More Constant Than the Gods

More Constant Than the Gods
Studio album by
SubRosa
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2013 (2013-09-17)[1]
RecordedMarch–May 2013 in Salt Lake City[2]
GenreDoom metal, sludge metal, funeral doom metal[3]
Length67:34
LabelProfound Lore Records
SubRosa chronology
No Help for the Mighty Ones
(2011) 		More Constant Than the Gods
(2013) 		For This We Fought the Battle of Ages
(2016)

More Constant Than the Gods is the third album by Salt Lake City-based doom metal band SubRosa. It was SubRosa's second album released via Profound Lore Records.[4]

Background

Glyn Smyth of Stag & Serpent created the album artwork, having also done so for SubRosa's previous album, No Help for the Mighty Ones.[4] The artwork, which depicts a female personification of Death, was inspired by vocalist and guitarist Rebecca Vernon's mother, who died in 2007.[2][5]

After the album was recorded in Salt Lake City, Magnus "Devo" Andersson performed mixing and mastering throughout June and July 2013 at Endarker Studios in Sweden.[2]

To promote the album after it was released, SubRosa toured North America with bands such as Samothrace,[6] The Atlas Moth, and Boris.[7] Their tour with Samothrace was cut short in Sacramento after a vehicle break-in resulted in equipment and multiple instruments stolen.[8]

Subsequent festivals SubRosa performed at include the Ruins of Intolerance Festival in Prague, Czech Republic on June 26, 2014[9] and the Psycho California Festival in May 2015.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Invisible Oranges(Positive)[11]
Metal Injection8/10[3]
Pitchfork8.3/10[12]
Sputnikmusic4.3/5[13]
Treble Zine(Positive)[14]

The album received generally positive reviews from critics. Grayson Haver described it as folk-influenced, noting the album's heaviness and use of violin and referring to its songs as "Leadbelly kicked forward several decades".[12] J. Andrew of Metal Injection stated that the album's sound "evokes such dark and strong imagery, with a landscape both heavy and doom-laden, but with an almost 19th-Century-like aesthetic."[3] In 2014, Decibel Magazine ranked the album as #88 in its Top 100 Doom Metal Albums of All Time list.[15] In 2019, they ranked the album #35 in their list of Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of the 2010s.[16]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Usher"14:17
2."Ghosts of a Dead Empire"11:04
3."Cosey Mo"7:30
4."Fat of the Ram"12:18
5."Affliction"9:49
6."No Safe Harbor"12:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[2]

Band

  • Rebecca Vernon – guitars, vocals, vibraphone on "The Usher", hammered dulcimer, piano
  • Sarah Pendleton – violin, vocals, noise interludes
  • Kim Pack – violin, vocals, cello on "Ghosts of a Dead Empire", noise interludes
  • Christian Creek – bass
  • Andy Patterson – drums

Additional musicians

  • David Payne – clarinet on "Fat of the Ram"
  • Jason McFarland – vocals on "The Usher"
  • Bill Frost – guitar on "Ghosts of a Dead Empire"
  • April Clayton – flute on "No Safe Harbor"

Production and artwork

  • Magnus "Devo" Andersson – mixing, mastering, noise arrangement
  • Glyn Smyth – album artwork and layout

References

  1. ^ "More Constant Than The Gods by SubRosa". SubRosa at Bandcamp. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d (CD booklet liner notes). SubRosa. Profound Lore Records. 2013. pp. 10–11. PFL 123.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ a b c Andrew, J. (September 27, 2013). "Album Review: SUBROSA More Constant than the Gods". Metal Injection. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Dick, Chris (September 28, 2011). "SubRosa Interviewed". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  5. ^ "Helen Vernon Obituary". Dayton Daily News via Legacy.com. December 19, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  6. ^ "Samothrace & Subrosa Will Do A Short Mini-Tour Together". 20 Buck Spin. October 21, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  7. ^ "Boris announces North American tour". Lambgoat. May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  8. ^ "Subrosa - Equipment Stolen On Tour". Metalstorm.net. November 6, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  9. ^ "RUINS OF INTOLERANCE 005, 27.6.2014, Praha – squat Cibulka". Fobia Zine (in Czech). June 30, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "Psycho California Announces 2015 Band Lineup". Metal Underground. January 16, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  11. ^ Achstatter, Matthew (August 29, 2013). "Review: SubRosa - 'More Constant Than the Gods'". Invisible Oranges. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  12. ^ a b Currin, Grayson Haver (October 21, 2013). "More Constant Than the Gods review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  13. ^ greg84 (September 20, 2013). "Subrosa (US): More Constant Than the Gods". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Terich, Jeff (September 17, 2013). "SubRosa : More Constant Than the Gods". Treble Zine. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Doom Metal Albums of All Time Special Issue". Decibel Magazine. Red Flag Media, Inc. 2014. p. 12. ISSN 1557-2137.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of the Decade: 2010-2019". Decibel Magazine. Red Flag Media, Inc. November 2019.
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