What You Don't Know Is Frontier

by Asva

What You Don't Know Is Frontier cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 May 2008
  • Label: Southern
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:09:04
  • Community rating: 3.36/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Led by Stuart Dahlquist, the Seattle-based collective augments crushing drone metal with funereal church organs and choir-like vocal arrangements. The agonizingly slow, suspenseful compositions prioritize atmosphere and massive sonic weight over standard heavy metal tropes.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, dissonant, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. What You Dont Know Is Frontier
  2. Christopher Columbus
  3. A Game In Hell, Hard Work In Heaven
  4. A Trap For Judges

Credits

  • Richard Forbes-Hamilton - artwork, illustration
  • B.R.A.D. - performer [asva]
  • Ben Thomas - performer [asva], performer
  • G. Stuart Dahlquist - performer [asva], performer
  • Holly Johnston - performer [asva], performer
  • Milky Burgess - performer [asva], performer
  • Trey Spruance - performer [asva], performer
  • Troy Swanson - performer [asva], performer
  • Asva - Primary Artist, producer
  • Randall Dunn - engineer, producer
  • Stephen O鈥橫alley - graphic design
  • Mell Dettmer - mastering
  • Brad Mowen - performer

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