{"product_id":"xasthur-all-reflections-drained","title":"Xasthur 'All Reflections Drained'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll Reflections Drained\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e captures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eXasthur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e near the end of the project’s original black metal era, pushing Scott Conner’s unmistakable sound deeper into isolation, atmosphere and psychological darkness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilt from layers of distant guitars, buried vocals, ambient texture and deliberately lo-fi production, the album moves less like a conventional collection of songs than a bleak cinematic landscape. Tracks including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Dirge Forsaken,” “Maze of Oppression,” “Masquerade of Incisions,” “Damage Your Soul”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the title track stretch Xasthur’s depressive black metal into increasingly hypnotic and atmospheric territory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe record also occupies an unusual place in Scott Conner’s catalog. Originally associated with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNocturnal Poisoning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e name, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll Reflections Drained\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was later incorporated by Conner into the official Xasthur discography and is now regarded as the project’s seventh full-length.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than a decade after its original release, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll Reflections Drained\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e finally received its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst vinyl edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, presented as a gatefold 2LP through Lupus Lounge \/ Prophecy Productions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBleak, immersive and deliberately suffocating, it captures the distinctive atmosphere that made Xasthur one of the defining names in American depressive black metal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hydra Head Records","offers":[{"title":"CD + Bonus CD","offer_id":47738846609579,"sku":"IOD-HH176CD","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/1642\/3595\/files\/R-1796402-1243961740.jpg?v=1788390721","url":"https:\/\/iodinerecords.com\/products\/xasthur-all-reflections-drained","provider":"Iodine Recordings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}