Year: 2007
Genre: Sludge Metal
As odd as it sounds, this was the first sludge metal band I ever listened to. Not Mastodon, not Acid Bath, but Kongh. This album does hold a fair bit of nostalgia for me, but this is not one of those albums that faded out as part of some short-lived phase. Counting Heartbeats embodies everything that I love about sludge metal. Pushed beyond is relentlessly slow-paced, but it is by no means static. It's dark and brooding and heavy as all hell. I can't help but find a beauty in it, though. It embraces the magnificence of darkness and alienation. Truly a fantastic song.
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