Collapse
by Panopticon
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 June 2009
- Label: Flenser
- Country: United States
- Length: 53:00
- Community rating: 3.71/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Marking a significant stylistic evolution, this record introduced the seamless integration of Appalachian bluegrass and neofolk into a black metal framework. The compositions utilize acoustic guitar and banjo interludes to provide moments of pastoral reprieve between dense, distorted movements. Lyrically, the album addresses environmental collapse and the unsustainable nature of industrial civilization.
Genres
Descriptors: folk, nature, organic, acoustic, storytelling, atmospheric, long-form, blast-beats
Tracklist
- The Death of Baldr and the Coming War (15:53)
- Aptrgangr (15:19)
- Merkstave (10:07)
- Idavoll (05:02)
- Beginning of the End (Amebix) (06:39)
Credits
- Panopticon - primary artist
- Austin Lundr - instruments [all], lyrics by, vocals [propaganda], layout, design
- Bekah Chapman - photography by
- Skallehammeren - recorded by