annihilation". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "LOCRIAN: Announce Details For New Album 'Return To Annihilation'". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b "LOCRIAN: Announce Details For New Album 'Return To Annihilation'". The Sleeping Shaman. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "LOCRIAN ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM DETAILS". Rock-A-Rolla Magazine. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Currin, Grayson Haver. "Locrian: Return to Annihilation Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Hadusek, Jon. "Locrian: Return to Annihilation Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Locrian: Return to Annihilation Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ Staff (December 6, 2013), Spin. "SPIN'S 20 BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 2013". Spin. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links[edit]
- Return to Annihilation at Discogs (list of releases)
