Absolutego

Boris' Discography: Part I

well well well
this will definitely take a while to complete

Most of yall prolly know boris. They are a japanese rock/metal band and their work ranges from droning metal, To psychedelic stoner tracks and post-rock epics. And many more of course. This album falls under the umbrella of Drone Metal and for a debut that's slightly over an hour long, It's very good. Of course I do believe it has a lot of empty space for even the standards of the genre, But within that ... read more

If you asked me two years ago what I thought of Absolutego, I probably would have called it "just noise". If you asked me over year ago, I probably would have called it a boring drone metal album. Now that I've been listening to and enjoying the genre for a while now, this is a very dynamic and interesting set of drones, and despite it being an hour of not much more than that, it is quite engaging. First off, the build up is incredibly heavy, with sustained dropped giutar chords, that ... read more

This thing is HEAVY. A single hour-long drone of bass and guitar with one repeating riff. It occasionally is put into controlled moments with vocals and drums, but it's mostly just there to drown you in low end noise and high frequencies. I don't think the ending is as bad as people say but it's definitely missing what makes the earlier parts so engaging.

Favorite: Absolutego
Least Favorite: NA

the slow build into something that crushes is pretty satisfying. it's a lot to sit through but you can hear the vision starting here