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Tag Archives: The Earth Is The Sky

The Moth Gatherer – Esoteric Oppression

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Paul Quinn

The Earth Is The Sky, the 2015 sophomore album from Swedish miserabilists The Moth Gatherer, gave post-Metal a real kick up the arse: its spacey, synth-drenched starkness oozed intensity, passion, and musicality, and possessed natural – if occasionally long-winded – invention. Latest long-player Esoteric Oppression (both Agonia Records), their first without founder member Alex Stjernfeldt, sees that sparkle given an added cohesion which can only enhance their burgeoning reputation.     Continue reading →


Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews | Tagged Agonia Records, Alex Stjernfeldt, Barst, Cult Of Luna, doom, Drone, Eastern, Esoteric Oppression, Ghost Cult Magazine, Industrial, Messy Mathi, Paul Quinn, post-metal, Ronny Westphal, The Earth Is The Sky, The Moth Gatherer, Victor Wegeborn

The Moth Gatherer – The Earth Is the Sky

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Steve Tovey

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Swedish post metal outfit The Moth Gatherer have just released their second album, The Earth is the Sky (Agonia) Apparently the band was started to help deal with the loss of loved ones, which is believable given the dark, melancholic nature of the music on offer.

From the opening notes of the excellent ‘Pale Explosions’, here is six tracks of dark, slowly unfolding depression via the medium of crushing riffs. As with any good post-metal record, there’s plenty of light and shade; the vocals swing between sombre melodies and almost Jamey Jasta-like screams, while the riffs juxtapose between clean quiet moments and wall of sound heaviness. It’s long, winding and largely instrumental, with the focus being on the unnerving nature of the music rather than a verse-chorus-verse-solo song structure.

‘Attacus Atlas’ is nine minutes of atmospheric and claustrophobic guitar work. ‘Dylatlov’s Pass’ is a largely ambient interlude that acts as a long respite before the droning noise of ‘The Black Antlers’,  while album closer ‘In Awe Before the Rapture’ slowly builds via clean riffs and spoken word passages towards a slow but hypnotic finally.

Post metal is a hard style of music to get right, and despite having some really good moments and starting strong, The Earth is the Sky starts to fade away by the end of the record. It lacks the variety and quality song writing to keep you entertained right to the very end. However, when they’re good, The Moth Gatherer are very good and well worth your time if you’re into this kind of music.

 

6.0/10

 

DAN SWINHOE

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Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews | Tagged Agonia, atmospheric music, Dan Swinhoe, Ghost Cult, Ghost Cult Magazine, Jamey Jasta, post-metal, spoken word, The Earth Is The Sky, The Moth Gatherer

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