Battlefields - Thresholds of Imbalance
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RIYL
AmenraMouth of the Architect
Rosetta
Release Date
03/31/2009
Label
Translation LossTracklist
1. Disacknowledge2. Stasis
3. Blueprint
4. Approaching
5. The Thresholds
6. Of Imbalance
7. Quake and Flood
8. Nibiru
9. Majestic
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It is often easy to get into an argument with a fellow friend about the genre classification of a band, especially if you are arguing about an artist that could fall under doom, sludge, or post-metal. If you find yourself sick of arguing with your friends, Minnesota/North Dakota outfit Battlefields may be right up your alley. Mixing the slow and methodical pace of doom, the thickness of sludge and the ambience of post-metal, their Translation Loss debut Thresholds of Imbalance is a huge three-headed beast that is bound to impress even the most casual metal listeners.
That said, its impact won’t be felt immediately. With three tracks trudging past the ten-minute mark, patience will be key – especially in a song like “The Thresholds” which beautifully builds up into a heavy climax in the midst of its thirteen-minute running time only to slowly digress into ambience once again. Throughout the nine tracks on the album – three of which are two-minute long transition tracks, which are some of the heaviest on the album – it is evident that the dudes that make up Battlefields focus heavily on songwriting and developing ideas rather than shredding their instruments into oblivion.
It is easy to write Battlefields off as another band joining the newly created Neurisis genre (for those of you who don’t know, it is the horde of bands that are heavily influenced by Neurosis and Isis). While their sound never fully emulates either band, their large sonic landscapes and aggressive vocals will immediately draw comparisons for many listeners. In fact, Battlefields’ well-balanced mix of doom, sludge, and post-metal put them up with some of the best bands of this style. Bands like Rosetta and Mouth of Architects need to watch their backs.
For those with A.D.D., be warned, you will fucking hate this band. For the few that don’t have it, I advise you to go to bed a bit early tonight and throw on Thresholds of Imbalance - preferably with some kick-ass headphones – and enjoy the doooooooom.
--Logan Broger
Comments
PA
I tried listening to these guys but the recording sounded like it was done in one take, live, in a guys garage.
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Yeah, the production quality isn't that great. Don't know why bands continue to let their stuff be horribly produced. Do they not listen to their albums before they release them? Just seems odd.
As for the album itself... not bad, but can be kind of boring at times.
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