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Exercises in Futility (Mgła album)

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Length
  
42:12

Release date
  
4 September 2015

Genre
  
Black metal

Artist
  
Mgła

Label
  
No Solace

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Released
  
4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)

With Hearts Toward None (2012)
  
Exercises in Futility (2015)

Black metal albums
  
Black Metal, New Bermuda, A Furrow Cut Short, Paracletus, The Somberlain

Mgla exercises in futility 2015 full abum


Exercises in Futility' is the third studio album by Polish black metal band Mgła. It was released on 4 September 2015, through Northern Heritage Records. Featuring "a raw, melodic black metal" style that was compared to those of Watain and early Burzum, the album is regarded as "the biggest and most impactful release of the band's 15-year career."

Contents

The band embarked a North American tour following the album's release.

Critical reception

Exercices in Futility was met with positive responses. Andy O'Connor of Pitchfork praised the album, stating: "Mgła are the true heirs to Dissection's style of black metal; the melodies are huge without dipping into the saccharine." O'Connor further stated: "Mgła's accomplished performance on Futility transforms the lyrical content into a call to action."

Exercise in Futility was listed as number 8 on Pitchfork's "The Best Metal Albums of 2015" list.

Track listing

  1. "Exercises in Futility I" — 7:58
  2. "Exercises in Futility II" — 7:48
  3. "Exercises in Futility III" — 4:37
  4. "Exercises in Futility IV" — 4:45
  5. "Exercises in Futility V" — 8:15
  6. "Exercises in Futility VI" — 8:49

Personnel

  • Mikołaj "M." Żentara – guitar, bass, vocals, recording
  • Maciej "Darkside" Kowalski – drums, recording
  • Songs

    1Exercises in Futility I7:59
    2Exercises in Futility II7:49
    3Exercises in Futility III4:38

    References

    Exercises in Futility (Mgła album) Wikipedia