The Grand Contraction, by The Foetal Mind

The Grand Contraction

by The Foetal Mind

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©ough©ool Wow, yes as stated before it is from 2010 & it does feel ahead of it's time. Especially the flair they throw in to the mix of instrumentation... highly enjoyable release Favorite track: The Grand Contraction.

Planeclothesman I never received a copy of my disc!

bmurator French Black / Doom Metal. Deep guttural vocals & a few well placed screeches on one song, as well as some clean vocals that work very well! The rest is just instrumentals of the highest order! This one is well worth as many listens as I can fit in! Highly recommended!!!

Metallurgical Fire Most of this feels like a newer blackgaze album released in the last couple of years, but without vocals for the most part. More blackgaze and atmospheric black metal bands are releasing instrumental versions of their albums these days too. That being the case, this is another HDR artist whose progression feels ahead of his time. This album is from 2010. It’s really quite good and engaging, with fantastic guitar work and progressive aspects. Favorite track: Silence.

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1.	Intro 02:27	info	buy track
2.	Big Crunch 05:11	info	buy track
3.	Silence 06:14	info	buy track
4.	The Grand Contraction 03:43	info	buy track
5.	Esperit Nosible 07:05	info	buy track
6.	Instrumental 05:22	info	buy track
7.	The Collapse 06:09	info	buy track
8.	Nobody 06:37	info	buy track
9.	Positive Destruction 05:33	info	buy track
10.	Nothingness 08:13	info	buy track
11.	Outro 02:06	info	buy track

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A largely instrumental (post)metal album, filled with powerful, catchy and atmospheric riffs that bring about the concept of The Grand Contraction. The Foetal Mind's change in sound shows an incredible evolution in the concept of the project. The overall atmosphere of the music is perhaps stronger than ever for this project, albeit approached in a different waty. This album itself can be described as a mixture of post-metal/rock, doom, black metal, and traditional metal with a strong emphasis on melody and atmosphere.

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released December 16, 2010

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Hypnotic Dirge Records is an independent record label and webshop based in Saskatchewan, Canada and Lisbon, Portugal active since 2008. Our intention and raison d'être is to release quality expressive and eclectic art through aural manifestations.

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