The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist

by Junius

The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 September 2009
  • Label: The Mylene Sheath
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Inspired by the life and controversial theories of author Immanuel Velikovsky, the Boston quartet's debut full-length is a sweeping, highly atmospheric concept album. The band merges the shimmering guitar textures of post-rock with heavy, post-punk rhythms and melancholic vocal melodies. It stands as a profoundly cinematic and emotionally resonant piece of modern art rock.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, conceptual, history, sludge, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Birth Rights By Torchlight
  2. The Antediluvian Fire
  3. (Turning To The Spirit Of The Hours…)
  4. A Dramatist Plays Catastrophist
  5. Ten Year Librarian
  6. Stargazers & Gravediggers
  7. (…He Fell Before Her)
  8. Elisheva, I Love You
  9. Letters From Saint Angelica
  10. The Mourning Eulogy

Credits

  • Junius - primary artist
  • Drew Speziale - artwork [cover illustrations]
  • Matt Gauck - artwork [interior illustrations]
  • Immanuel Velikovsky - lyrics by [quotes]
  • Bridge Laviazar - vocals [additional gang vocals]
  • Dave Soucy - vocals [additional gang vocals]
  • Jess Collins - vocals [additional gang vocals]
  • Orion Wainer - vocals [additional gang vocals]

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