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Isis Panopticon
Double LP set
Rare, 2004, Original pressing
Made in U.S.A.
Robotic Empire Records - ROBO 045
VG++ Gatefold cover with shrinkwrap
Black Vinyl play NM to MINT with light, inaudible, paper-rub marks
Includes custom insert
OUT OF PRINT
Rare Album

" and didn't prove that was a heavy band in every sense, then should do the trick. The title comes from 18th century philosopher Jeremy Bentham's prison design, which was later referenced by Michael Foucault in the 20th century. The idea is that a centrally placed guard or watcher can keep track of a large number of prisoners, and it excited Bentham and concerned Foucault. Heavy stuff for a metal band, huh? Both are quoted in the liner notes, bookended by aerial industrial photos laying out society's open sprawl. It fits perfectly with the epic music on the disc itself, which is as angular as post-rock forefathers and as cosmically expansive as , yet closer to the intensity of hardcore than either of them. has the same cagey wall of noise as , although the end product here is a little more polished. is still howling and growling, but he's less reluctant to actually sing, just as the music is more inclined to stretch out into 's velvet atmospherics, which were a part of , too, but just not as pronounced as they are here. 's lyrics are impenetrable, buried in the mix, but when they do pop through the haze of guitars and electronics they're appropriately weighty and tied to the omniscient paranoia of the title."
-allmusic.com

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