Seminar II: The Holy Rites of Primitivism Regressionism explained

Seminar II: The Holy Rites of Primitivism Regressionism
Type:	Album
Artist:	Old Man Gloom
Cover:	Old Man Gloom - Seminar II.jpg
Released:	March 20, 2001
Genre:	Sludge metal doom metal post-metal
Length:	58:33
Label:	Tortuga Recordings
Producer:	Kurt Ballou
Prev Title:	Meditations in B
Prev Year:	1999
Next Year:	2001

Seminar II: The Holy Rites of Primitivism Regressionism is the second full-length album by Old Man Gloom, released in 2001.^[1] It was released simultaneously with Seminar III.^[2]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album "plays out as a sort of roller coaster ride, with quiet ambient drones giving way to full-on metalcore assaults (and vice versa) throughout its 17 tracks."

Track listing

1. "Brain Returns To Initial State" – 0:53
2. "Bells Dark Above Our Heads" – 4:11
3. "Branch Breaker" – 0:51
4. "Radio Crackles Spill Down My Face" – 1:33
5. "Hot Salvation" – 3:10
6. "Breath Drops Out In Ice And Glass" – 5:57
7. "Rape Athena" – 1:46
8. "Roar Of The Forest Rose To Thunder" – 2:24
9. "Clenched Tight In The Fist Of God" – 2:16
10. "Only Dogs Hear (Here)" – 0:51
11. "Jaws Of The Lion" – 2:42
12. "Smoke Out Loud" – 6:26
13. "Deserts In Your Eyes" – 3:09
14. "Meditations In B Part V & VI" – 5:48
15. "Cinders Of The Simian Psyche" – 2:43
16. "Three Ring Ocean Sideshow" – 5:43
17. "Mandied (Self: Reborn)" – 8:10

• Track 17 is a hidden track

Credits

• Kurt Ballou – Producer
• Steve Brodsky – Lyricist on "Mandied"
• Santos "Hanno" Montano – Drums, Vocals on "Deserts in Your Eyes," Data backup, Viral marketing, Burritos
• Nate Newton – Guitar, Backing vocals
• Jay Randall – Electronics
• Luke Scarola – Electronics
• Caleb Scofield – Bass Guitar, Backing vocals
• Aaron Turner – Guitar, Vocals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Old Man Gloom | Biography & History. AllMusic.
2. Web site: Celestial sludge-metal supergroup Old Man Gloom return after tragedy with two new full-lengths. Luca. Cimarusti. Chicago Reader. 2 July 2020 .