exquisitely bored?

Skullflower's got the answer. this is the album "Exquisite Fucking Boredom" that came out in good ole 2002 (that was a fun year, eh?). this is a much different Skullflower than many of you may be expecting. this was Bower's first release with this name in over six years after putting it to bed in 1996 in favor of Total and Sunroof!. this Skullflower is less of the crushing doom-sludge that you might have found on releases like Xaman or IIIrd Gatekeeper and more of a Sunroof! feel, but it's like Sunroof! smoking mad amounts of weed and hanging out with Black Sabbath. the core of the album revolves around the four part suite "Celestial Highway," opening with a seventies rock riff that just grooves and grooves, with overdubs and extra parts coming in here and there. but, each part of the song adds another element that is trademark Bower action; by the time you get to part three of the Highway you'll think it really is a Sunroof! record.

this is a strange unearthing of a beast many considered to be one of the heaviest acts ever, but it certainly does not disappoint. no, in fact this ranks up there in my favorite Skullflower releases, as well as anything Bower has done.

definitely recommended. after this release, by the way, Skullflower remembered it was heavy as fuck again (Tribulation was terrifying!)

Skullflower - Exquisite Fucking Boredom
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