PANOPTICON - Laurentian Blue CD French

PANOPTICON - Laurentian Blue CD FrenchWith Laurentian Blue, Panopticon ventures beyond the boundaries of metal to explore an entirely different emotional terrain. Though not the bands first foray into acoustic territory The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness, Part 2 (2018) charted similar ground this album deepens the journey. Described by Austin Lunn as Northwoods Americana or outdoor country, it offers a raw and intimate reflection on loss, change, and the quiet strength of

this mind-bender of an album of duets from guitarist Eli Winter and keyboard and synthesizer artist Jordan Reyes is unashamedly bonkers in places and calm and sedate in others

it spoke to the souls of the dedicated one percenters-such as the ESP Disk set- specifically patrons of The Godz & Cromagnon

Sweden who formed in late 2015

Corpus Offal

is back in print on PROFANE EXISTENCE

The album finishes on a choice re-interpretation of the 1989 track The Party Is Over by Belgian group Adult Fantasies

" all feeling and heavy fuzz chords (with no lead guitar)

Filling the gaps between recording with Suicide

but controlled power of singer Gary Floyd along with the original lineup of guitarist Glen Taylor

Patterns remains one of Howard’s most unique and celebrated recordings

Drummer Nick Yacyshyn and bassist Brian Cook step to the forefront on track two

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