__________.____ ______________________________ .__ _______ ________ \______ \ | \_ _____/\_ _____/\______ \ |__|\ \ / _____/ | | _/ | | __)_ | __)_ | | \| |/ | \/ \ ___ | | \ |___ | \ | \ | ` \ / | \ \_\ \ |______ /_______ \/_______ //_______ //_______ /__\____|__ /\______ / \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ artist: Ba'al title: Ellipsism year: 2020 genre: Metal type: Album label: Clobber Records language: English rel. date: 2020-10-30 source: WEB/MP3 quality: CBR 320kbps / 44.1 kHz / Joint Stereo runtime: 01:02:28 size: 152.94MB rip date: 2025-07-18 source url: https://www.deezer.com/album/178688222 tracklist: 1. Long Live 10:36 2. An Orchestra of Flies 8:26 3. XIV I MMXIX 1:21 4. Jouska 9:21 5. III II MMIII 2:23 6. Tarred and Feathered 6:09 7. Father, the Sea, the Moon 9:34 8. X I MCMXCII 2:15 9. Rosalia 12:23 release notes: Post-black and blackened post metal. The same thing, surely? I would argue no. Post-black metal tends to rely on lengthy, brooding atmospheric passages, interspersed with blasts of black metal fury. Blackened post metal, on the other hand, should be towering, mesmerizing riffs with that vicious black metal edge to proceedings. Sheffield, UK's Ba'al have been knocking around since 2016, putting out EPs in their first year and then in 2019 also, but the absolute shitshow that is 2020 sees this four piece dropping their debut full-length, Ellipsism. [...] As Ellipsism progresses, it's unquestionably post-metal - rather than atmospheric post-black - as it traverses moods and genre tropes aplenty. What Ba'al do particularly well, however, is the actual shifts, in both style and tempo. Though these transitions are often sudden, with the tempest stuttering almost to a halt or abruptly accelerating back to full storm force, they are never jarring. [...] The blackened, and at times fully black metal, edges to Ba'al's post-metal sound lends harsh, bleak notes to the sorrowful journey Ellipsism took me on. This raging storm sometimes hits maelstrom territory, while at other times Ba'al lead the listener into the quiet eye of the storm for a moment's breather. For a debut, Ellipsism is very good and showcases some strong songwriting, with numerous different influences and styles blended well. It is, I think, a little too long, but overall Ba'al have put together a captivating and emotional record. -- angry metal guy