Snowblood
Encyclopedia
Snowblood were a four piece (sometimes five piece) experimental sludge
/post rock/doom metal
band from Glasgow
, Scotland
, formed in 2002. Their third and final self-titled album
was released in 2009, through Superfi Records.
Snowblood composed lengthy guitar-based pieces, usually focused around the elaboration of a single theme. These pieces are renowned for developing the dynamics between the serene and the brutal side of the post rock and doom metal
genres.
Their first two albums, The Human Tragedy (2004) and Being and Becoming (2005) were both recorded by Neil McNaught at the Split Level Studios, in Edinburgh
, Scotland. Their third album was recorded and produced by the band in a cottage near the Scottish village of Buckie
.
Sludge
Sludge refers to the residual, semi-solid material left from industrial wastewater, or sewage treatment processes. It can also refer to the settled suspension obtained from conventional drinking water treatment, and numerous other industrial processes...
/post rock/doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band from Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
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, formed in 2002. Their third and final self-titled album
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...
was released in 2009, through Superfi Records.
Snowblood composed lengthy guitar-based pieces, usually focused around the elaboration of a single theme. These pieces are renowned for developing the dynamics between the serene and the brutal side of the post rock and doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
genres.
Their first two albums, The Human Tragedy (2004) and Being and Becoming (2005) were both recorded by Neil McNaught at the Split Level Studios, in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland. Their third album was recorded and produced by the band in a cottage near the Scottish village of Buckie
Buckie
Buckie is a burgh town on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland in Moray. Buckie was the largest town in Banffshire by some thousands of inhabitants before regionalisation in 1975 removed that political division from the map of Scotland...
.
Albums
- The Human Tragedy [Superfi (LP) / Lawgiver (CD)] 2004
- Being and Becoming [Superfi (LP) / Lawgiver (CD)] 2005
- Self Titled [Superfi (CD)] 2009
Compilation albums
- "Aubade" appeared on It Came From the Hills (Magic Bullet RecordsMagic Bullet RecordsMagic Bullet Records is an American independent record label, specialising in punk, metal and experimental music.-History:Magic Bullet records was founded in 1996 by Brent Eyestone, in order to release an album by Boysetsfire, entitled This Crying, This Screaming, My Voice Is Being Born...
)