Track Listing 1. So Did We 2. Backlit 3. In Fiction 4. Wills Dissolve 5. Syndic Calls 6. Altered Course 7. Grinning Mouths
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Matt Bayles | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | SRD; F-Minor | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes Isis (Metal): Aaron Turner (vocals).Additional personnel: Justin Chancellor (bass guitar).
Editorial Reviews 4 stars out of 5 - [A] breathtaking balance of instrumental maelstrom with devastating, near-elemental power - this is music for titans.Uncut (p.156) - 4 stars out of 5 - PANOPTICON consists largely of instrumental chunks of Mogwai-style post-rock that those with long attention spans will find utterly rewarding.Alternative Press (p.156) - PANOPTICON sees Isis carving off sprawling slabs of cyclical riffery in more sparing portions, making their force-of-nature heaviness all the more effective as it diffuses seamlessly into a cinematic post-rock galaxy of ringing notes and electronic ephemera. - 5 out of 5Magnet (pp.99-100) - Isis creates high-concept, staunchly progressive heavy metal....Like a brutal argument, it's emotionally draining but ultimately rewarding.CMJ (p.42) - PANOPTICON slowly constructs walls of impenetrable sound, an Isis trademark....As each song grows ever more crushing on PANOPTICON, Isis rebuilds itself, evolving with each Darwinistic step.CMJ (p.4) - [L]ight and dark melodies supported by coagulating, heavy arrangements remain the key ingredient in L.A.-via-Boston psych-metal quintet Isis' eight-minute iron curtains of sound on PANOPTICON. Mojo
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