Tara (album)
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| Label (s) | Osmosis Productions | |||
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52:02 |
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Kol Marshall and Absu |
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Tara is the fourth album by the US metal band Absu and the third part of a trilogy on Celtic mythology that began in 1997 with The Third Storm of Cythraul .
History of origin
Absu took care of the arrangements, Absu and Kol Marshall took care of the production. Kris Verwimp, who did the illustrations for Absu, traveled to Tara Hill in County Meath , Ireland , in May 2000 to do research and collect samples of soil and leaves to mix into the paint for the illustrations. The album should actually be released in mid-October 2000, where the band should go on tour with Morbid Angel and Enslaved . At the same time the EP Hallstattian Swords should be released.
Due to delays, April 2001 was announced as the latest publication date on January 25, 2001; at the beginning of March 2001, the date was postponed to May 21, 2001.
Proscriptor traveled to the Osmose Productions promotions office in Paris to promote the album and answer interviews . After his return to Texas, he answered over 150 interviews in three weeks, according to the band, which Tara received more recognition than previous Absu publications. In June 2001 it was also announced that an LP version limited to 1000 copies had been released by Osmose Productions and that a US license press was to appear at the end of July 2001.
On October 13, 2001, the band could be found at Wherehouse Music, where autographed black and white photographs were given away for copies of the album that were sold.
Track list
All songs were composed by Shaftiel unless otherwise stated.
- Phase One: Ioldanach's Pedagogy
- Tara (Shannon) - 1:57
- Pillars of Mercy - 4:22
- A Shield With an Iron Face - 3:22
- Manannán - 6:39
- The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath - 4:19
- She Cries the Quiet Lake - 4:11
- Yrp Lluyddawc - 1:52
- Phase Two: The Cythraul Klan's Scrutiny
- From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) - 3:54
- Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) - 4:47
- Vorago (Spell 182) - 5:46
- Bron (Of the Waves) - 1:32
- Stone of Destiny (… For Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) - 7:47
- Tara (Recapitulation) (Shannon) - 1:46
Bonus titles of the 2009 Digipack re-release:
- VITRIOL
- Hallstatt
- Manannán
- Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle
style
Absu plays very fast Black- / Thrash Metal on Tara , which according to Tom Bartlett ( The Metal Observer ) "is still catchy and gets along without any keyboard nonsense"; the riffs have often been compared to Slayer 's. The songs "are quite long for this genre". The album also "less ordinary" songs like find Stone of Destiny , Bron or on the bagpipe played intro of Tara .
The compositions are based on Proscriptor's drumming, which serves as the "root of every composition". Its blast beats are "clear and the album does not lack crisp changes in the time signature or beats that are far from syncopation ". He uses the double bass in a similar way to death metal .
Texts
Textually, Tara examines the juxtaposition of magical gnostics and guardianship to tyranny and power. The album is divided into two sections, Ioldanach's Pedagogy and The Cythraul Klan's Scrutiny .
In addition to the texts, the approximately 40-page booklet contains a glossary on the occult backgrounds of the volume and texts. The booklet was illustrated by Kris Verwimp.
reception
Dustin Hathaway of The Metal Observer called Tara wrote as "fresh and contra-intuitive approach to the Dallas-speed culture" and the album stands as the Black Metal World Downfall by Terrorizer for the grindcore by both groups "drumming to the put at the forefront of the creative process and moved other instruments to fill in the gaps ”. Proscriptors drumming is "the primary justification to listen to every track". The songs, on the other hand, which lack drums, add “really no value to the general composition” and reduce “the drive shown on the album”. Bartlett judged on the basis of the content issues that Tara “really has absolutely nothing American about her”; He praised the versatility of the album, the original booklet and the “unquestionable” “playing skills” of the musicians who played “at the absolute top level”. According to Sargon the Terrible of The Metal Crypt , Absu's previous works ranged "from pretty bad to very awful," so he called the album a big surprise. Proscriptor had never been that impressive before, but had become one of the most amazing drummers in extreme metal and also worked on his vocals. Christian Renner from The Metal Crypt was also impressed by the drumming.
The rock-hard magazine put the album on the list of "250 Black Metal Albums You Should Know".
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Knowledge Of The Tyrants. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007 ; accessed on October 7, 2010 (English).
- ↑ a b c d e Tom Bartlett: Review - ABSU - Tara. The Metal Observer, April 29, 2006, accessed October 7, 2010 .
- ↑ Absu. (No longer available online.) The BNR Metal Pages, archived from the original on April 18, 2012 ; accessed on September 5, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ramon Claassen: ABSU. Tare. Voices from the Darkside, accessed June 27, 2012 .
- ^ A b Sargon the Terrible: Absu - Tara. The Metal Crypt, December 14, 2003, accessed September 5, 2012 .
- ↑ Gino Filicetti: Absu - Tara. Chronicles of Chaos, August 12, 2001, accessed September 5, 2012 .
- ↑ Tomer .L .: - Tara. Alternative-Zine.com, April 8, 2003, accessed September 5, 2012 .
- ^ A b Dustin Hathaway: Review - ABSU - Tara. The Metal Observer, April 2, 2007; accessed October 7, 2010 .
- ^ Christian Renner: Absu - Tara. The Metal Crypt, May 11, 2002, accessed September 5, 2012 .
- ↑ 250 Black Metal Albums That You Should Know . In: Rock Hard . No. 269 , October 2009, p. 75 .
