The End of Six Thousand Years “I§olation” LP/CD

I believe "I§olation" is the debut full-length from Italy's The End of Six Thousand Years (released in a limited edition of 500 LP's by Refoundation Records, and I believe on CD by Still Life Records), and quite an impressive release it is. 10 tracks of emotionally forceful and diverse technical (but not overly so) metalcore loaded with slick little melodic runs and discordant textures over powerfully surging rhythms and the types of instrumental dirges that tend to be classified as "post-rock" or "post-metal" (though, as I often do, I'll clarify that such characteristics herein are 10 times stronger than most of that generic mess). But that's not all, as you'll also encounter melodic Swedish flavored runs, subtle hints at the speed and dissonance of black metal, flourishes reminiscent of early Burst, and even some burly death metal-esque grinding on occasion. And in addition to top-notch songwriting, the killer recording really keeps things sounding cohesive as well, with an ultra thick mix that doesn't get too muddy or favor any one element of the instrumentation (nor the harshly snarled vocals, for that matter). Considering the breadth of approaches I've already cited, you might think the album is a bit all over the place, but that's really not the case at all. They pull it off with admirable ease, and I'm incredibly impressed by this material. Hopefully the band will start to garner a bit more attention, and I'm already really looking forward to hearing more...

The End of Six Thousand Years "Beyond Arhythmic Collapse"
The End of Six Thousand Years "Isolation"

Sadly I'm having a hard time finding this one in various distros out there on either format, which is a damn shame. If you're not into vinyl, perhaps try contacting the band and the labels via the links above to inquire about other options for purchasing this outstanding piece of work. This really deserves to be heard by a wider audience...

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Refoundation Records