Brown/bronze vinyl with gatefold cover and printed innersleeve.Limited 300 copies

On their first album, Gran Poder, Spanish trio Orthodox appearedcontent to merely imitate the leading architects of the extremedoom genre, such as Boris and Sunn 0))), even going so far as tohide beneath the hoods of monkish cloaks and keep their namessecret in a bid for total anonymity. But for their second, 2007´sAmanecer En Puerta Oscura, they´ve not only come out of theshadows, revealed their identities, and let the sun shine throughthe canopy of trees symbolically gracing the album´s cover, butopened their minds to come up with a style more personal andunique. For the bong brigade out there (they tend to like thesesorts of bands), let´s just say that Orthodox have essentiallyadded "wow" to their pre-existing "woah." "Wow" because astonishingfirst track, Con Sangre de Quien Te Ofenda finds the trio expandingtheir horizons into avant-garde jazz, à la Coltrane´s A LoveSupreme (no, seriously!), including horn and clarinet textures andwhat sounds like a standup contrabass; in sum, the real deal. Lateron, they also flirt briefly with minimalist guitar and pianointerludes (the title track and Puerta Osario, respectively) ontheir way to another, sparsely orchestrated and totallyColtrane-reliant dissertation between upright bass, guitar echoes,and cymbal washes on the 15-minute Templos. Then, amidst all thisshocking novelty, Orthodox also reverts to familiar doom metal formfor Mesto, Rigido E Ceremoniale, Solemne Triduo, and Parte II.Apogeum — all of which sound notably less extreme than theballs-out, funeral doom of their debut, yet simultaneously moreunique and personal in the bargain. Needless to say, though, theharsh duality extant within Amanecer En Puerta Oscura poses manyquestions for both the band and its listeners: doom metal fans willobviously be forced to expand their musical horizons or go fulfilltheir usual expectations elsewhere; while avant-jazz and fusionenthusiasts will simply find the band´s flirtations with the genrederivative and unsurprising. So it´s really up to Orthodoxthemselves to decide which direction to follow, or, better yet,find a way to combine both into something truly unique andgroundbreaking. After all, much of Amanecer En Puerta Oscura is,quite simply, highly un-Orthodox.

Track list:
1. Con Sangre De Quien Te Ofenda
2. Mesto, Rigido E Ceremoniale
3. Solemne Triduo
4. Amanecer En Puerta Oscura
5. Puerta Osario
6. Templos
7. Parte II. Apogeum

Condition cover: nm

Condition vinyl: nm

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