Christmas (Old Man Gloom album)
Encyclopedia
Christmas is the fourth full-length album
by Old Man Gloom
, released in 2004 by Tortuga Recordings. Aaron Turner
, owner of Hydra Head Records
and former Isis
guitarist and vocalist, described this album as “one of the most engaging projects I have been involved with both musically and visually”.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Old Man Gloom
Old Man Gloom
Old Man Gloom is a sludge/doom metal/post-metal band originally formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, but now based in Massachusetts. The group, formed by Aaron Turner of Isis and Santos Montano, has now expanded to become a sort of supergroup in the Boston hardcore and metalcore scene....
, released in 2004 by Tortuga Recordings. Aaron Turner
Aaron Turner
Aaron Turner is a musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal band Isis, while also participating in several other bands and projects such as Old Man Gloom and Lotus Eaters.Though raised...
, owner of Hydra Head Records
Hydra Head Records
Hydra Head Records is an independent record label which specializes in heavy metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner in 1993...
and former Isis
Isis (band)
Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010...
guitarist and vocalist, described this album as “one of the most engaging projects I have been involved with both musically and visually”.
Track listing
- "Gift" – 5:47
- "Skullstorm" – 0:51
- "Something for the Mrs." – 5:44
- "Sleeping With Snakes" – 2:33
- "Lukeness Monster" – 2:54
- "'Tis Better to Receive" – 1:25
- "Accord-O-Matic" – 7:50
- "The Volcano" – 7:32
- "Close Your Eyes, Roll Back into Your Head" – 3:30
- "Girth and Greed" – 1:33
- "Sonic Dust" – 3:06
- "Valhalla" – 2:08
- "Christmas Eve parts I, II & III (alt. version)" – 16:17
Personnel
- Nate NewtonNate NewtonNathaniel Newton is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League who played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Carolina Panthers . He also played for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League, in 1984 and 1985...
– guitar, vocals - Santos Montano – drums
- Kurt BallouKurt BallouKurt Ballou is the guitarist from Massachusetts-based band Converge. Aside from his role in Converge, he is a prolific producer, engineering and producing out of his own Godcity studio.- GodCity studio :...
– producer - Eugene Robinson – vocals
- Luke Scarola – electronics
- Caleb ScofieldCaleb ScofieldCaleb Scofield is a bassist and singer mostly known for playing bass & contributing vocals in the alternative metal band Cave In, and is now most active with his own sludge metal band Zozobra. Caleb is also a part of the sludge band Old Man Gloom. He currently lives in Boston with his wife and...
– bass, vocals - Aaron TurnerAaron TurnerAaron Turner is a musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal band Isis, while also participating in several other bands and projects such as Old Man Gloom and Lotus Eaters.Though raised...
– guitar, vocals - Nick Zampiello – mastering