Rosetta

Post-metal has been fascinating me lately; the combination of the dynamic soundscapes and textures of post-rock with the balls of sludge.  Hailing from creative hub that is Philadelphia,  Rosetta creates a sound that is beautiful, heavy, emotionally charged and coarse which calls for a very interesting listen.

Artist: Rosetta
Album: A Determinism of Morality
Song: Revolve
Genre: post-metal/sludge

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Pilot This Plane Down

Sadly, Gaza is no more, but no need to fret;  they're not wasting their talents!  A post-metal band stemmed off of Gaza named Pilot This Plane Down and it carries that brutality of Gaza but yet it has those beautiful soundscapes of Isis.

Artist: Pilot this Plane Down

Album: Airs

Song: Airs I

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Minsk

I recently realized that pretty much all the metal I’ve been listening to is either rooted in death metal, grindcore, and/or hardcore, which I absolutely love, but I’ve been yearning for metal that you can get lost in like post-rock and psychedelic influenced music.  That’s why I’ve delved into the post-metal, progressive and sludge scenes (which often overlap) finding some absolutely beautiful bands new and older bands I’ve forgotten about.  Minsk is pretty much exactly what I’ve been looking for.  A lot of great elements can be found in their songs; the use of tribal percussion which is always a draw for me,  hazy, psychedelic riffs that have you drift through the songs, and sludgetastic heaviness breaking in leaving you pretty damn fulfilled music wise. In other terms, its like Tool and Neurosis banged under the mescaline sun.   

Artist: Minsk

Album: The Ritual Fires of Abandonment

Song: Embers

Genre: post-metal/progressive/psychedelic

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