Hail Spirit Noir - Fossil Gardens (2024)

Posted By: delpotro

Hail Spirit Noir - Fossil Gardens (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 288 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 98 Mb | 00:42:34
Progressive Metal | Label: Agonia Records

"Fossil Gardens" is an intense and soul-elevating experience; a musical journey to the unmistakable world of HAIL SPIRIT NOIR, and its most extreme effort to date. The band's signature sound, defined by otherworldly melodies, vintage synths and compositional experimentation, is once again present, yet shifting towards black metal instrumentation and chaotic soundscapes, reaching next-level psychedelia.

Long time partner Dimitris Douvras (Rotting Christ, Nightstalker) and Magnus Lindberg, member of Cult of Luna and world renowned mastering engineer, handled the production duties, crafting a warm and solid sound that perfectly reverberates the band's abstract vision. The visual side of the album was portrayed by George Baramatis (cover artwork) and Dimitris Katsenos (additional art and layout).

Taking up where "Eden in Reverse" left off, the album, thematically, focuses on the philosophical and scientific struggle to unravel the secrets of the universe and reach new states of consciousness that defy the limits of space and time.

Haris (synths) had this to say about "Fossil Gardens": "This time we went more extreme than ever before, we used lots of blasts, screams and minimal black metal textures. Even so, I believe this is a positive album, since it revolves around the charm of our cosmos and the transcendence of space and time. Having this on mind, we went for a solid yet abstract sound production, meaning that we wanted the listener to perceive the music as a whole, not as the sum of individual parts and instruments. Some may find it different than our previous album, but if you watch closely, you’ll notice the extreme similarities."
Tracklist:
1. Starfront Promenade (04:37)
2. The Temple of Curved Space (07:28)
3. Curse you, Entropia (05:33)
4. The Blue Dot (05:42)
5. The Road to Awe (10:01)
6. Ludwig in Orbit (02:02)
7. Fossil Gardens (07:09)

Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016

EAC extraction logfile from 17. July 2024, 19:04

Hail Spirit Noir / Fossil Gardens

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Track 1

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