Valley of Smoke

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Valley of Smoke
Valley of smoke cover.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 2010
Genre Progressive metal, post-metal
Length49:37
53:49 (European edition)
Label Century Media
Producer Josh Newell
Intronaut chronology
Prehistoricisms
(2008)
Valley of Smoke
(2010)
Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words with Tones)
(2013)

Valley of Smoke is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Intronaut. It was released in North America on October 12, 2010 on Century Media Records, who also released their previous album Prehistoricisms . The album was released in Europe with exclusive bonus track "Vernon" on November 22, 2010.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chronicles of Chaos 8.5/10 [3]
Exclaim.ca (positive) [4]
Rock Sound 8/10 [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Elegy"6:36
2."Above"6:10
3."Miasma"7:51
4."Sunderance"3:29
5."Core Relations"6:39
6."Below"4:22
7."Valley of Smoke" (Featuring Justin Chancellor)8:34
8."Past Tense"5:56
9."Vernon" (European bonus track)4:12

Personnel

Intronaut

Guest musicians

Production

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References

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