The Great Annihilator Vinyl

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.

The great annihilator vinyl.

Alternative rock folk rock industrial. Ending friday at 6 30pm pdt 1d 4h. 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. It was released on january 23 1995 through frontman michael gira s own record label young god.

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. A perfect blend of bright electric violence and obscure solemnity. This music is beautiful and melancholic without sounding too melodramatic and cheesy. 2x vinyl lp album reissue remastered country.

The two were remastered and re released together in april 2017. Swans the great annihilator vinyl young god records 10 50. The great annihilator is the ninth studio album by american experimental rock band swans. 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.

Electronic rock style. This is one of the last records the band put out and it is also one of their best. The 2002 reissue includes a live version of i am the sun originally released on the i am the sun 7. The great annihilator originally released in 1995 and described at the time as.

Annihilator alice in hell lp 180 gram vinyl album thrash speed metal record. Young god records yg59 mute stumm402 format. Swans the great annihilator lp 12 x2 record set young god yglp9 uk 5018615500919. 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.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2017 jarboe art edition vinyl release of the great annihilator on discogs. The album has been described by gira as a companion album to his solo album drainland 1995. It is dark and somber without sounding self indulgent and pretentious. The great annihilator in my opinion is their masterpiece.