Length 44:16 | Producer Tanner Anderson Release date 26 May 2015 | |
Released May 26, 2015 (2015-05-26) Suspended in the Brume of Eos(2011) Aria of Vernal Tombs(2015) Similar The Dreaming I, Heart of Akamon, Umbras de Barbagia, Exercises in Futility, Anareta | ||
Aria of Vernal Tombs is the second studio album by American medieval metal band Obsequiae. It was released on May 26, 2015 through 20 Buck Spin record label. The album features a mixture of medieval music and melodic black metal sounds, with influences from doom metal, death metal, neofolk and dark metal.
Contents
Obsequiae ay que por muy gran fremosura
Critical reception
The album generally received positive reviews from music critics. Pitchfork critic Grayson Haver Currin wrote: "Aria of Vernal Tombs offers a gorgeous scene of ruins at the gloaming." Currin also thought that "the real power of Aria of Vernal Tombs stems from how deliberately and diligently Obsequiae integrate the medieval elements into the main event—that is, the metal." SLUG Magazine's Henry Glasheen wrote that the record "demonstrates Obsequiae’s mastery of their uniquely medieval take on neoclassical black metal." Glasheen also further stated that the band "have crafted a damn near perfect specimen of black metal majesty, a stunning contribution to a year already brimming with quality releases in the genre."
Spin magazine listed the album as number 10 on their list of "The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2015".
Track listing
- "Ay que por muy gran fremosura" – 3:02
- "Autumnal Pyre" – 5:24
- "Until All Ages Fall" – 5:06
- "L'amour dont sui espris" – 3:22
- "Pools of a Vernal Paradise" – 5:36
- "Anlace and Heart" – 5:20
- "The Anchoress's Orison" – 1:38
- "In the Absence of Light" – 5:05
- "Wilweorthunga" – 2:34
- "Des oge mais quér' éu trobar" – 2:08
- "Orphic Rites of the Mystic" – 5:01
Personnel
Album personnel as adapted from album liner notes.
Songs
1Ay que por muy gran fremosura3:02
2Autumnal Pyre5:24
3Until All Ages Fall5:06