The great annihilator is the ninth studio album by american experimental rock band swans.
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The two were remastered and re released together in april 2017.
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Alternative rock folk rock industrial.
They talk of spirituality in a non religious way and every note every noise and every word on this album talk direcly to the body and mind of the listener.
The great annihilator in my opinion is their masterpiece.
A majestic symphony of haunting melodies and shifting moods sf bay guardian will be released on double vinyl the album s first release on the format for decades.
The album has been described by gira as a companion album to his solo album drainland 1995.
A perfect blend of bright electric violence and obscure solemnity.
In that case the great annihilator is just a snapshot of the swans during one single era in their existence.
One of swans best recordings the vinyl is a horror to play on a turntable that does not auto stop it has no looping run off grooves and jumps onto the inner labels emitting a noise and messing up the needle.
The 2002 reissue includes a live version of i am the sun originally released on the i am the sun 7.
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Electronic rock style.
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The great annihilator was reissued again in 2017 as part of the the great annihilator drainland 2cd compilation and as a stand alone double vinyl which included drainland as a digital download.
A seventeen track majestic symphony of haunting melodies and shifting moods featuring some of gira and partner jarboe s most haunting and ethereal vocal work.
This is one of the last records the band put out and it is also one of their best.
It was released on january 23 1995 through frontman michael gira s own record label young god.
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It is dark and somber without sounding self indulgent and pretentious.
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Dissonant dulcet and dangerous the great annihilator is clearly some of the group s best late period material and a welcome addition to any music collection.
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This music is beautiful and melancholic without sounding too melodramatic and cheesy.
