(October 2022) Episode 446 is EARTH. They are considered a pioneer in drone metal (called ‘ambient metal’ by its constant member Dylan Carlson). The first album (Earth 2) achieves precisely that, with a glacial flow of distorted guitar buzz. Love it! But their reinvented sound in the early 2000s is more like slowed down rock music (is this slowcore?), which bores me. Granted, there is a fine line between hypnotic drone and slow boring, but I know what I like.
Favorite album: Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version
Favorite song: Like Gold and Faceted
Compared to expectations: ↓
Recommendation: just the first album
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