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  • Summary: The fourth full-length release for the British rock trio based in Berlin was recorded in their new adopted hometown.
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Sylvan
A golden wreath of blazing leaves Is curling from the smoking trees The fire snakes and sears its name Verdant greens in an orange haze Through... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Nov 7, 2016
    90
    This is the album 2016 deserves, whether it finds it a particularly pleasant listen or not.
  2. 85
    Their progression has never been less than thrilling to watch, and--this is a compliment--Older Terrors feel like another step, not a destination. We have much to expect from this group yet.
  3. Nov 7, 2016
    80
    There’s something monumental about it. Something of Swans in the way they harness the brutality of instruments played at the edge of breaking point. The same apocalyptic destination. There’s also a similar use of repetition, looping sections over and over with bulldozing impact.
  4. Nov 7, 2016
    80
    As its title suggests, there's an eldritch purity to Older Terrors' combination of post-rock, shoegaze, and metal that makes it some of Esben & the Witch's most ambitious and captivating music.
  5. Mojo
    Nov 7, 2016
    60
    A strange, haunted phantasmagoria that explores atmospheres and moods more suited to the score of an art film than to a rock album--despite the gratuitous use of grungey guitar noises and distortion. [Dec 2016, p.94]
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