Sunn O))) - Life Metal

7.6

Undoubtedly their best release of the decade, the already-legendary drone doom metal band from Seattle finally team up with Steve Albini on production and mixing to create what's by far their loudest and most quality-edged record, albeit not their most adventurous nor diverse.

Highlights

- Steve Albini's masterful production/mixing/engineering techniques.

- The amazing collaborations with cellist Hilda Guðnadóttir and moog synthesiser player T.O.S. Nieuwenhuizen.

- The extreme tension and coherence between tracks.

Lowlights

- The songs seem excessively long, even for the band's standards.

- One could wish for more variability and diversity here and there.

Standouts

- Between Sleipnir's Breaths

- Troubled Air

Country: USA

Released: April 26, 2019

Length: 68:56