A Storm of Light is one of the most powerful and heavy bands to come off the post metal thing. They were formed in 2007 in NYC, and this band incorporates a very dark and frightening sound, following the steps of Neurosis, but they rely in a fast-paced horror soundscape rather than a slow and nasty one. Their name can be related not to a shimmering, holy and never-ending salvation light from the heavens, but as a destructive ephemeral nuclear explosion that devastates everything in its way.
The band currently counts with Josh Graham (vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist, he also played on Neurosis, which explains why their sound draw so heavily from the one of Neurosis), Domenic Seita (bass and vocals) and drummer Billy Graves.
The lyrical themes include post-apocalyptic scenarios, often dystopias created by humanity themselves. Their latest album, Nations to Flames (2013), carries a concept that has been described by Graham as a possible future of human failure due to pollution and overpopulation. The cataclysm shows that humanity gave too much importance to things such as nationalism and religion when they were in fact just lies.
The band's first records are very doom metal influenced, atmospheric and pretty much like Neurosis, while they got progressively more fast and aggressive in the latter records. Nations to Flames and Forgive Us Our Trespasses are essentials to whom wants to discover the band.
2008 - And We Wept the Black Ocean Within
Neurot Recordings
1 - Adrift (The Albatross I)
2 - Vast and Endless
3 - Black Ocean
4 - Thunderhead
5 - Undertow (The Albatross II)
6 - Mass
7 - Leaden Tide
8 - Breach (The Albatross III)
9 - Descent
10 - Iron Heart
145 MB - 320 Kbps
2009 - Forgive Us Our Trespasses
Neurot Recordings
1 - Alpha (Law of Nature Pt. 1)
2 - Amber Waves of Gray
3 - Tempest
4 - The Light in Their Eyes
5 - Trouble Is Near
6 - Arc of Failure (Law of Nature Pt. 2)
7 - Midnight
8 - Across the Wilderness
9 - Time Our Savior (Law of Nature Pt. 3)
10 - Omega
132,2 MB - 320 Kbps
2011 - As the Valley of Death Becomes Us, Our Silver Memories Fade
Profound Lore Records
1 - Missing
2 - Collapse
3 - Black Wolves
4 - Destroyer
5 - Wretched Valley
6 - Silver
7 - Leave No Wounds
8 - Death's Need
9 - Wasteland
121,1 MB - 320 Kbps
2013 - Nations to Flames
Southern Lord Records
1 - Fall
2 - Apostles of Hatred
3 - The Fire Sermon
4 - Omen
5 - Dead Flags
6 - All the Shining Lies
7 - Disintegrate
8 - Lifeless
9 - Soothsayer
10 - You Are the Hunted
11 - The Year Is One
118,3 MB - 320 Kbps
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