| The Banishing | ||||
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| Released | 3 May 2024 | |||
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| Length | 42:18 | |||
| Label | Believers Roast | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock |   [2] |
| Guitarist | 9/10 [3] |
| Metal Digest | 8/10 [1] |
| Prog |   [4] |
The Banishing is the second solo album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Kavus Torabi. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Torabi, known as the frontman of the Canterbury scene band Gong and as a member of Cardiacs, released his first solo album, Hip to the Jag , in 2020; 2023 saw the release of Heaven's Sun , an album he made in collaboration with Richard Wileman of Karda Estra. [11]
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