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- Summary: The Italian metal trio's sixth album is part one of a planned two-part epic (Oro: Opus Alter is due in September, 2012).
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- Record Label: Neurot
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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May 21, 2012Opus Primum [contains] striking passages of ethereal beauty.
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May 21, 2012The rarefied distillation of the cryptically spiritual and the sonically stentorian marks Opus Primum as its finest work yet.
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MojoJun 26, 2012Blending gargantuan, rack-stretched riffs with corrupted kosmische synth drones, spectral vocals and unyielding, relentless drums, the alchemical result [Oro: Opus Primus] is the heaviest form of psyche-doom space rock. [Jul 2012, p.85]
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May 21, 2012Their musical vision is one that's so obviously well-honed that they know exactly when to kick the music into overdrive before lulling the listener back into a state of sonic paralysis.
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May 25, 2012Invasive and unknowably vast, Oro:Opus Primum is an excellent listen if you're looking to be blown apart.
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May 25, 2012Ufomammut has a compositional focus and restraint that frames the sonic elements well. An excellent continuation of their recent work.
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Aug 9, 2012Italian doom merchants "Mammoth UFO"... can't duplicate the tight encapsulation of 2010 origin story Eve in 51 minutes, although 14-minute lunar landing "Empireum" could power Alien craft Nostromo.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Jul 7, 2013
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