http://timwheatley.org/www/2015/04/28/to-sagittarius-a-and-back Genres: Post-Punk, Experimental Rock. Report Save. It is dark and somber without sounding self-indulgent and pretentious. Daedala. 1 year ago. Screenshot. Sort by. The Great Annihilator’s first track swiftly sets an ominous tone. This thread is archived. The Great Annihilator also sees Gira somewhat midway through the lyrical disappearing act which would later characterise future releases. level 1. Galactic Mapping Project entry . And yet, strangely, The Great Annihilator as a whole is not … Directed by Christopher Hibler. This is one of the last records the band put out and it is also one of their best. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. finally, finally, i'm writing a review for The Great Annihilator. With Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Kari Lizer, Kene Holiday. Listen free to Swans – The Great Annihilator (In, I Am the Sun and more). report. Neat! The Great Annihilator is the ninth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans.It was released on January 23, 1995, through frontman Michael Gira's own record label, Young God.The album has been described by Gira as a companion album to his solo album Drainland (1995); the two were remastered and re-released together in April 2017. The Great Annihilator. It's a real thing, too! 97% Upvoted. save. Breakdown: Anaconda - 1 Asp Explorer - 1 Krait Phantom - 1 Sidewinder - 1 . After visiting Sgr A and then 1000LY below it, I headed back up to this superb system! INV 035-2; CD). 16 tracks (). it's a very difficult album that pushes against all my attempts to analyze it like it's got some dark forcefield protecting it. share. this album has been one of the hardest i've ever come across to accurately express my thoughts and feelings. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. hide. 2. The Great Annihilator, an Album by Swans. Released 23 January 1995 on Invisible (catalog no. 1 year ago. level 2. The Great Annihilator is a music studio album recording by SWANS (Post Rock/Math rock/Progressive Rock) released in 1995 on cd, lp / vinyl and/or cassette. 4 ships passed through Great Annihilator space in the last 24 hours. Ben's assistant Cassie convinces Ben to defend a professional wrestler accused of killing a rival wrestler. 20th century astronomers discovered a source of intense photons at 511 keV, which was known to be the result of positron-electron annihilation. Rated #18 in the best albums of 1995, and #921 of all-time album.. The Great Annihilator, originally released in 1995 and described at the time as “…a majestic symphony of haunting melodies and shifting moods” [SF Bay Guardian], will be released on double vinyl – the album’s first release on vinyl for decades - and as a 2CD set. 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