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PANOPTICON - Kentucky · DIGISLEEVE CD

Product information "PANOPTICON - Kentucky · DIGISLEEVE CD"

Digisleeve CD.

Background information über 'Kentucky'

What happens when Appalachian folk traditions collide with the raw intensity of black metal? Panopticon's "Kentucky" answers that question with stunning clarity and emotional depth. Austin Lunn's ambitious project weaves together the harsh realities of coal mining life with the beauty of traditional bluegrass, creating something entirely unique in the metal landscape. The album serves as both a love letter to Kentucky's cultural heritage and a fierce protest against the exploitation of its people and land. Through soaring black metal passages and intimate acoustic interludes, Lunn captures the duality of a region shaped by both natural beauty and industrial devastation.

The seamless integration of banjo melodies with tremolo-picked guitars shouldn't work, but it absolutely does. Each track feels like a chapter in a larger story about working-class struggle and environmental destruction, told through the lens of someone who truly understands the weight of these issues. The production allows both the metal and folk elements to breathe naturally, never feeling forced or gimmicky. This isn't just experimentation for its own sake - it's a deeply personal statement that resonates with anyone who's ever felt the tension between tradition and progress.

For fans of: Agalloch, Wolves in the Throne Room, Old Man Gloom, and Drudkh

Track listing

  1. Bernheim Forest In Spring
  2. Bodies Under The Falls
  3. Come All Ye Coal Miners
  4. Black Soot And Red Blood
  5. Which Side Are You On
  6. Killing The Giants As They Sleep
  7. Black Waters
  8. Kentucky

Manufacturer: Nordvis Produktion, Garvaregatan 6, 93332 Arvidsjaur, Sweden, Contact: www.nordvis.com

Artist: Panopticon
Label/Manufacturer: Nordvis Produktion
Genre: Black Metal

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