Aldebaran (band)
| Aldebaran | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Portland , United States |
| Genre (s) | Sludge , funeral doom |
| founding | 2003 |
| resolution | 2012 |
| Website | www.facebook.com/ALDEBARAN-137090346304944/ |
| Last occupation | |
Drums, vocals |
Tim Call |
guitar |
Kody Keyworth |
Vocals, guitar |
Todd Janeczek |
Electric bass, vocals |
Josh Banke |
guitar |
Casey Lynch |
Aldebaran was a sludge and funeral doom band founded in 2003 . The group has not appeared since 2012 and is considered inactive or dissolved.
history
Aldebaran was entertained as a supergroup by members of popular, mostly American sludge and doom metal bands. Musicians from Wolves in the Throne Room , Nightfell , YOB , Roanoke , Mornful Congregation , Witch Vomit , HC Minds and Tusks of Blood were involved . With Aldebaran, the musicians appeared exclusively under initials. Over the years of activity, the band changed their line-up, sometimes due to the musicians' further obligations.
The group debuted in 2004 with the single Pleasures of War which was released on Parasitic Records . In addition to the single, most of the band's discography appeared on Parasic Records. Aldebaran occasionally cooperated with companies such as Kreation Records and Memento Mori Records . During their career, the band participated in a number of split releases . Rue , Sod Hauler , Zoroaster and Unearthly Trance acted as split partners . In addition, a compilation series appeared under the title … from Forgotten Tombs by the band. Dwellers' albums were released in 2007 in Twilight via Parasitic Records and in 2012 Embracing the Lightless Depths via Profound Lore Records .
reception
While early publications received little attention, Embracing the Lightless Depths received a lot of international attention and was largely judged positively. The debut was highly rated by André Bohnensack for the Ox-Fanzine and by Timothy Coleman for the webzine Doom-Metal.com . Coleman called it "one of the most shattering albums of recent times." The music is uncompromisingly outstanding Doom Metal . Bohnensack also judges that Dwellers present “the darkest and slowest version of Doom that can be imagined” in Twilight .
The releases beyond the two studio albums were mainly discussed for the webzine Doom-Metal.com. Arnstein Petersen reviewed the single Pleasures of War , the compilation … From Forgotten Tombs. as well as the split releases with Rue and Sod Hauler for the webzine. Bertrand Marchal only reviewed the EP Buried Beneath Aeons . Despite stylistic changes, the ratings remained consistently positive. Petersen already certified the single Pleasures of War from 2004 as being of "high quality" which he recommended to "all Sludge fans". He reiterated this recommendation for the split EP with the band Rue from the same year. Which appeared the following year split EP with Sod Hauler he praised as "the degenerate variant of a boost to Doomster." Those with modified style-established EP Buried Beneath Aeons described Marchal as a "blow to the soul," is music "a extreme Death Doom of a unique naked and emotional kind ”. Micha's EP was similarly touted for Metal News. The one-piece publication is said to be “a small non-Catholic miracle” that robs all of the similarly structured pieces “the show [...] without any shame”.
With the cooperation with Profound Lore Records, the reception increased significantly. The album was largely rated positively, the album was only critically assessed occasionally. Micha complained for Metal News that the album failed to maintain the level of the previous EP. He described the repetitive arrangements as a defect. The band doesn't know “how to end their pieces” or when to set special moments, was the criticism formulated by David E. Gehlke for Dead Rhetoric, the music would just go on and on. The same circumstance was perceived as positive sadness in other meetings . The band is one of the "most extreme bands in the Doom sector and [...] anything but easily digestible food. But that is exactly what makes the music so unique and interesting," wrote Oliver Schreyer for Musikreviews.de. Reviewers also praised the band's development. Dwellers in Twilight was an "underrated gem of misery," but Embracing the Lightless Depths removed the pain of the debut and increased the fear tenfold. Sometimes the album was highlighted as a "career milestone". The band present a “funeral doom that depresses the atmosphere and takes the listener on a journey of dark aesthetics.” As such, the album is “a challenge that can be listened to occasionally”, but which is an “unintended consequence” for the listener capable of ruining the day. When listening to the album several times, the album is apparently able to “draw the color from the surrounding world” and “make everything look a little paler and darker”, with which the band managed to create “a true climax of the depressive Death Doom” . The album is a recommendation for “those who like it dark, slow, heavy and absolutely hopeless.” In addition, some reviewers, such as Grayson Currin for Pitchfork Media , praised the band's HP Lovecraft- oriented lyrics. Dealing with the lyrics is "almost as rewarding as the record itself." How the music occasionally presents unexpected elegance gives the lyrical basis of the music an "intelligent core."
style
The music of Aldebaran underwent a stylistic change. The first releases are described as "dark and doomy sludge core with a lot of anger". For comparison, reference is made to the band Corrupted , meanwhile the music seems "more occult and inhuman" than that of this comparative figure. Later publications are to be assigned to the Funeral Doom and are in the tradition of groups like Worship and Mornful Congregation . The band's music is played at a slow and slow tempo in all phases and is perceived as particularly riff-emphasized .
Discography
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Albums
Singles / EPs
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Split releases
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compilation
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Web links
- Allmusic at Allmusic (English). Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- Aldebaran at Discogs (English)
- Aldebaran at Doom-Metal.com
- Aldebaran on Facebook
Individual evidence
- ^ Gregory Heaney: Aldebaran. Allmusic, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Gregory Heaney: Aldebaran. Doom-Metal.com, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Timothy Coleman: Aldebaran: Dwellers In Twilight. Doom-Metal.com, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ^ André Bohnensack: Aldebaran: Dwellers In Twilight. Ox fanzine, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ^ A b Arnstein Petersen: Aldebaran: Pleasures of War. Doom-Metal.com, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Arnstein Petersen: Aldebaran: ... From Forgotten Tombs. Doom-Metal.com, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Arnstein Petersen: Aldebaran: Rue / Aldebaran Split. Doom-Metal.com, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Arnstein Petersen: Aldebaran: Aldebaran / Sod Hauler Split. Doom-Metal.com, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Betrand Marchal: Aldebaran: Buried Beneath Aeons. Doom-Metal.com, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Micha: Aldebaran: Buried Beneath Aeons. Metal News, accessed July 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Micha: Aldebaran: Embracing the Lightless Depths. Metal News, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ David E. Gehlke: Aldebaran: Embracing the Lightless Depths. Dead Rhetoric, accessed July 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Oliver Schreyer: Aldebaran: Embracing the Lightless Depths. Music reviews, accessed July 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Craig Hayes: Aldebaran: Embracing the Lightless Depths. Pop Matters, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Brian Krasman: Aldebaran: Embracing the Lightless Depths. Meat Mead Metal, accessed July 3, 2020 .
- ↑ heavytothebone2: Aldebaran: Embracing the Lightless Depths. Metal Underground, accessed July 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Jeff Terich: Aldebaran: Embracing the Lightless Depths. Treblezine, accessed July 3, 2020 .
- ↑ JJ Kozcan: Aldebaran: Embracing the Lightless Depths. The Obelisk, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Captain: Aldebaran: Embracing the Lightless Depths. Your Last Rites, accessed July 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Grayson Currin: Aldebaran: Embracing the Lightless Depths. Pitchfork Media, accessed July 6, 2020 .