The Official ISIS Thread (rock, albums, fan, titles, cover)

Sound Devastation · 08-21-2006, 04:00 AM

"In The Absence Of Truth" Tracklist:

‘Wrists Of Kings’,
‘Not In Rivers, But In Drops’,
‘Dulcinea’,
‘Over Root And Thorn’,
‘1000 Shards’,
‘All Out Of Time, All Into Space’,
‘Holy Tears’,
‘Firdous E Bareen’,
‘Garden Of Light’.

First thought... track titles sound pretty good. but theres alot of them. Either this album is going to be hugely long or tracks are going to be shorter than normal - and that thought is not a good one.. ive always enjoyed their longest tracks the most, tey give them the chance to develop into something.

next.. the front cover.

ew ew ew...
Aaron Turner what were you thinking? ive always been a fan of turners artwork but this front cover is just boring, and.. crap, really. Hopefully the rest of the artwork is a bit better!

but then...

"Dulcinea" MP3:
http://www.ipecac.com/audio/081.mp3

*cries*

Isis are turning into Red Sparowes. and while i love red sparowes, we dont need another one. this track is uninspired and doesnt go anywhere. The heavy bit just seems to be put there to keep the Oceanic fans happy and again doesnt go anywhere.

i hope the rest of the album isnt as disappointing.

beat yr own KID · 08-21-2006, 11:41 AM

I love it. It's really long and they just jam out which is good. You don't need to be obnoxiously heavy to jam out. They jam out a lot more than red sparrows.

swim · 08-21-2006, 11:49 AM

I don't find that dissapointing at all. I like it a lot.

Stone Magnet · 08-21-2006, 01:02 PM

I like it. Sounds a bit more Tool-influenced than their previous material.

Sound Devastation · 08-21-2006, 03:11 PM

i dont think isis need to be heavy.. they just need to be intersting!

and with the recent albums from Sika Redem, Mouth of the architect, Rosetta etc.. and some damn good post-rock releases, that song just doesnt compare.

beat yr own KID · 08-21-2006, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stone Magnet

I like it. Sounds a bit more Tool-influenced than their previous material.

Don't disrespect Isis by comparing them to boring ass tool. >:[

Stone Magnet · 08-21-2006, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beat yr own KID

Don't disrespect Isis by comparing them to boring ass tool. >:[

Lol. I wasn't comparing them. I said the song sounds a bit more Tool-influenced, which is understandable, as they're touring together.

Merkaba · 08-21-2006, 07:34 PM

I didn't like the start that much, but it definitely got better. I wouldn't be too concerned just yet SD.

Levithan · 01-23-2007, 06:44 AM

Im in a band, and people we say we sound a bit like Isis...(make up your own mind www.myspace.com/intensionband)
But ive not really heard much stuff, so i was just wondering if anyone out there in the realm of MusicBanter could help me, just like reccomendations etc etc...

Chars

Sound Devastation · 01-23-2007, 08:26 AM

are you saying you haven heard much Isis or what?

Sounding like Isis is not a good thing.. there are 10,000,000 new bands that sound like Isis right now.. it gets boring very fast.

08-21-2006, 04:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sound Devastation Music Addict Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 728	The Official ISIS Thread "In The Absence Of Truth" Tracklist: ‘Wrists Of Kings’, ‘Not In Rivers, But In Drops’, ‘Dulcinea’, ‘Over Root And Thorn’, ‘1000 Shards’, ‘All Out Of Time, All Into Space’, ‘Holy Tears’, ‘Firdous E Bareen’, ‘Garden Of Light’. First thought... track titles sound pretty good. but theres alot of them. Either this album is going to be hugely long or tracks are going to be shorter than normal - and that thought is not a good one.. ive always enjoyed their longest tracks the most, tey give them the chance to develop into something. next.. the front cover. ew ew ew... Aaron Turner what were you thinking? ive always been a fan of turners artwork but this front cover is just boring, and.. crap, really. Hopefully the rest of the artwork is a bit better! but then... "Dulcinea" MP3: http://www.ipecac.com/audio/081.mp3 cries Isis are turning into Red Sparowes. and while i love red sparowes, we dont need another one. this track is uninspired and doesnt go anywhere. The heavy bit just seems to be put there to keep the Oceanic fans happy and again doesnt go anywhere. i hope the rest of the album isnt as disappointing. __________________ Out soon... AMENRA - Mass III 2xLP [stunning vinyl release of the belgian sludgecore giants epic 06 album] FALL OF EFRAFA - Owsla & Elil CD&LP [British crust/doom/post-metal band Fall of Efrafa deliver part two (Elil) on their dark conceptual trilogy. Part one (Owsla) will also be re-released for the first time in the UK] *** visit... Sound Devastation Records website**

08-21-2006, 11:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
beat yr own KID Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fort Washington MD Posts: 923	I love it. It's really long and they just jam out which is good. You don't need to be obnoxiously heavy to jam out. They jam out a lot more than red sparrows. __________________ I was dead. This was hell. There were no demons, no hellfire or brimstone, just a deep, complete feeling of darkness and hopelessness. This was the never-ending void. Not at all how I had imagined it, but worse than I thought that it could have been.

08-21-2006, 11:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	I don't find that dissapointing at all. I like it a lot. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

08-21-2006, 01:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Stone Magnet Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Keswick, Ontario Posts: 731	I like it. Sounds a bit more Tool-influenced than their previous material. __________________ Lock to field screen, row the ocean onto sentient ground. New rites of a Vedic sun to attend the blue horizon. Prevails flight resplendent, sails the shrine effulgent windship. Stillness breathes apex supreme - I walk toward the mountain. Crowns the sovereic rite to freedom. Shored the origin forms to a ground accede. Axiom core of the light shrine flight to shining. Glows serene to attenuate the space and time.

08-21-2006, 03:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sound Devastation Music Addict Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 728	i dont think isis need to be heavy.. they just need to be intersting! and with the recent albums from Sika Redem, Mouth of the architect, Rosetta etc.. and some damn good post-rock releases, that song just doesnt compare. __________________ Out soon... AMENRA - Mass III 2xLP [stunning vinyl release of the belgian sludgecore giants epic 06 album] FALL OF EFRAFA - Owsla & Elil CD&LP [British crust/doom/post-metal band Fall of Efrafa deliver part two (Elil) on their dark conceptual trilogy. Part one (Owsla) will also be re-released for the first time in the UK] *** visit... Sound Devastation Records website**

08-21-2006, 07:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Merkaba Whitewater! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,885	I didn't like the start that much, but it definitely got better. I wouldn't be too concerned just yet SD. __________________ She thinks I'm a reclusive genius, she's going to be very disappointed when she finds out i'm a reclusive wanker

01-23-2007, 08:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sound Devastation Music Addict Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 728	are you saying you haven heard much Isis or what? Sounding like Isis is not a good thing.. there are 10,000,000 new bands that sound like Isis right now.. it gets boring very fast. __________________ Out soon... AMENRA - Mass III 2xLP [stunning vinyl release of the belgian sludgecore giants epic 06 album] FALL OF EFRAFA - Owsla & Elil CD&LP [British crust/doom/post-metal band Fall of Efrafa deliver part two (Elil) on their dark conceptual trilogy. Part one (Owsla) will also be re-released for the first time in the UK] *** visit... Sound Devastation Records website**