Valley of Smoke

by Intronaut

Valley of Smoke cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 October 2010
  • Label: Century Media
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 49:38
  • Community rating: 3.35/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: David Timnick, Joe Lester, Danny Walker, Sacha Dunable

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Los Angeles quartet achieved a remarkable balance of sludgy aggression and intricate, jazz-inflected rhythms on this highly technical effort. Featuring a guest appearance by Tool's Justin Chancellor, the recording navigates dense polyrhythms and expansive, atmospheric passages, cementing their reputation within the modern progressive metal sphere.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, progressive, complex, technical, uncommon-time-signatures, polyrhythm

Tracklist

  1. Elegy (6:36)
  2. Above (6:10)
  3. Miasma (7:51)
  4. Sunderance (3:29)
  5. Core Relations (6:39)
  6. Below (4:22)
  7. Valley of Smoke (8:34)
  8. Past Tense (5:56)

Credits

  • Intronaut - primary artist
  • David V. D'Andrea - artwork [art]
  • Joe Lester - bass
  • Danny Walker - drums
  • Sacha Dunable - guitar, vocals
  • David Timnick - guitar, vocals, percussion [additional], drums [second drum set], tabla
  • Chris Negrete - sampler [intro sample]
  • Justin Chancellor - bass guitar [second]

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