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When We Are Death

by Hexvessel
Year 2016
Language English
Label Century Media Records
Tracks 10
Format digital, CD, vinyl
Artist Type band
Ten-track album channeling end-times anxiety into dark cosmic folk-rock with tighter songs, deep atmosphere, and apocalyptic themes.
When We Are Death channels end-times anxiety into dark, melodic propulsion. Released on Century Media Records in January 2016, the album features ten tracks that are tighter than the early sprawl, but still deeply atmospheric—cosmic, earthy, and strangely uplifting in its dread. Track titles like 'Transparent Eyeball,' 'Cosmic Truth,' 'Drugged Up On The Universe,' and 'Mushroom Spirit Doors' blend transcendentalist philosophy, psychedelic imagery, and apocalyptic themes. The arrangements maintain folk foundations while adding more rock momentum and electric elements. Production brings clarity and power without losing the organic warmth of earlier albums. Songs like 'Earth Over Us' and 'When I'm Dead' balance accessibility with atmospheric depth, making this one of Hexvessel's most approachable yet still uncompromising releases. The shift to Century Media brought wider distribution while the band maintained their artistic vision.
Highlights: Transparent EyeballEarth Over UsCosmic Truth

Genres

Psychedelic folkFolk rockOccult rock

Styles

Dark folkCosmicApocalyptic

Moods

apocalypticcosmicdarkuplifting-in-dreadmelodic

Tags

HexvesselWhen We Are Deathdark cosmic folkCentury Mediaapocalyptic

Sounds Like

  • Ulver (experimental eras)
  • Wovenhand
  • dark cosmic folk
  • apocalyptic folk rock

Track Listing

  1. Transparent Eyeball
  2. Earth Over Us
  3. Cosmic Truth
  4. When I'm Dead
  5. Mirror Boy
  6. Drugged Up On The Universe
  7. Teeth Of The Mountain
  8. Green Gold
  9. Mushroom Spirit Doors
  10. Hunter's Prayer

Production

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