Digipak. 2018 release. Rising from the ashes of Agalloch and Giant Squid, a new group is born: Khôrada. Featuring former Agalloch members Don Anderson (guitar), Jason Walton (bass) and Aesop Dekker (drums) alongside ex-Giant Squid guitarist / vocalist Aaron John Gregory, Khôrada creates colossal, textured, and emotionally powerful music. As a completely fresh concept, Khôrada is an opportunity for the musicians to explore new soundscapes while challenging themselves creatively. With their debut album Salt, Khôrada forges breathtaking swathes of sound that swell, stretch, submerge and recede with panoramic power. At once atmospheric, aggressive and apocalyptic, the album's emotion is driven by the band members' view of today's world; these are precarious times. Salt was written under the pressure and uncertainty of the beginning of the Trump-era, standing as a musical exploration of the routine madness we now live. Paired with the surreally visceral artwork of internationally renowned painter & sculptor Cedric Wentworth, the visual explorations prove to be as haunting as the ethereal vocals of Aaron himself.
M**H
Worth the wait - can't wait to see what's next.
This album was definitely worth the wait - after discovering Agalloch relatively late ("Serpent and the Sphere" was my first Agalloch purchase and is one of my favorite CDs) and then being crushed to hear they broke up shortly afterwards, I was thrilled to hear 3 out of 4 members would continue with Khorada. The vocals are different (cleaner), but they are good and seem to "fit" with the overall feel - still very emotional/atmospheric and reminded me a bit of Solstafir. Takes a little getting used to, but after approx. 6 listen-throughs I really like it and can't wait to see all 4 of them continue to mature/gel for the next release!
J**N
Khorada is here!
This cd is great from the first song to the last. Don is all over this with great solos and riffs. I've read where some people do not like the singer, but I think he is perfect for the music. This doesn't sound like Agalloch they have a unique sound all their own. I'm not a very good writer just take my word this cd rocks!
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