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Oro: Opus Primum

Ufomammut

Oro: Opus Primum

Album no.6 from the Italian sludge / doom metal outfit, a two-CD, five-track first part of a suite

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Neurot
UK Release date
16/04/2012
US Release date
17/04/2012
  1. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Apparently, this is just the first instalment of a two-part suite. It looks set to be a fantastic voyage. Truly cosmic
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  2. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    These Italians are ever-devoted to carving out paths towards true heaviness, continuing to push the doom blueprint into hyperdrive with their strongest material to date
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  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    there’s endless pleasure to be found attempting to decipher the album’s elliptical and beguiling phraseology
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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Northern Italy's metal alchemists destroy all-comers. Print edition only

  5. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Repeated plays allow a deeper connection to the changes of mood, the whole lysergic journey revealing itself as a maniacal descent into hell and back
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  6. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Playing against a backdrop of relentless kosmische drive and the constant chatter of distorted voices, this is as disturbing a listen as it is an enthralling ride
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  7. 7.0 |   Spin

    Italian sludgers embark on a 51-minute study of rising action, taking the Melvins' Lysol on a long march
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