audiObelisk EXCLUSIVE: Rwake’s Hell is a Door to the Sun Now Available for Streaming
Originally released in 2002, Rwake‘s Hell is a Door to the Sun is a fucking monster of an album. Long before post-metal solidified and was considered a viable genre, the Little Rock outfit were hard at work blending crushing sludge and darkened ethereal psychedelics in a way that has only become more their own over time.
Relapse Records is set to reissue Hell is a Door to the Sun next week, with a new mix from the ever-present and (why not?) effervescent Sanford Parker, a remaster job and artwork that does the disturbing sounds justice. If, like me, you came aboard the good ship Rwake with 2004’s If You Walk Before You Crawl, You Crawl Before You Die, or after, you really should hear this:
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Rwake‘s Hell is a Door to the Sun will be out on Relapse March 1, 2011. More info and pre-orders here.
Tags: Arkansas, Little Rock, Relapse, Rwake
Sanford Parker is a goddamn titan. He made this album sound brand spanking new.
a resin hit for the ear.
You got to goddamn these people! You got to Goddamn em’!!!!!
uuuuuh… I’m being very very blown away by this. it sounds ultra-modern, brims with beautifully wrong turns and menacing lyrics. Thanks Obelisk