Recorded April–October 2011 Producer Ian Lehrfeld Release date 27 March 2012 Genre Rock | Length 47:04 Artist Astra Label Metal Blade Records | |
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Released March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27) Similar The Weirding, Viljans Öga, Hammer and Anvil, Wounds and Bruises, Amor Vincit Omnia | ||
Astra the black chord 2012 full album hd
The Black Chord is an album by American progressive rock band Astra. It is their second album, released in the United States on March 27, 2012 on Metal Blade Records, and on April 16 in the United Kingdom on the independent label Rise Above Records.
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Astra the black chord album review
Reception
The album inspired positive reviews upon release, and was praised for its even more psychedelic and space rock feel as well as higher production values compared to their debut The Weirding. The heavy metal review at About.com stated "San Diego maestros Astra craft expansive suites that hearken back to the original root of mind-expanding, unrestrained and genuinely progressive rock. Rich with hallucinogenic and hypnotic promise, and slathered in layers of vintage, billowing instrumentation, the band's stunning sophomore album, The Black Chord, expertly evokes the spirit, tone and vision of '70s cosmic prog." Ytsejam.com described the album as "combining the dark grooves of Sabbath, with the improvisational tangents of King Crimson, the moods of the early eras of both Yes and Genesis, as well as hints of space rock from Hawkwind… the use of crunched guitars, brass [sic], woodwinds, a variety of Mellotron sounds and Moog/analog synths, syncopated jazz drumming, and growling bass… yield honest results as everything sounds organic…." According to Sound Colour Vibration, there is a "depth and reality that a lot of progressive rock bands fail to obtain."
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Cocoon8:43
2The Black Chord14:58
3Quake Meat6:39