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In Each Hand A Cutlass - The Kraken



8 | 21 votes |
Release date: 24 April 2015
Style: Post-metal, Progressive metal

Owners:

20 have it
3 want it


01. The Deep
02. Overture [feat. Josh Wei]
03. Satori 101
04. Combing Through The Waves
05. Seagull 1751 [feat. Josh Wei]
06. The Kraken Pt. 1: Manifest [feat. Josh Wei]
07. The Kraken Pt. 2: Melee [feat. Josh Wei]
08. The Kraken: An Intermission
09. The Kraken Pt. 3: Monument [feat. Josh Wei]
10. Heracleion
11. All Or Nothing [feat. Altered Statesmen]
12. Ouroboros [feat. Hsiao Shan Loh]

Additional info
Recorded, mixed and engineered by Brad Wood.
Mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge, assisted by Chris Allgood.

Drums recorded at Yellow Box Studios, everything else at Snakeweed Studios.
Additional recording and engineering by Leonard Soosay and Gerald Wong.

Cover illustration by Andy Yang.

21.12.2015
Instrumental post rock / metal done right. It's been growing on me throughout the year, and I like it more with each spin. It's way better than God Is An Astronaut. It beats even Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster's third album which in my case says a lot. The Kraken is good stuff.

Listen at Bandcamp.

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Comments: 8   Visited by: 108 users
22.12.2015 - 17:42
Rating: 10
Esimunth

Glad you recommended this. Just listened to the new TNBT album last night, and yeah, this one wins that battle.
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22.12.2015 - 19:52
Rating: 8
Netzach
Planewalker
Was a big fan of Tacoma Narrows' latest album so had to check this out. Very solid album, likely a grower as well. Good stuff.
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24.12.2015 - 00:40
LordFezzington
Lost To Apathy
About half way through listen #1. Nonsensically enjoyable. Excellent staff pick.
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24.12.2015 - 01:38
Rating: 8
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Good stuff.
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27.12.2015 - 21:18
Rating: 8
musclassia

Yep, as far as post- in 2015 goes, its only competitors really are Sunpocrisy, Tacoma Narrows... and (depending on whether it falls under post-) Regarde Les Hommes Tomber. A really effective post-rock/metal album which judges all its shifts intelligently and which utilises guitar leads and solos cleverly.
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28.12.2015 - 22:29
Rating: 8
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Glad this was added. Been following this band since their debut. Over-theatric and bombastic; a nice, clean, fresh monument for post rock.
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29.12.2015 - 09:39
Rating: 8
boo-boo

Praise the Staff pick, this is incredible.
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25.01.2016 - 22:46
robpal
Proglord
Thanks for the pick, would never discover it by myself.
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