RATING: 4 out of 5 stars
SunnO))) borrow their namesake from the bass heavy amplifiers of yesteryear and live up to the trademark victoriously. These pioneering experimental/noise artists have crafted an organic, demented, and horrifyingly vivid masterpiece as dark as any H.P. Lovecraft or Aleister Crowley nightmare. By manipulating distorted screams, chaotic guitar feedback and rich (sometimes subsonic) bass tones SunnO))) has birthed a sinister, symphonic soundscape playing out in 7 movements, rather than 7 tracks on a rock record. From it's haunting opening to the record's climactic sixteen minute closer, "Bathory Erzsébet," the album swells as visions of the bleakest, blackest, void consume fearful, unassuming listeners. Black One has, perhaps unintentionally, propelled the band to the top of the experimental/noise genre, a spot they have earned and deserve to occupy. A warning nevertheless: This record is not for the faint hearted. While open minded listeners will be intrigued, even moved, some seeking more conventional rock action may be left asking, "Dude! When do the drums kick in?!"
- franklin morris
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