Celestial Lyrics (6)
Celestial
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | July 19, 2000 |
| Genres | Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| Labels | Ipecac Recordings |
| Length | 51:55 |
| Ranked | #192 for 2000 , #7,516 all-time |
Album Photos (2)
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Celestial Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SGNL>01 | 0:55 | 55 | 1 | |
| 2. | Celestial (The Tower) | 9:42 | 75 | 1 | |
| 3. | Glisten | 6:34 | 75 | 1 | |
| 4. | Swarm Reigns (Down) | 6:01 | 80 | 1 | |
| 5. | SGNL>02 | 0:51 | 55 | 1 | |
| 6. | Deconstructing Towers | 7:30 | 70 | 1 | |
| 7. | SGNL>03 | 0:34 | 60 | 1 | |
| 8. | Collapse and Crush | 5:55 | 75 | 1 | |
| 9. | C.F.T. (New Circuitry and Continued Evolution) | 5:42 | 70 | 1 | |
| 10. | Gentle Time | 7:02 | 70 | 1 | |
| 11. | SGNL>04 (End Transmission) | 1:06 | 55 | 1 |
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Line-up (members)
- Aaron Turner : Vocals, Guitars
- Mike Gallagher : Guitars
- Jeff Caxide : Bass
- Aaron Harris : Drums
- Bryant Clifford Meyer : Electronics
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Celestial Lists
(1)Celestial Reviews
(1)
Date : Jan 13, 2025
After a handful of Eps that ranged from decent to horrible, my expectations for Isis’ debut weren’t too high. And in this case, I was right to temper my expectations; Celestial sounds like a band who still don’t know exactly what they’re doing yet.
Most of the “atmosphere” to this album is based on repetition and some industrial or otherwise sound effects thrown in the back. The songs aren’t bad or anything - they’re plenty decent - but it does become rather sad when a Post-Metal band can’t pack anything really moving or interesting in a 9-minute track. The fact of the matter is, the guitars, drums, and general instrumentation aren’t very interesting because they rely on atmosphere. And well, that works perfectly fine when you’re building great atmosphere. But the atmosphere here is lacking, as I said, mostly based around some industrial sound effects and repetition. It doesn’t evoke anything or foster any mood.
“Swarm Reigns (Down)” is my favorite track because it’s actually quite doomy, and has this neat oppressive atmosphere built by some odd effects slowly lowering in pitch to make it sound like thousands of insects are raining down on you. It’s really neat, but even this track probably has 3-4 minutes of meandering that aren’t as successful.
I do see potential here, and the highs are a marked improvement from their early Eps. But, this is not yet any masterpiece. Hopefully the atmospheres improve henceforth.
Most of the “atmosphere” to this album is based on repetition and some industrial or otherwise sound effects thrown in the back. The songs aren’t bad or anything - they’re plenty decent - but it does become rather sad when a Post-Metal band can’t pack anything really moving or interesting in a 9-minute track. The fact of the matter is, the guitars, drums, and general instrumentation aren’t very interesting because they rely on atmosphere. And well, that works perfectly fine when you’re building great atmosphere. But the atmosphere here is lacking, as I said, mostly based around some industrial sound effects and repetition. It doesn’t evoke anything or foster any mood.
“Swarm Reigns (Down)” is my favorite track because it’s actually quite doomy, and has this neat oppressive atmosphere built by some odd effects slowly lowering in pitch to make it sound like thousands of insects are raining down on you. It’s really neat, but even this track probably has 3-4 minutes of meandering that aren’t as successful.
I do see potential here, and the highs are a marked improvement from their early Eps. But, this is not yet any masterpiece. Hopefully the atmospheres improve henceforth.
Celestial Comments
(5)
Sep 12, 2022
Thick and sick. I kinda feel like I'm hearing Cult of Luna play a Meshuggah song, yes because there are some somewhat djenty parts. It's hypnotizing while angrily plodding through the sludge of a quagmire. There's also a kind of peacefulness to it. Very good album by a great band.
1 likeNov 4, 2018
Isis 의 첫 정규 앨범. 앞선 EP 앨범들에서 보여주었던 거친 느낌은 약간 정제되었지만, 이들 특유의 질척이는 리듬과 점진적인 곡 구성은 여전히 매력적이다.
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Isis Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito Control | EP | Oct 1998 | 60 | 2 | 0 |
| The Red Sea | EP | Apr 16, 1999 | 68.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Sawblade | EP | 2000 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| ▶ Celestial | Album | Jul 19, 2000 | 79.5 | 6 | 1 |
| SGNL>05 | EP | 2001 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Oceanic | Album | Sep 17, 2002 | 92.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Live 1 | Live | 2004 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Oceanic Remixes Vol. I | EP | May 11, 2004 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Oceanic Remixes Vol. II | EP | Jun 22, 2004 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Oceanic Remixes Vol. III | EP | Aug 24, 2004 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Panopticon | Album | Oct 19, 2004 | 91.1 | 13 | 1 |
| Oceanic Remixes Vol. IV | EP | Dec 2, 2004 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Live 2 | Live | 2005 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Live 3 | Live | Apr 2005 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Live 4 | Live | May 2006 | - | 0 | 0 |
| In the Fish Tank 14 | EP | Sep 25, 2006 | - | 0 | 0 |
| In the Absence of Truth | Album | Oct 31, 2006 | 82 | 2 | 0 |
| Holy Tears | EP | Jan 12, 2008 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Not in Rivers, But in Drops | EP | Oct 14, 2008 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Wavering Radiant | Album | May 5, 2009 | 86.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Live 5 | Live | Dec 2009 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Live VI | Live | Feb 14, 2012 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Live VII | Live | Mar 31, 2017 | - | 0 | 0 |
