Album: Skylight
Release Date: March 4th, 2012
Genre: Post Rock/Metal
Country: Sweden
"AtomA was formed in 2011 from the ashes of doom metallers Slumber, to become an escapism playground taking the band far from earth, where obsession of ideas and innovations constantly drove the group to try achieving new ways of expressions within the ambient/metal/rock sphere. The band set out to explore vast spaces of soundscapes in music that was not driven by genre, but by astral atmospheres and heavy melodies. The more difficult reality and life became to understand, the group indulged more and more in escapism through music and hallucinogens to create other worlds. The first one is the newly released debut "Skylight".
"Skylight" was recorded during eight weeks in 2010 at The Panic Room and was created with AtomA's official sound-engineer partner Thomas 'Plec' Johansson (Watain, Torchbearer, Scar Symmetry). Post rock/metal in majestic symphonic arrangements converges seamlessly through the gothic, ambient and electro influences, making "Skylight" a very dynamic album with deep astmophere. The debut album consists of 10 dark and heavy songs that are well written and well played. AtomA brings something new and exciting to today's music climate and the debut "Skylight" is a very intriguing album and journey.
AtomA sets the environment for its debut 'Skylight' in outer space, where a few astronauts are lost and travelling through planets, searching for a refuge. The songs and lyrics picks up moods/atmospheres in these astronaut's minds and emotions, as they're drifting through space to ultimately find a unique anomaly on a strange planet, the monolith symbol of AtomA (cover artwork). The story of the astronauts very much reflects the groups own alienation and detachment from the world, and also a deep longing for an unknown home. Goodbye planet Earth..." (AtomA Official Page)
Skylight - Tracklist:
2. Skylight
3. Hole In The Sky
4. Highway
5. Bermuda Riviera
6. Resonance
7. Solaris
8. Rainmen
9. Saturn & I
10. Cloud Nine
Older Video: Skylight - Bermuda Riviera
Napalm Records:
"An atmospheric journey to the ends of the universe. Goodbye, Planet Earth. The breathtaking cover of "Skylight" makes it clear from the beginning where the journey comprising 10 tracks will lead to. AtomA places the infinite reaches of the universe at the feet of their fans, presenting an atmospheric apocalyptic epos. As Planet Earth has become inhospitable, a group of astronauts take on the unexplored cosmos in search of a new home for mankind. In order to relate their tale, the Swedish trio create a synthesized sound sphere deeply anchored on a driving rock foundation. The songs evoke ethereal and electronic details that provide the complexity necessary to transform this release into a spectacular journey of discovery across the solar system. The masterful songwriting and the attention to detail are especially apparent on songs like "Resonance", the title track"Skylight", and "Rainmen". AtomA's "Skylight" is a post rock/metal album that will make an adventurous astronaut out of anyone who listens, and allow them to take on the future fate of man. Goodbye, Planet Earth..."
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