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The Essence

by Thirst Planet

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Kenstrosity
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Kenstrosity Debuts are tricky things. Most of the time, all they show is potential (albeit sometimes a whole helluva lot of potential), without the grace or polish of a learned group. This, however, was something I would not have expected from anything short of a journeyman on the final steps toward mastery. Enough grooves to shame a Sequoia trunk, and riffs for millenia. All it needs is a tiny bit of trim here and there...oh screw it! This album is great, so buy it already! Favorite track: Chain.
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yourmetalfriend Imagine an Israeli riff factory located on Arrakis. That's Thirst Planet. And it is damn good. Favorite track: The Arrival.
Tyme
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Tyme This is one rifftastic slab of stoner doom. From Israel. Bluesy, sludgy, fuzzy, grimy rock for you. Mickoliuk's vocals cast perfectly over the music and are free of any Sabbathian parallels which is always refreshing. I like how they subtly infuse some of the melodies with middle eastern sensibility. Some of the best metal I've heard this year. Very impressed. Worth your time and your dollars.
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1.
Chain 05:24
Oh so far I’ve seen The smoke from the machine Always dare to confront Get behind the wheel It sneakily slips inside like poison Paralyzing limb after limb When you realize, it’s too late It has already outgrown you
2.
Dry Tank 07:20
Pour me more fuel I need to feed my motor Got to get on my way in time For everything I left behind It took a while To pass this mile Will take forever to get back In a one-way road we drive Another chapter, different tide Just one more time Add in some lime A toast to making up my mind The engine's warm and fine The dawn is near, into the other time
3.
The Essence 06:40
In the back of my head There laid the truth Hidden for too long to forget Or its nature to accept I tried to wound and maim it To mark the wickedness Then tried to kill and bury it To escape the essence So I awoke Far too late to remember Or to rebuild To take shelter In the ashes Of the ruins All has burned to cinders
4.
5.
Remnants of the past Lie beneath the hollow dunes Many years have passed Since the beginning of the storm Yet you keep on searching Roving these forsaken lands But the way gets longer With each step upon these sands Crumbling to the last So proud those walls once stood Drowning in its rust This ship has lost its course Winds are blowing fast Throughout its plains and hills Covered in dust This planet came to a standstill
6.
The Arrival 07:06
From the vast heavenly caverns To enveloping flowing dunes From starry light and darkest void To golden hue in grain and wind A journey unending We pass the test for our souls Through harsh breaths and an ached gait For our kind and kin Slumped and furrowed Shoulder to shoulder We come back home Come back home We carried with us the whispers of hope The beginning of us all The origin of dust and bone Time moves in waves of sand Rippling currents pull the mind The eyes see flickers of truth
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8.
Muddy Feet 07:05
The wind in the woods The dusk in the sand I've been there before Alone in the mud It led me astray For once in the meantime Forgotten the way The soil guides the way The path is ahead to knowing Back to myself And though I see all over The mist takes over Lie down and set my feet

about

Leonid Mickoliuk - Bass, Vocals & Lyrics (Tracks 1, 2 & 5).
Anton Dor - Guitars, Lyrics (Tracks 3, 6 & 8) & Synth (Track 7).
Boris Rozenberg - Drums.

Drums, bass and guitars recorded at the Polar Studio, Tel-Aviv by Yuri Idomsky during the summer and fall of 2017.
Vocals recorded at the Cappella Studio, Ginegar Kibbutz by Yohai Arieli during the winter of 2018.

credits

released April 6, 2018

Guest on this album:
Bar Schmilovich - Samples, Synth & Mixing (Tracks 4 & 7) at the Beber Studios, Nazareth-Illit.

Artwork by Carter Doody.
Mixing by Jean-Baptiste Joubaud at the Studio Lantiez, Montréal (Tracks 1-3, 5-6 & 8).
Mastering by Brad Boatright at the Audiosiege Studio, Portland.
Banner by No Master Studio.

Thanks to:
Bar, Yohai, Yuri, Tom, JB, Gad, Eli, Dima, Tanja, Carter, Danny, Brad, Roman, Ofer, Sveta, Xavier, Vera, bands we shared the stage with and everyone who supported us.

Reviews:
www.riffrelevant.com/2018/05/22/thirst-planet-the-essence-review-release-show/
deepbeneath.com/thirst-planet-the-essence/?fbclid=IwAR2eLkC005dOhGtnnmQkEVm-riAbmx-yRPb2Pvw4brzdV1OOEv-SKWcKSQc
stranger-aeons.com/underground-sounds-thirst-planet-essence/
headbangerreviews.wordpress.com/2019/01/16/thirst-planet-the-essence/?fbclid=IwAR016ENlYOUcvNiPzgQDeEvl85RWBBrHT7dHbIehALv2aqsNVkEXWxjgUwk
metalbrothers.es/criticas/criticas-internacionales/thirst-planet-the-essence-2018/ (Spanish)

Interviews:
www.mixcloud.com/ze-rock/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A9-%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%98-11618-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A7-%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8-thirst-planet-%D7%91%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%9F/ (Hebrew)
www.mixcloud.com/the-secret-show/%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%91-%D7%99%D7%91%D7%A9/ (Hebrew)
www.facebook.com/felipetempestade/posts/2467348756867734?__tn__=K-R (Portuguese).

Compilation Appearances:
aonairrecords.bandcamp.com/album/aonair-presents-vol-1?fbclid=IwAR2xVEM28fdvdocKogIgxuEQTuu_ZEnyK93cv9X2AmlnU7d5BxMvxoyOxKo

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Thirst Planet Nazareth Iliit, Israel

Stoner / Doom Metal.

Members:
Bar Schmilovich
Anton Dor
Boris Rozenberg

Contact: thirstplanetband@gmail.com

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