DROWN · Unsleep | BLACK LP

Black vinyl, limited to 300 copies.

Background information about 'Unsleep'

Drown delivers an absolutely crushing sonic experience with "Unsleep", their 2019 masterpiece that showcases the band's ability to craft deeply atmospheric doom metal that feels both suffocating and oddly beautiful. This Australian quartet has managed to create something truly special here - five tracks that flow together like a dark tide, each one named after oceanic trenches and geological formations that mirror the album's crushing depths. The production is pristine yet heavy, allowing every riff to breathe while maintaining that essential weight that makes doom metal so compelling.

What makes "Unsleep" particularly fascinating is how Drown manages to balance traditional doom elements with more progressive tendencies, creating compositions that never feel repetitive despite their extended lengths. From the opening "I: Stem" through to the massive "V: Mariana", each track builds upon the last, creating a cohesive journey through dark waters. The guitar work is absolutely phenomenal, with layers of distortion that create walls of sound without losing clarity, while the rhythm section provides the perfect foundation for these monolithic compositions.

For fans of: Sleep, Electric Wizard, YOB, Monolord, and Windhand

Track listing

A1. I: Stem
A2. II: Unsleep
B1. III: Kuril Kamchatka
B2. IV: Kermadec
B3. V: Mariana

Manufacturer: ProMedia GmbH, Im Gartenfeld 1, 54516 Flußbach, Germany, Contact: spkr.media