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Sep 4, 2014The pervasive, blinding darkness that saturates this bleak, sublime music is driven by the band's collective desire to seek ecstasy in the very heart of the void.
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May 7, 2015Primitive and Deadly fares best when Carlson's emotive solos are afforded due perimeter.
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Sep 15, 2014Brooding, menacing, haunting, even elegiac--we feel the Earth move across the emotional spectrum, rumbling through its soundscapes with eyes closed and amps set to stun.
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 16, 2014Primitive And Deadly is a whole other beast, perhaps the closest that core members Dylan Carlson and Adrienne Davies have ever come to a remotely conventional rock album. [Dec 2014, p.105]
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Sep 2, 2014Primitive and Deadly is the latest in a recent suite of triumphs- by this point Earth are masters of their game, making music that’s bigger and more powerful than anything mere mortals should be able to create.
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MojoSep 12, 2014An Earth reborn, then. [Oct 2014, p.90]
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Sep 2, 2014Primitive And Deadly, in part, represents an encapsulation of Earth’s discography, but more importantly it also sees the band moving on, entering a new phase and expanding their dimensions.
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Sep 11, 2014It’s satisfying enough to nod off to, even if it confirms suspicions that the band peaked at Pentastar.
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Sep 5, 2014Earth have seemed overdue for a change, and these songs collectively represent a promising half-step toward it.
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Sep 19, 2014This album is as relevant as anything Earth have released to-date and may be the dawning of another new era for the Seattle legends.
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Sep 17, 2014A surprisingly natural addition to the band’s discography--and a thoroughly enjoyable one.
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Sep 4, 2014This is properly heavy fare, a sound utterly bereft of light yet still richly, intensely, rewardingly musical that makes the evil posturing of the extreme metal posse seem even more daft.
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Sep 2, 2014The beginning and the end are phases of warming up and warming down, while the middles are rich and complicated.
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Sep 15, 2014Primitive And Deadly is imbued with an energy of its own: a bold, if flawed update on the Earth model.
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The WireDec 2, 2014The low end may not cause subterranean trolls to bang angrily on their ceilings as with 1993's Earth 2, but the rich textures and Carlson's expressive leads provide plenty to luxuriate in. [Sep 2014, p.54]
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Sep 18, 2014Primitive and Deadly will take you to the highest heights of doom, high enough to see the end in its coming. It’s all over now, there’s no need to come down.
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UncutSep 2, 2014The addition of bassist Bi;ll Herzog lends Earth a gnarliness absent in recent folk-inflected outings. [Oct 2014, p.71]
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Under The RadarSep 5, 2014It's another solid outing from this immortal rock unit. [Sep/Oct 2014, p.81]