Age of the Fifth Sun

by God Is an Astronaut

Age of the Fifth Sun cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 May 2010
  • Label: Revive Records
  • Country: Ireland
  • Length: 47:12
  • Community rating: 3.33/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Chris Hanney, Pat O'Donnell, Zachary Dutton-Hanney, Torsten Kinsella, Niels Kinsella, Lloyd Hanney

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Drawing conceptual inspiration from the Mayan calendar and cyclical cosmic themes, the Irish instrumental quartet crafted their most polished and electronic-leaning effort to date. The album relies on driving, optimistic guitar crescendos backed by crisp electronic beats, creating an undeniably cinematic and uplifting post-rock experience.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, progressive, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Worlds in Collision (7:39)
  2. In the Distance Fading (4:31)
  3. Lost Kingdom (5:23)
  4. Golden Sky (6:33)
  5. Dark Rift (5:07)
  6. Parallel Highway (3:56)
  7. Shining Through (5:08)
  8. Age of the Fifth Sun (6:28)
  9. Paradise Remains (2:25)

Credits

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