Dømkirke + New (eventually)))

Sunn 0)))'s 7th studio album is still in the incubation stages... Preliminary tracks have been recorded in Seattle, WA with Randall Dunn (Altar album, Earth, Wolves In The Throne Room).

Beyond the core duo of Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson, Attila Csihar (Mayhem), Oren Ambarchi adds rays to make the 0))) burn divinely. Renowned violinist (among other instruments) Eyvind Kang has collaborated with 0))) on this album adding string and horn orchestration to the wicked sonic brew.

The material is as diverse as ever, traversing new directions, yet grounded in the behemoth foundation of yore.

...the white divine light of day = early 2009

The band will also be releasing a double-vinyl-only live album later this summer titled: Dømkirke.

The recording is from as very special live performance by Sunn 0))) in a cathedral in Bergen, Norway. The Borealis festival commissioned a piece of music referring to the gothic Gregorian hymns of the Late Middle Ages; hymns that flourished within the Bergen Cathedral in its earliest years. The building was built around 1180 in the age of the Great Famine and The Black Plague.

The Gregorian hymns of this time reflected the despair, the terrors and darkness of the world, and consisted of long slow lines of unison melodies. The style, the dark mood and the slow melodic development are all elements that also can be traced back to Sunn 0)))'s musical universe. These parallels between Sunn 0))) and the medieval times gave birth to this commission.

The Sunn 0))) core duo of Stephen O' Malley and Greg Anderson was joined by vocalist: Attila Csihar (Mayhem), organ by Steve Moore (Earth, Ascend, Stebmo), electronics by Lasse Marhog (Jazzkammer), and keyboards from T.O.S. Each LP side contains one singular piece:

Side 1) Why dost thou hide thyself in clouds?
Side 2) Cannon
Side 3) Cymatics
Side 4) Mass of The Ætmospheres

Like the Oracle LP release by Sunn 0))) last year this 180 gram heavy weight vinyl will be packaged in a super deluxe gatefold jacket with printed inner-sleeves featuring stunning photographs of the performance.

How many "cleaver" references to Earth were you able to find?

(((03))) (bottom photo by matt666)