Gojira - Magma - METAL *SEALED*

Description: IMAGES MAY NOT BE EXACT - SEE DESCRIPTION FOR MENTION OF *ACTUAL PHOTOS* - OTHERWISE THEY ARE LIKELY GENERIC PHOTOS FOR REFERENCE. REFER TO CONDITION RATINGS FOR THE BEST IDEA OF SLEEVE AND VINYL CONDITIONS AND/OR COMMENTS SPECIFIC TO THIS COPY. 'NEW' RECORDS ARE UNPLAYED AND SENT AS THEY WERE RELEASED - MOST OFTEN SEALED, BUT SOME RELEASES COME UNSEALED AS NEW (WE USUALLY NOTATE 'NEVER WAS SEALED' IN THE DESCRIPTION IF A RECORD COMES THIS WAY 'NEW') ***PRE-ORDERS*** The label of pre-orders will be created within a day of purchase but your item will not actually ship until, or just before, the release date - Also, if you combine a pre-order with existing stock items you will need to pay 2 shipping charges if you would like your in-stock items to ship right away and have the pre-order ship later -or- we will wait for the pre-order and ship all together at no extra shipping charge. PRE-ORDER RELEASE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE - WE CANNOT GUARANTEE A RELEASE DATE - WE CAN GUARANTEE WE WILL SHIP IT AS SOON AS IT DOES ACTUALLY RELEASE AND THE STOCK HAS REACHED OUR SHOP FROM DISTRIBUTION. Gojira - Magma - METAL *SEALED* Item Description This sixth album by the French extreme metallers is a bold step forward into new territory. Having already cemented their place as one of the best technical death metal bands in history, here they broaden their horizons considerably, experimenting with melody, groove, shorter songs, more straightforward structures, and actual singing. This shift from complexity toward accessibility has seen Magma draw comparisons with Metallicas black album, which Gojira have welcomed. Although they have toned down the complexity a bit, the music is still incredibly heavy, and there are still more ideas in this album than most bands manage in an entire career -- from the Middle Eastern soloing of "Silvera" through the brutal, syncopated drum tattoo that drives "The Cell" to the almost liturgical, monastic vocals on the title track and the incredibly harsh, shrieking, industrial guitar effect that shows up periodically. Opener "The Shooting Star" sets the stage for the rest of the album with a sludgy midtempo groove, multi-tracked vocals, a minor-key melody, clean singing, and a veritable wall of guitar. The title track is one of the most progressive on the record, harking back to the bands old-school days with at least five different sections, and is followed up immediately by the one-two punch of a couple of the albums heaviest tracks -- "Pray," blasting along with grinding, djent-inspired riffage, and "Only Pain," where Joe Duplantier roars into the void over a cyclical maelstrom of guitar. But theres almost a pop feel to some of the material here. Both the music and Duplantiers singing style have a 90s vibe, and the chorus on "Stranded" could almost have come off something by one of the sludgier grunge bands, like Alice in Chains or Tad (who were, incidentally, once described by a British music journalist as "the Metallica its OK to like"). The album ends in stately near-silence with the acoustic instrumental outro "Liberation." The bulk of the lyrics are inspired by the untimely passing of the Duplantier brothers mother, a subject that has obviously been the cause of much pain but is also handled with grace, sensitivity, and good taste. This album is not going to give Gojira any big pop radio hits, but it will certainly broaden their appeal outside of the death metal ghetto to more general fans of metal and hard rock. ~ John D. Buchanan Media Condition: Mint (M) Format Type: LP Genre: Metal Released: 06/17/2016 Format: Vinyl Sleeve Condition: Mint (M) CONDITION RATINGS : G / G+ / VG / VG+ / VG++ / EX / EX+ / NM / MINT You may request the results of a play test. Shipping can be combined on multiple items! Upon Request: New records can be nicely taken out of their sealed sleeves and shipped this way to protect from seam splits during transit. Additional Pictures Or Info Upon Request : (Seth)

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