Anticipation & Discussion thread for New Sunn O))) LP! Kannon

SOMA told me at the start of the year that the new SunnO))) was going to "sound like early to mid Bathory" and I guess I'm not betraying any confidence by repeating that now. If that's what it was.

Just pre-ordered the 2CD Japanese edition.

Sweet, do we know what's on the second CD?

Track listing is at the link. But here you go:

DISC ONE
1. Kannon 1
2. Kannon 2
3. Kannon 3
DISC TWO (JAPAN EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC)
1. Sending Pearl Of Light (Kannon 1 alternate mix)
2. She Played Such Music, Flowers Blossomed (Kannon 2 alternate mix)

Sorry about that, you linked to the Japanese language page and I didn't notice that there was an option to switch into English.

Oh, because I had already clicked the English-language link I assumed it was displaying that way for everyone...

Listening now for the first time... I loved Monoliths and Dimensions, but on more recent releases, I've found Sunn O)))'s drones a little muted, which is strange because I imagine their live experience to be a proper wallop to the gut. On Soused, it was very easy to forget they were even playing on it, coming off like a more dialled-back accompaniment to Bish Bosch with a few grinding noises going on in the background. For a band who put a lot of effort into sounding 'big', I kind of want a bit more low end or something, I dunno...