The doctrine of the selfsubsistence of god, especially of the second person in the trinity. The faceless autotheism 2012, slipcase, cd discogs. This is the bands first release in over four years and for all intensive purposes its going to be well worth the wait. Done wrong, this could have come off as very egotistical, but it remains mostly tasteful, with most of the lyrics dedicated to attacking religion and promoting science its about as tasteful as one can expect. Opening with the sprawling threetrack suite autotheist movement, the faceless let listeners know that theyre in for something different right off the bat as they accent their dazzling metal with piano, organ, and even saxophone. Autotheism by the faceless album, technical death metal. The discovery and changes by a god is the concept behind the third album for the california death metal band. Autotheism is a concept record about, as the title suggests, a mans desision to forgo all existing gods and worship himself instead. Its been four years since the release of the faceless ambitious last album, planetary duality. Autotheism is the 3rd fulllength studio album by technical death metal act the faceless. Autotheism is audacious in its quest to move away from the hypertechnical death metal that the faceless have, up. I was impressed with akeldama, their debut back in 2006 certainly more than some of the. Provided to youtube by sumerian records autotheist movement i. The faceless was formed in encino, california by guitarist michael keene and bassist brandon giffin in 2003.
And that is the theme of almost every faceless album, but this one is a little more darker and in the vein of planetary duality, but while remaining autotheism ish. Autotheism is a music studio album recording by the faceless techextreme prog metalprogressive rock released in 2012 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Upload download has been moved to the sssl protocol. Autotheism certainly pushes new ground for the band, even if it is ground that has been tread more successfully numerous times over by other bands the faceless may now be playing progressive metal, but they certainly arent helping to progress a stale genre which has. I consummate this realm through the vision i possess i rise above consecrated imposition the pious flame. Autotheism is a compound word from the greek theos, which means god or god. Users who ignore this rule will be banned from the site.
I did enjoy planetary duality quite a bit, and there are plenty of moments on autotheism that recall the faceless past achievements. An autotheist is one who believes himherself to be god, and autotheism is. Autotheism definition and meaning collins english dictionary. While technical death metal band the faceless have always had a bit of a progressive streak, they really run with it on their third album, autotheism. Deconsecrate accelerated evolution keene, jones the eidolon reality ten billion years hauch, keene hail science hymn of sanity in solitude. The faceless autotheism the faceless were far superior to the majority of their techdeath peers even on their debut, 2006s akeldama. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. For fans of the faceless, autotheism was more than just a highly anticipated new album. Autotheism the faceless 41100 above anything else, the faceless autotheism is a problematic album.
Its hard not to feel the faceless should be a lot bigger than they are. The album debuted at number 50 on the billboard 200, number 3 on the top hard rock albums, number on the top independent albums, number 18 on top rock albums, and hit number 1 on the cmj radio. The faceless the faceless is an american technical death metal band from encino, california. They signed to sumerian back in 2006 when the label was just starting out and paved the way for the sumeriancore movement that followed. I consummate this realm through the vision i possess i rise above consecrated imposition the pious flame a flame extinguished from the mind i will create a new reality no creator in the heavens above i am the lightning rest your weary mind no demons in the furnace below. The faceless tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including autotheist movement ii emancipate, all dark graves, akeldama, in solitude, an autopsy. Autotheism is easily one of the most anticipated albums of the decade for the extreme progressive metal genre. Above anything else, the faceless autotheism is a problematic album. Autotheism definition of autotheism by merriamwebster. All rise for the black mass we are gathered here today in the funeral of your faith angels set ablaze bask in the flames god is dead. It was released on august 14, 2012 through sumerian records. The 3rd full length from the faceless is easily one of the most anticipated albums of the decade for the extreme metal genre.
The only thing that can derail a band faster than taking too long on an album would be to take too long on an album and then overly experiment with your sound in the process. An atrophied frame by an impotent rapture sustained a god you will truly never see thou shalt. Autotheist movement ii emancipate interactive tab by. Let your sacrament wilt my child in a godless universe with logic as the reigning scepter of.
The central style finds itself at a crossroads between modern tech death and dream theatervariety progressive metal. The album debuted at number 50 on the billboard 200, number 3 on the top hard rock albums, number on the top independent albums, number 18 on top rock albums, and hit number 1 on the cmj radio loud rock chart. The faceless is an american technical death metal band from encino, california, formed in 2003. The album was released through sumerian records in august 2012. Listen free to the faceless autotheism autotheist movement i. Autotheism is the third studio album by american technical death metal band the faceless.
Thats plenty of time for some kind of musical or sonic metamorphosis and plenty of band member changeups as well, and on their new concept album autotheism, the band truly spreads its mutant wings. The faceless seem to have the odds stacked against them with their new disc autotheism, with noticeable leanings towards the vile sounds of slowed down deathmetal and a disclong suggestion to stop following religion in tow. I consummate this realm through the vision i possess i rise above consecrated imposition the pious. It keeps to a central theme and on it the faceless showcase a sound that. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
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