Return to Annihilation

Return to Annihilation is an album from the drone rock band Locrian. It was released on June 25, 2013 through Relapse Records.[7]

Return to Annihilation
Studio album by
Locrian
ReleasedJune 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)
GenreDoom metal, drone metal, black metal, drone, noise
Length49:50
LabelRelapse Records
ProducerLocrian
Locrian chronology
Locrian & Christoph Heemann
(2012)		 Return to Annihilation
(2013)		 Infinite Dissolution
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork8.0/10[2]
Consequence Of SoundC+[3]
Exclaim!9/10[4]
Popmatters7/10 [5]
Tiny Mix Tapes3.5/5[6]

Background

Return to Annihilation was announced on April 25, 2013 through a press releases which described the release as the band's “Relapse Records” full-length debut.[8][9]

The group was inspired by the “band’s love for prog-rock progenitors Genesis, Yes & King Crimson.” [8]

Reception

The album generally received favorable responses from critics and fans alike. Pitchfork Media gave the album a positive review, rating the album at 8 out of 10 and praising the album as being the group's “most provocative and engaging album to date.”[10] Consequence of Sound gave the album a C+ and noted that the band had added variety to their songwriting on the album, incorporating aspects of black metal and blissful shoe gaze. They added that the group are transposing the black metal template onto other genres along with their "contemporaries Deafheaven and Sunn O))).[11]"

The album currently has a score of 80 on Metacritic, indicating “generally favorable reviews.”[12]

Spin magazine included the release in their list of the "Best 20 Metal Albums of 2013" and ranked the album at number four.[13]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Eternal Return"2:51
2."A Visitation from the Wrath of Heaven"8:25
3."Two Moons"4:26
4."Return to Annihilation
  • a. "Into One Light"
  • b. "Anathemata"
  • c. "All Mineral In Upheaval""
6:45
5."Exiting the Hall of Vapor and Light"5:15
6."Panorama of Mirrors"6:38
7."Obsolete Elegies
  • a. "Isostasy"
  • b. "Digression of Air"
  • c. "Hydriotaphia"
  • d. "In Felsic Splendor""
15:30
Total length:49:50

References
  1. ""Return to Annihilation" - Locrian". Meteoritic. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. Currin, Grayson Haver (July 24, 2013). "Return to Annihilation on Pitchfork". Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. Hadusek, Jon (June 26, 2013). "Locrian – Return to Annihilation". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. Walschots, Natalie Zina (June 25, 2013). "Locrian - Return to Annihilation". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. Mathers, Ian (August 3, 2013). "Locrian - Return to Annihilation". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  6. Phillips, Matthew. "Locrian - Return to Annihilation". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  7. "LOCRIAN: Announce Details For New Album 'Return To Annihilation'". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  8. "LOCRIAN: Announce Details For New Album 'Return To Annihilation'". The Sleeping Shaman. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  9. "LOCRIAN ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM DETAILS". Rock-A-Rolla Magazine. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  10. Currin, Grayson Haver. "Locrian: Return to Annihilation Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  11. Hadusek, Jon. "Locrian: Return to Annihilation Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  12. "Locrian: Return to Annihilation Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  13. Staff (December 6, 2013), Spin. "SPIN'S 20 BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 2013". Spin. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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