For fans of metal and experimental music, Terrestrials, the collaborative album by American innovative drone/extreme metal duo Sunn O))) and Norway’s ever-morphing sonic explorers, Ulver, was undoubtedly one of the most anticipated releases of the new year. The album was recorded during an overnight session at Ulver’s Crystal Canyon studio in 2008 and developed and refined as time and distance allowed over the next several years while the bands focused on their own respective projects, notably Sunn O)))’s landmark album, Monoliths and Dimensions, and Ulver’s electro-classical fusion on Messe I.X-VI.X, and its first ever tour. The result of their combined efforts is a very beautiful, largely serene three tracks that seem to build naturally into an emotional, climactic finale. It’s a true merging of Sunn O)))’s love of analog tone and instrumentation with Ulver’s ambient and electronic finesse.
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