Sunn O))) – Black One (2005)

November 8, 2021

Eternity! (It’s certainly taken me an eternity to review this album). Black One was the first Sunn record I ever bought. When I was 16 or 17 years old, I didn’t immediately ‘get’ this. I wanted big fat drones in my face, blowing me out of my chair. What I got were intense atmospheric compositions that went over my head initially. I think it took seeing Sunn live with Attila on vocals to truly understand, in pure unsettling volume and force, what was going on.

Black One is, personally, best listened to on a set of overhead cans, where you can truly envelope yourself in the aural darkness which transpires forth. Its a lengthy trip, and one filled with horror. The two gargantuan closing tracks absolutely finish you off too, but in a good way! Haha!