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Hundred Year Old Man - Breaching

Breaching is the debut album from Leeds-based, 6-piece, post-metallers Hundred Year Old Man.

Double vinyl with etched D-side. Housed in a matte finished outer gatefold sleeve with black paper, poly-lined inner sleeves. A download code is inserted for access to a lossless, digital version.

Hot on the heels of recent EP ReiBreaching emits the same heaving intensity and unforgiving, wall of sound approach. Dense and billowing riffs are intertwined with field recordings and spoken word passages to form an unyielding, sprawling piece of work that delivers the bands artistic vision perfectly. The more ambient, drone sections of the record compliment and allow the real songs to take flight. Debut single Black Fire is reworked to give the track a new lease of life, whilst the other heavy hitters here; The ForestLong WallDisconnect and Ascension are a continuation of the excellent work found on the Rei EP.

Breaching contains masses of atmosphere and is a ferocious and immersive listening experience. An epic, monolithic voyage full of texture, depth, aggression and emotion. This is an album that should be approached as a whole, with patience and attention. The rewards will deliver a unique, crushing and quite simply superb record.