Timewave Zero (Blood Incantation album)

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Timewave Zero
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Genre
Length40:38
Label Century Media
Blood Incantation chronology
Hidden History of the Human Race
(2019)
Timewave Zero
(2022)
Luminescent Bridge
(2023)

Timewave Zero is the third studio album by American band Blood Incantation. It was released on February 25, 2022, through Century Media. [1]

Contents

Background

The band stated that they planned their trajectory as early as their first rehearsal, deciding that their signature sound would be cosmically influenced death metal, their sophomore album would feature psychedelic elements, and their third album would be entirely ambient. [2] After the album's release, lead guitarist and vocalist Paul Riedl confirmed that their follow up album would be a return to their signature metal style. [2]

Musical style

The album is a departure from the group's typical death metal sound, not featuring any guitars, drums, or vocals. [3] [4] It has been described as ambient and space music. [2] [3] [5] The album is composed of two songs, each separated into four movements. At 40 minutes and 38 seconds, it is their second longest studio album, behind their fourth album Absolute Elsewhere, released on October 10, 2024. [6]

Reception

The album was generally well received upon release. Sam Sodomsky of Pitchfork gave the album a score of 7.5/10 and stated "Listening to Timewave Zero, you can sense the band proudly embracing its transitional nature, rarely attempting to push beyond its self-imposed boundaries—a triumph by existence alone, an itch they had to scratch." [2] Dutch Pearce of Decibel magazine wrote "it doesn’t take long for the cosmic winds of “IO,” the first track on Timewave Zero, to convince you that your trust in boarding this extraordinary voyage will be rewarded." [7]

Angry Metal Guy were critical of the album, giving it a score of 2.0/5 and writing "Although pleasant in stretches, or as background music, largely I found the album a chore to listen to; a tedious, patience testing slab of ambient experimentation best left for other ears to fully enjoy and embrace." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Io"20:56
2."Ea"19:39
Total length:40:38

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