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Vaura - The Missing



8 | 20 votes |
Release date: 12 November 2013
Style: Post-metal, Gothic rock

Owners:

21 have it
4 want it


01. The Missing
02. Incomplete Burning
03. The Fire
04. Mare Of The Snake
05. Pleasure Blind
06. Passage To Vice
07. The Things That We All Hide
08. Braced For Collapse
09. Abeyance
10. Putting Flesh To Bone

Additional info
Cover art by Terence Hannum of Locrian.

Guest review by
tea[m]ster
Rating:
9.3
Profound Lore is well on its way to becoming one of my favorite record companies. Many of my beloved bands have either remained with or released a record through this label at some point: Altar Of Plagues, Agalloch and Subrosa to name a few. Now add Vaura, as they have teamed up with this prominent record company for their sophomore release The Missing. After earning some mainstream recognition from their debut album, Selenlion, Vaura is now ready to share their signature brand of progressive/psychedelic/black metal with the rest of the music community. The interesting thing about this signing is Vaura fits in with the rest of the bands on the Profound Lore label like a metal head at a Garth Brooks show. Some music columnists go as far as to say their music isn't metal at all - more like a combination of heavy orientated goth with dark wave experimentation - but lets explore why this album, metal or not, succeeds on its own terms.

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published 19.03.2014 | Comments (2)

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Comments: 13   Visited by: 138 users
15.08.2013 - 17:30
Rating: 9
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Written by Guest on 15.08.2013 at 17:25

Magnificent day for the boobs list user, I suppose.


lol, good one.

seriously, their debut album was fucking tits...

...lol, I kill myself.
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27.10.2013 - 15:46
mz

Written by Guest on 15.08.2013 at 17:25

Magnificent day for the boobs list user, I suppose.

why you did nit recommend this for his list then?
I'll take the responsibility now
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08.11.2013 - 22:38
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
You can stream the entire shit here.
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17.01.2014 - 02:53
Rating: 9
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Written by Guest on 09.11.2013 at 21:12

I liked the first half, but the second half was quite tiresome.


Oh man, this is fucking fantastic. So refreshing and original. Love the '80s song structures melded into post/prog metal. One of the best of 2013 for me
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23.01.2014 - 18:18
Rating: 9
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Heat seeker. I've listened to this album 3 times in the last 3 days. Can't put it down.
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04.04.2014 - 18:13
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
Totally-freaking-awesome-stuff.



Edited: Beats by a head all prog nominations in the awards.
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04.04.2014 - 18:34
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Prog? For some reason I always assumed they were one of those blackgaze bands. :/
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05.04.2014 - 12:14
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
Apart from a few bm influences, for example:

- harsh vocals in tracks 8 & 9,
- some tremolo picking guitars here and there.

It's clearly prog album in my eyes.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 04.04.2014 at 18:34

Prog? For some reason I always assumed they were one of those blackgaze bands. :/

Their debut "Selenelion" was in avantgarde/experimental section in the 2012 awards, so I don't know where you got these associations
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05.04.2014 - 20:07
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Paz on 05.04.2014 at 12:14
Their debut "Selenelion" was in avantgarde/experimental section in the 2012 awards, so I don't know where you got these associations

I think they did some shows with Deafheaven recently and I just assumed the two played the same kind of music.
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06.04.2014 - 15:48
Rating: 9
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Written by Paz on 05.04.2014 at 12:14

It's clearly prog album in my eyes.


The beauty of this album: Everyone will have their own interpretations. The flawless mixture of so many influences and "genres" is incredible.
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07.04.2014 - 04:12
Troy Killjoy
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Written by tea[m]ster on 06.04.2014 at 15:48
The beauty of this album: Everyone will have their own interpretations. The flawless mixture of so many influences and "genres" is incredible.

I find when people have such a hard time reaching a consensus regarding genres, the album in question is bound to be at least interesting if not good. Maybe I should give these guys a chance.
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07.04.2016 - 19:54
LuciferOfGayness
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Written by tea[m]ster on 06.04.2014 at 15:48

Written by Paz on 05.04.2014 at 12:14

It's clearly prog album in my eyes.


The beauty of this album: Everyone will have their own interpretations. The flawless mixture of so many influences and "genres" is incredible.


This is mostly new wave/post punk with some additional blast beats, lots of Interpol. I can imagine this being more hyped in some indie community.
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17.07.2017 - 01:21
VIG
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