Hex (Or Printing in the Infernal Method)
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Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method is the fourth full-length studio album by drone doom band Earth
. The album was the first new material released by Earth after a nine year hiatus due to Dylan Carlson's drug and legal problems.
The album was a stark contrast to Earth's previous works; the guitar playing was clean as opposed to the heavy drone material of the earlier albums, and the music was heavily influenced by country music
as well as Cormac McCarthy
's Blood Meridian, also evident in the album artwork. The subtitle hails from William Blake
's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
. It was well-received by fans of the band and critics alike despite the change in sound.
Earth (band)
Earth is an American musical group based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989 and led by guitarist Dylan Carlson.Earth's music is nearly all instrumental, and can be divided into two distinct stages...
. The album was the first new material released by Earth after a nine year hiatus due to Dylan Carlson's drug and legal problems.
The album was a stark contrast to Earth's previous works; the guitar playing was clean as opposed to the heavy drone material of the earlier albums, and the music was heavily influenced by country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
as well as Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist and playwright. He has written ten novels, spanning the Southern Gothic, Western, and modernist genres. He received the Pulitzer Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction for The Road...
's Blood Meridian, also evident in the album artwork. The subtitle hails from William Blake
William Blake
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age...
's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is a book by the English poet and printmaker William Blake. It is a series of texts written in imitation of biblical prophecy but expressing Blake's own intensely personal Romantic and revolutionary beliefs. Like his other books, it was published as printed sheets...
. It was well-received by fans of the band and critics alike despite the change in sound.
Track listing
Personnel
- Dylan CarlsonDylan CarlsonDylan Carlson is the lead guitarist, lead singer, and only constant member of the Drone doom group Earth.Carlson was born in Seattle, Washington, United States. His father worked for the Department of Defense, and, as a result, as a child he moved quite frequently, living in Philadelphia, Texas,...
– guitar, banjo, baritone guitar - Adrienne DaviesAdrienne DaviesAdrienne Davies is the current drummer and percussionist for the drone metal band, Earth.In addition, she is romantically involved with Dylan Carlson, frontman of the same band.Davies is credited as drummer on several of their albums...
– drums, percussion, wind chime - John Schuller – bass guitar
- Dan Tyack – lap & pedal steel guitar
- Steve Moore – trombone, tubular bells