| Weighing Souls With Sand | ||||
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| Released | May 15, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | February–October 2006 [1] | |||
| Studio | Metanoia Studios [1] | |||
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| Length | 57:34 | |||
| Label | Profound Lore Records | |||
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Weighing Souls With Sand is the second studio album by the Angelic Process.
The Angelic Process is a duo consisting of the couple Kris Angylus and Monica Dragynfly, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1999. [2] According to Angylus, the duo's two albums Coma Waering (2002) and Weighing Souls With Sand were directly influenced by Angylus's experiences; his first girlfriend died in a car accident in 2000, as reflected in Coma Waering, and Weighing Souls With Sand reflects Angylus's grief and suicidal ideation following his girlfriend's death. [3]
Weighing Souls With Sand is the sequel to the Angelic Process's prior album Coma Waering, in which a man dies while in a coma. Weighing Souls With Sand centers around the man's wife, grieving over her husband's death before committing suicide. [4] It has been described as drone metal, [5] ambient, [4] and shoegaze, [6] heavily influenced by My Bloody Valentine. [4] PopMatters notes that the album takes elements from multiple different bands such as Boris, Swans, Godflesh, Isis, and My Bloody Valentine. [7]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8 [4] |
| PopMatters | 8 [7] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.0 [8] |
Weighing Souls With Sand received positive reviews. Blabbermouth.net felt that the the different aspects of the album, such as the distorted melodies and vocals, combined into a "sonic excursion into raw human emotion like few others out there today." [4]
All tracks are written by The Angelic Process
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Promise of Snakes" | 9:32 |
| 2. | "Million Year Summer" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "The Resonance of Goodbye" | 5:14 |
| 4. | "We All Die Laughing" | 6:05 |
| 5. | "Dying in A-minor" | 8:19 |
| 6. | "Weighing Souls With Sand" | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Mouvement - World Deafening Eclipse" | 1:59 |
| 8. | "Burning in the Undertow of God" | 6:46 |
| 9. | "The Smoke of Her Burning" | 4:16 |
| 10. | Untitled (Hidden track; titled "How to Build a Time Machine" on vinyl release) | 5:44 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "How to Build a Time Machine" (Bonus track) | 5:44 |
| 11. | "Sleepwritten" (Bonus track) | 10:53 |
Adapted from liner notes. [1]
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