Days of the Fallen Sun

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Days of the Fallen Sun
Days of the Fallen Sun.jpg
Album cover illustration by Adrian Brouchy
EP by
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2014
Recorded Radar Studios, Clinton, CT
Genre Art rock, space rock, post-metal, alternative metal
Length24:44
Label Prosthetic
Producer Junius, Will Benoit
Junius chronology
Reports from the Threshold of Death
(2011)
Days of the Fallen Sun
(2014)
Eternal Rituals for the Accretion of Light
(2017)

Days of the Fallen Sun is the fourth EP by American art rock band Junius. It was released on February 18, 2014, through Prosthetic. [1] The track "The Time Of Perfect Virtue" was originally recorded on the split EP Junius / Juarez , while the track "A Day Dark With Night" was originally recorded on the split EP Junius / Rosetta . The track "Forgiving The Cleansing Meteor" was made available for streaming on Pitchfork prior to the EPs release. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Blabbermouth 8.5/10 [4]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [6]

At Alternative Press , Tim Karan rated the album four out of five stars, writing that "Noticeably more similar to Catastrophist that 2011's more sonically diverse Reports From The Threshold Of Death, it's headphone music at its most majestic and macabre." [3]

Track listing

Days of the Fallen Sun track listing. [7]

  1. "(Meditations)" – 0:40
  2. "The Time of Perfect Virtue" – 4:52
  3. "(Shamanic Rituals)" – 0:49
  4. "A Day Dark With Night" – 7:20
  5. "(The Purge)" – 0:36
  6. "Battle in the Sky" – 3:32
  7. "(Nothingness)" – 0:56
  8. "Forgiving the Cleansing Meteor" – 5:59

Vinyl digital download bonus tracks

  1. "A Universe Without Stars" (Living Phantoms Remix)
  2. "All Shall Float" (Zack Martin Remix)

Personnel

Days of the Fallen Sun album personnel adapted from CD liner notes. [8]

Junius

Additional personnel

Album artwork

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References

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