Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion (2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 47:48 minutes | 765 MB | Genre: Progressive Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Storm Corrosion

Storm Corrosion is the long-awaited collaborative project from Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson and Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt—but you might not guess it from listening to this debut album. Rather than playing the progressive metal associated with those bands, the duo crafts dark, cinematic orchestral music closer to the experimentation of Univers Zero or Scott Walker. Perhaps the strongest track is “Lock Howl,” an odd folk song that sounds dreamy and dreary. Many Opeth and Porcupine Trees may be disappointed with the lack of heavy riffage, but those with open minds will find much to enjoy in this dense, atmospheric album. DAVID McKENNA

Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt and Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson bring their prog powers as a duo on the self-titled debut of their new project, Storm Corrosion. Longtime admirers and musical collaborators, with Wilson acting as producer on some of Opeth’s groundbreaking albums and Åkerfeldt appearing on some Porcupine Tree tracks, it was only a matter of time before these two made the jump from guests to co-conspirators on a new musical venture. The end product is something altogether different from what fans of either band might expect, moving away from the rock and metal of the pair’s main gigs in favor of a more flowing and expansive folk-touched sound. These spacious musical boundaries give the album a beautiful, dreamlike feeling as it drifts from track to track with a measured pace that shows off the highly refined songwriting ability being put to use on the record. Given the nature of their earlier collaborations, fans diving into Storm Corrosion expecting a sequel to Blackwater Park are going to be disappointed as they unexpectedly hit the shallow end of the pool, but even though the album doesn’t sound much like the metal masterpiece, that doesn’t make it unworthy of a listener’s attention, and anyone open-minded enough to approach the project without any expectations will be quickly swept off into the spacious perennial twilight created by these two master craftsmen. – Gregory Heaney

Tracklist:
1. Storm Corrosion – Drag Ropes (09:53)
2. Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion (10:10)
3. Storm Corrosion – Hag (06:26)
4. Storm Corrosion – Happy (04:51)
5. Storm Corrosion – Lock Howl (06:11)
6. Storm Corrosion – Ljudet Innan (10:15)

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