Panopticon - The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness (I and II)

[@michaeljohnston8891]

I’m not even afraid to admit I cried a few times listening to this album

[@meixo9083]

bc ur gay

[@Gorlung]

me too.. especially, when "the lonely ghost wondering home.."

[@sleepforever8378]

Yea dis dat real sad nigga shit

[@marcosortega5915]

Hahaaaaaaa, gay

[@michaeljohnston490]

Didn’t realize what a blessing this album would be during quarantine. Every time I play it, I’m spirited away from my dim urban apartment to some place with cold, clean air, and impossibly bright stars

[@simoantere8738]

Snow Burdened Branches is (in my opinion) one of the best atmospheric black metal songs ever made. Before I heard Panopticon I thought America wasn't able to produce quality black metal, but Panopticon changed my mind upon that. Today I went to the forest to pick up mushrooms, and listening to this at the same time made me feel so-fucking-good. Kiitos tästä Panopticon and big thumbs up from Finland!

[@user-gu5dv7vj8r]

Check out Yellow Eyes.

[@nicccandussi865]

I like wolves in the throneroom. Give them a shot, if you don't already know them.

[@JS-cu6df]

@z k whats your problem, fuckin goof

[@robinosink541]

Try Saor - Aura ;)

[@higamerXD]

i would fully agree with you, the USA makes nothing good, but sometimes when an individual comes to be themselves, it no longer matters where they are they simply become ---------------------

[@EwigWinterreich]

To so masterfully span a variety of different genres and so competently execute each one, truly takes a passion towards this specific sound. Black metal, American traditional folk with good chunks of the bluegrass sound, and a healthy neofolk approach - all in one album. Hats off to Panopticon.

[@stnz908]

Well said. It's truly a masterpiece.

[@chriskaplan6109]

well said, a truly stunning work of abm

[@ads260]

This thing is a BEAST. First listen answered a lot of internal frustrations that I have regarding future lifestyle choices. Everyone needs the woods, man. No other project, or group, emphasizes that message in a way like Panopticon. I'd rather be poor and living primitively than have a life full of confusion and affluence.

[@Doctor__Wiki]

Eloquent.

[@JeffVaderOfCheam]

@morwen angelus Lunn has namechecked Bathory and Windir before, plus he's spent time in Norway, being of Norwegian descent.

[@mementomori1900]

@morwen angelus most of those band basically aspired make-up, dumb satanic lyrics for kids, and no real message i could possibly take seriously.

[@mementomori1900]

@Johann Ludwig Nah, not interesting in joining a cult

[@J0dleb0n]

@morwen angelus *Moron angelus

[@Doctor__Wiki]

So I am totally into Panopticon, Alcest, and Les Discrets and took the time to learn more about Austin Lunn (headman of Panopticon). I am so intrigued by the fact that this music takes a lot of its inspiration from the beauty of the Northern Minnesota wilderness. Listening to this album invokes a feeling of open space, cold air, and the primordial thirst for the forest. I would say if you like Panopticon and respect the message take a look at some of the interviews concerning this album and learn more about Austin Lunn and why the album transitions from black metal to Appalachian folk and bluegrass and how inspired that is. I feel like anymore I am drawn to an idea rather than a specific genre of music and the fact that this album, and a lot of Austin's work, speaks to me in that way only testifies to the fact that like minds attract each other no matter what boundaries or labels society tries to get us to conform to. So being on this schtick with this music after learning more about Austin and about his brewery, where he is head brewer, I decided I wanted to take the time to experience brewing as well while listening to this album and I couldn't help but think about the ideas that this album invokes and demonstrates and how it really is about the simple things more than anything else and the sooner we can learn that or unlearn our complacency with complication, the sooner we can experience life to it's fullest.

[@juanker52]

I agree on many of those things, but neglecting complication is not the way. Austin sings in this album about the forests and nature in general and how we are affecting them negatively by failing to think about and address the negative consequences of our actions upon them. This is a problem that requires careful thinking and complex and deliberate solutions.

[@freneticfriend7623]

I like Panopticon but not Alcest. Alcest are trite and gay, especially covers

[@yuisaint6808]

@@freneticfriend7623 wtf? No man that's disrespectful they're not gay. They're french.

[@perishVS]

Now this is music, brilliant album. Probably wont get the praise and spotlight it deserves, Austin Lunn take a bow. ENCORE!!!!!!

[@BlackenedKhaos]

I swear Austin Lunn just wakes up and pisses excellence.

[@killeragnew]

He really does. Everything he touches is gold

[@jorgearellano177]

Nothing goes to waste man...

[@ianb9749]

Nice to see this album make the Top 5 www.metalstorm.net/awards/categories.php?cat_id=31

[@TzadikTheManic]

One of Panopticon’s best releases. Satisfying on so many levels and just all around breathtaking. I still think it was/is one of the finest records of the year now past.

[@lizzieliz1333]

no matter how long their albums are - they are always too short Panopticon is always such a good refuge...

[@syked]

Excellent with atlantic salmon, perhaps also some blue cheese and pear.

[@badboybootz8]

Adam Sykes or some dank kush

[@ianb9749]

Wild Edible Plants >

[@spazdal1]

Pre-ordered this on vinyl months ago. Paid 60 dollars which is justifiable for 4 LP's and all the work they put into the art and packaging. My record player broke a few days before it arrived in the mail. So now I am listening to it on youtube.....

[@763lamp]

damn that's rough

[@LMTR14]

"paid"

[@jeffyoung6257]

Good luck

[@chriskaplan6109]

but hey at least you get to look at that beautiful cover, i picked up the CD and i don't even have anything to play it anymore lol

[@leonardolaleonardo4924]

Finally Austin has released his tribute/version/homage to deliverance and damnation. 10/10

[@Thyrfing666]

If you like this album, you need to check out Saor. Similar combination of black metal and violin/folk instruments, but with a more Celtic twist.

[@tmitch72lv]

Yes Saor is excellent.

[@shagstars]

Saor aura is awesome, sober or not.

[@EwigWinterreich]

Truly a monumental achievement of unsurpassable proportions .

[@chriskaplan6109]

without a doubt. unparalleled musical and lyrical brilliance

[@eicko5937]

Album of the year

[@darkvaglio4123]

Maybe

[@gtcrespo]

A absolute modern classic. Go to the woods! Reduce cosumption! Buy Local and not Global! We stand!

[@franlovelsimic8421]

Album of the year. This and Messa's Feast For Water. Both released on my birthday, what brilliant presents.

[@isaacjamesbaker]

Holy shit, these are my top two of 2018. Insane to hear them both in the same comment.

[@franlovelsimic8421]

@@isaacjamesbaker Black Peaks ended up as AotY for me but I still both hold these in high regard, cheers!

[@chriskaplan6109]

listening to this laying in the dark, you feel the epic assault of sound waves on the ears and body, but it feels like the aura of music is coming from within A Ridge Where The Tall Pines Once Stood absolutely annhilated my being, enormously purifying music

[@sbailey85]

Best release of 2018?? This album ( so far 3 songs in ) has already pulled me in a bunch of different directions. Can't wait to finish it. I hope to see this man live.

[@bondapovon]

So, quite often I agree with Anthony Fantano's reviews...but for sure not this time. This album absolutely rules and builds upon the prior works of an already stellar output for Panopticon.

[@Ragorism]

Agreed. I understand his reasoning for some of the things he had listed (the layered or buried vocals, as some would prefer them to be more prominent), although he's right that the previous three albums do set an incredibly high expectation that might not be to his personal liking, which is fair I suppose. I personally think this is one of the best albums to come out this year, we'll see if I end up enjoying it more than Autumn Eternal, though.

[@spazdal1]

I almost always find myself in agreement with the pro's and con's listed by Fantano. But I still find the flaws don't detract from the experience for me as much as they do for him. He reviews hundreds of albums a year, I bet that changes his listening experience a great deal.

[@badgoy8439]

why do people listen to music reviewers? just listen to what you like, why should melon decide what you think sounds good?

[@spazdal1]

@@badgoy8439 I like critics because they introduce me to a lot of new music. They dicuss what influences they hear in a paticular album, I'll check out that band and buy their music somtimes. The score they give the music is irrelevant for me.

[@Enslaved8]

@@badgoy8439 I have a pretty full week so to have someone to do the exploring is quite helpful. Secondly, critics guide you so save money by not purchasing lesser quality. Lastly, it is free information.

[@ConocimientoOcultozine]

listen to the second part while hiking. A great experience

[@IAintSeenNoNiggaHere]

so I'm not the only one who listens to black metal when traveling in the wilderness.

[@leonardovillegas1119]

@@IAintSeenNoNiggaHere it's the most suitable genre to do it, I think.

[@michaeljohnston490]

For me, the album is best played in the opposite order, with the country/folk part playing during the hike, while I play the black metal at the mountains summit or while stopping to rest in the woods

[@Isnak]

man i love that harmonica playing those stringy like arrangements. i've never heard that before

[@GoodbyeHolden]

I think it's one of his best works. Unquestionably, the best album of 2018.

[@EvronWard]

Never heard of this band before. All I can say is that I am really glad I tripped over them. Very melodic. I am a huge metal fan,of all subdivisions there of. This has made the always expanding list. I always dig the bands that base their influence of their music on a outdoor/nature,nordic-like philosophy. Very surprising to hear that sound coming from a U.S. based talent/band. Scandinavian bands usually capture that sound with perfection. Kudos!!

[@jorgearellano177]

I think most of panopticon listeners feel the same

[@joseph-zoramcbride4029]

"We got ravens, call the bird squad, we got ravens!" This is awesome! I loved their name and the album title, added to them to a playlist. I love it; It's unique and heavy/haunting, fantastic production. Everything's audible. Thanks for the upload and I'll certainly be checking out more of their stuff!

[@stnz908]

I hear the influences of Tom Waits, Nick Cave & Pink Floyd in some parts. This is a real genius album.

[@siderealfortress5207]

agree!

[@Thyrfing666]

Yeah the first song on the second album... the guitar lead has a very Dave Gilmour sound to it, even if the tone is different.

[@lotanowo]

I also hear some Beach Boys, Kate Bush and Francis Albert, but then again I'm legally blind.

[@jonwalters6208]

Lotan but indeed, only in one eye my friend

[@ColorFastKnight]

fuck off nazi

[@MrPjr123]

This rollercoaster is amazing. I cant believe how good this is.

[@wingbuster18]

Wow this is not what I expected. I feel like this is sort of in the same catagory as Lurker Of Chalice... Some sort of brilliant avant-garde creations. I absolutely love it.

[@bassam9115]

Thanks for uploading this, one of my most anticipated releases of the year!

[@Ragorism]

For sure, I figured someone had to do it, so it only made sense to since I love this album so much. Ever since the single for Sheep in Wolves' Clothing was released over a year ago I've been anticipating the release of this album as well, and it was more than worth the wait. 👌

[@AdAstra-v3s]

Panóptico es la analogía que tenia Michel Foucault para referirse a estructuras y formas de dominación, alienación y control social.

[@romuloverarivas2728]

This album is Awesome & BRUTAL..

[@j19069]

Thanks for the upload. Didn't know this was a thing until it was in my recommendations. Cheers!

[@georgekrutz8292]

This is Panopticon's magnum opus

[@RomanKondrachov]

Simply amazing, was waiting a long time for this release! Really beautiful music

[@EvronWard]

Great blend of immortal,emperor,graveland,marduk-ish qualities. With a Burzum/Bathory twist. Needless to say,..totally dig it.

[@BinaryDood]

one of the best albums of the decade

[@GeertTheDestoyer]

I'm feeling so stupid for missing this when it first came out. This is great, truly diverse and musically interesting for someone who was about to be done with metal. Never realy cared for country music but it works here and i like it.

[@chefchris9097]

My number one for the year has never been more evident than in 2018. Nobody has had my attention more adamantly for one hour, much less two. What a ride.

[@HeavyReign12]

I love metal, but I've never been a fan of black metal. I'm still not, it's like I haven't found the right emotions to feel when I hear it. It was the same with a lot of death metal, and then I figured out what I was feeling and became attached to it. I hope I can enjoy black metal one day for records like these. You say everything I've ever wanted someone to say in a song. Free ourselves from consumption, and look towards where we came from. The forest. The Americana sections might be my favorite music ever, I'm unbelievably in love with your music. And I have felt your message for years prior, I just never knew it. I have always been in love with our glorious winters, and the thought of it disappearing scares me.

[@pipoalegro]

Very few albums prevail through the years. This surely will be one of them.

[@enricolev]

Amazing. Completely. Congratulations again, Austin. Some parts made me cry

[@jamiestuart4017]

The fact that I stumbled upon this masterpiece was no accident ..epic & honest 👍👍

[@carllasky118]

This album is not too be missed!Greatest musicianship in the world is showcased on this record!Touched me & content do I feel as a result to musical pleasure on offer here!!!

[@GunganDungeon]

This band is gold

[@maxtree6700]

What an incredible album. Easily better than nearly anything I've heard in a long time.So much depth. Amazing.

[@mindfulparanormal304]

The cover art is absolutely immensely.

[@filippossachanidis5603]

M A Γ Ε Ι Α

[@fuinle5410]

freakin masterpiece! i love it!

[@djformi]

Really digging Part 2!!! This is phenomenal!!!

[@gringozxy]

Damn... it chills the bones... hail from Poland

[@gianlucatarchi]

Pure gold. Even without having to go to Klondike.. 😁

[@JoshBM1981]

The Wandering Ghost is a heartbreaker! 😭

[@johnlewis4945]

Best band ever

[@RafireRocksNRules]

Panopticon is awesome, but have you listen to Agalloch?

[@Thyrfing666]

Rapture shout out! Awesome band, especially the first album.

[@heimgerd]

This is fantastic! Sold!

[@arnaldoalba6497]

This is extremely wonderfull !

[@joshuaolmsted27]

Such a great album. This and the new Wayfarer record are some of the best atmospheric black metal ever IMO.

[@vi5629]

Panapticon did it again!

[@willrfrench]

PanoptiCAN, if you will

[@yuisaint6808]

"-Everyone needs the woods, man." -Andrew Starace

[@yuisaint6808]

😳

[@yuisaint6808]

😳👉👈

[@alanconstantino7061]

0:44 La Ley Unplugged JAJAJAJAJAJAJA

[@kronosg.3515]

ALV sí es cierto we JAJAJAJAJAJA

[@nicholasjones8028]

Wow!!!! The legit usurpers to Agalloch''s throne!!! Love both albums!!! Awesome!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@hiitsmeagian1]

Usurper, it's just one guy, though he has a lot of help

[@koleta666]

Pure art. Genius album!

[@karlfraredemptor7825]

a comparison to Dan Swano could be wrong? First time ever i listen to Panopticon. I love it. Makes me dream.

[@stoplyinn]

Fascinating album

[@rashuninbloom]

Thank you for this

[@aaronmacken]

how did this album go from black metal to country, lol.

[@icyhawtpatch]

The drumming is really the peak of Panopticon's style imo, it really drives the music

[@sbailey85]

Then add an awesome guitar solo to that drumming and it's perfect.

[@sagamore1987]

Masterpiece of a record, even if the second half of the first part is a little bit less inspired.

[@saphique]

I love this piece ! Thank you for sharing

[@QuestionThings123]

Jesus...my first listen of this one tonight, I've been a big fan of Austin's since he put out Kentucky originally, but I didn't even realize he had a new album coming out until last week (been out of the loop for a while on music). I don't think I've been this surprised by an album since Spectral Lore's III album, or Oak Pantheon's In Pieces. Great work, I can tell you put a lot of hard work into this one and it came out great.

[@Gorlung]

Snow On You Crazy Moss!

[@REALjohnmosesbrowning]

Nobody's a fan of Austin Lunn. You're a student of him.

[@LMTR14]

I'm gonna buy this

[@briancrainakacain9780]

excellent...5 stars...

[@MrPianoMatt12]

those drums sound sick!

[@shagstars]

Somebody of farvanns chat said that a song that I sent to farvann sounded like this band. Well I thought lets check it out and what a neat surprise it was!

[@hiitsmeagian1]

Who else is fucking hyped to see him live in a week in Pittsburgh!?

[@MT-bi9qi]

Underrated band

[@hauntedfrosted]

WOW

[@wickedarctiinae4132]

Does anybody know the lyrics of "En Hvit Ravns Død"? Can they share them?

[@MetalDisciple97]

Lowthony Scoretano got me here, should be Highthony Scoretano

[@helios7170]

That was a fucking album!

[@6793889]

Great Album!! Someone has the lyrics of this songs?

[@chadnationalist6910]

Fuckin solid

[@JardelSaldanha]

Beautiful!

[@nerdbeef1196]

Is this the same Panopticon who made the album "Kentucky"? The logo is different

[@Ragorism]

yeah, the logo changed between Kentucky and Roads to the North

[@oldboyconjuegosdeazaryvikingos]

Awesome...

[@danielwiklander8614]

Beast Rider!

[@No1WillMakeItOutAlive]

Whythony lowscoretano?

[@homeopathicfossil-fuels4789]

because he is a deluded piece of shit with no ears lmao he is also a super fucking pretentious hipster

[@josephaugustine8780]

Fuck that guy

[@deltronzero9]

whogivesafuckany out his opiniontano? he didnt doesnt makeany the musicano anyway. i understand why critics exists. but art isnt about you anyway. take it or leave it. either you like it or you dont. critics live on the backs of creativity. we forget they arent producing works....

[@ExistencialistaAntiHumanista]

The neofolk parts sound like Rome. Beautiful album.

[@badboybootz8]

Even better high af

[@coryleblanc]

this has post-rock written all over it

[@xmasso2k12]

1:58:53.. longest masterpiece ever

[@franklinarizaga3895]

real cool

[@crucifixmegabuster95]

Countblagorath sent me

[@tristanst.4460]

megaman exe same here

[@protien1199]

I got a mid roll ad In this I’m so sad

[@CrawlingRoots]

love from germany

[@NightFlutter]

nice

[@draig8259]

Defend nature. Defend your people. Hail.

[@paulm7875]

Suberb. Anyone know how we can see lyrics? The vocals on part 1 are especially hard to make out. Only a couple of songs are listed on Genius and none Musixmatch.

[@Ragorism]

Unfortunately the lyrics aren't published anywhere, and it's highly unlikely that they will be. Personally I'd love to know what they are as well, for this album as well as previous ones. According to Austin, "A lot of my lyrics remained unpublished because they are too personal and deal more with my love of nature and those close to me."

[@paulm7875]

Ragorism many thanks for the reply mate. Will save me hunting all over the place for something I'm not gonna find! Certainly helps to know that he never really intended to publish them.

[@Ragorism]

For sure, I've spent plenty of time looking, haha. Maybe one day he will, so I suppose we'll see.

[@HeavyReign12]

@@Ragorism do lyrics come with the physical copies?

[@Ragorism]

@@HeavyReign12 They do not, unfortunately. Maybe someday though!