Sleep Bellum Sonno is a trio out of New York who right off the bat win the prize for this year’s longest album title. While is it quite a challenge to memorize the album title, sitting through the entire thing proves to be even more challenging. But hey, I find that the case with most concept albums!
And yes, a concept album this is telling the story of a man who leaves his family as told by twelve different characters. All this could still work but this is just a case of too much. The songs drift in and out of focus with bursts of noise, tied together by moody passages in which a wide variety of instruments is used. It’s really hard to find any anchorpoints here that help you find your way. Add some rather terrible screams and on top of that clean vocals that sound like the guy is already preparing to croon in some lounge bar when this band calls it a day and you’ll know that I’m not that impressed with Sleep Bellum Sonno’s album.
Score: 4 out of 10
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