Kentucky (Panopticon album)

Kentucky
Studio album by Panopticon
Released	June 4, 2012
Recorded	2011–2012
Genre	Black metal, bluegrass, Americana
Length	51:24
Label	The Flenser, Handmade Birds
Producer	Austin Lunn
Panopticon chronology
Social Disservices (2011) Kentucky (2012) Roads to the North (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Invisible Oranges	Positive [2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]

Kentucky is the fifth studio album from black metal band Panopticon. The album combines styles of bluegrass and Appalachian music with black metal. ^[4] The album has strong political and environmentalism themes. ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Austin Lunn, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bernheim Forest in Spring"		2:53
2.	"Bodies Under the Falls"		10:27
3.	"Come All Ye Coal Miners"	Sarah Ogan Gunning	4:13
4.	"Black Soot and Red Blood"		10:11
5.	"Which Side Are You On?"	Florence Reece	2:59
6.	"Killing the Giants as They Sleep"		12:24
7.	"Black Waters"	Jean Ritchie	4:56
8.	"Kentucky"		3:21
Total length:			51:24

Personnel

• Austin Lunn – vocals, instrumentation, arrangement, composition, production
• Johan Becker – violin
• Colin Marston – mixing, mastering

References

1. "Kentucky - Panopticon | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. Williams, Rhys (August 13, 2012). "Review: Panopticon - Kentucky". Invisible Oranges . Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
3. "Panopticon - Kentucky (album review 2) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
4. Paul, Andrew (January 9, 2019). "Panopticon's Kentucky combined folk and black metal to take on the coal industry". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
5. "A Deeper Look At The Politics Behind Panopticon's 'Kentucky'". Killyourstereo.com. December 21, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2021.