Infinite Dissolution

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Infinite Dissolution
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Studio album by
Locrian
ReleasedJuly 24, 2015 (2015-07-24)
GenreDoom metal, drone metal, drone, noise[1]
Length47:25
LabelRelapse Records
ProducerLocrian
Locrian chronology
Return to Annihilation
(2013) 		Infinite Dissolution
(2015)
Singles from Infinite Dissolution
  1. "An Index of Air"
    Released: June 1, 2015
  2. "Heavy Water"
    Released: June 18, 2015[2]
  3. "Arc of Extinction"
    Released: July 9, 2015[3]
  4. "Dark Shales"
    Released: July 16, 2015[4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[5]
Pitchfork8.2/10[6]
Echoes and Dustfavorable [7]
Consequence of SoundB[8]
Exclaim!8/10[10]
PopMatters7/10 [11]
The Quietusfavorable [12]
Dustedfavorable [13]

Infinite Dissolution is an album from the drone rock band Locrian. It was released on July 24, 2015, through Relapse Records.[14]

The first single off the album, "An Index of Air" was released digitally on June 1, 2015.[15] Locrian released a music video directed by Raymond Salvatore Harmon for the track "Arc of Extinction" on July 29, 2015, through NPR.[16]

Background

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Infinite Dissolution was announced on May 21, 2015, and the press release of the album describes it as a concept record "dealing with the struggle of human extinction."[17]

The group took inspiration for the album from Elizabeth Kolbert's study of mass extinction and climate change, The Sixth Extinction.[18]

Reception

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The album generally received favorable responses from critics and fans alike. Pitchfork Media gave the album a positive review, rating the album at 8.2 out of 10 and praising the album as being the group's "most adventurous and accessible" album yes from the "once-prohibitively esoteric" group.[19] Consequence of Sound gave the album a B and compared looking into the photo of sculptor David Altmejd's The Eye on the album's cover was like "peering into the world of the album: as mesmerizing as it is disorienting."[20] NPR's Lars Gotrich stated that the trio "is at the height of its holistic metallic powers on Infinite Dissolution."[21] PopMatters gave the album 7 out of 10 stars and called the release thoughtful and dynamic and generally praised the release.[22] Exclaim gave the album an 8 out of 10 review ending their review by stating that "Infinite Dissolution is full of haunted love songs between a fallen city and the ghosts that inhabit it; it fills a void that I never knew existed until this unsettling, aching sound poured in."[23]

The album currently has a score of 83 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[24]

Jason Heller of the A.V. Club ranked Infinite Dissolution as his top album of 2015.[25]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Arc of Extinction"7:16
2."Dark Shales"6:28
3."KXL I"6:56
4."The Future of Death"3:38
5."An Index of Air"7:51
6."KXL II"3:46
7."The Great Dying"5:48
8."Heavy Water"4:11
9."KXL III"1:34
Total length:47:25

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Allmusic.[26]

Drone

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Production

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References

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