Grief's Infernal Flower | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 18, 2015 | |||
Studio | Soundhouse Studios | |||
Genre | Doom metal | |||
Length | 71:09 | |||
Label | Relapse | |||
Producer | Jack Endino | |||
Windhand chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Consequence of Sound | A− [3] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [4] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [5] |
NPR (website) | (positive) [6] |
Grief's Infernal Flower is the third album by American doom metal band Windhand. [7] The album was released on September 18, 2015 via Relapse Records. [8] It was named the 17th best album of 2015 by Consequence of Sound . [9]
On the Billboard charts, Grief's Infernal Flower reached No. 7 on Heatseekers Albums, No. 4 on Vinyl Albums, No. 16 on Hard Rock Albums, No. 39 on Top Rock Albums, and No. 17 on Tastemakers. It is Windhand's best-charting release to date. [10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Two Urns" | 8:11 |
2. | "Forest Clouds" | 9:11 |
3. | "Crypt Key" | 5:39 |
4. | "Tanngrisnir" | 5:36 |
5. | "Sparrow" | 4:46 |
6. | "Hyperion" | 5:29 |
7. | "Hesperus" | 14:26 |
8. | "Kingfisher" | 14:19 |
9. | "Aition" | 3:32 |
Total length: | 71:09 |
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