Name: Love in Shadow
Brand: Sumac

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Bonus disc: No

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THRILL470CD

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

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Packaged in a 4 Panel Mini-LP Style High Gloss Gatefold Jacket. 

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2018-09-21

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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0790377047028

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

THRILL470LPY

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Extended format: Yes

Limited Double Pink with Balck Streaks Vinyl, Packaged in a Wide Spine Jacket Printed on Uncoated Stock with Custom High Gloss Slipcase.

0790377470215

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2 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Sumac

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

Thrill Jockey

SUMAC is an American metal band formed in 2014 by Aaron Turner. Known for their intense and powerful sound, SUMAC has quickly gained a reputation as one of the most influential bands in the metal genre. With their official capitalization, they have created a unique identity that sets them apart from other artists.

Inspired by bands such as *ISIS*, *Zozobra*, and *Old Man Gloom*, SUMAC's music combines elements of doom, sludge, and post-metal to create a truly immersive listening experience. Their heavy riffs, complex song structures, and atmospheric soundscapes captivate audiences around the world.

With each release, SUMAC continues to push boundaries and explore new sonic territories. Collaborating with talented performers like *Helms Alee* and *Conjurer*, they constantly evolve their sound while staying true to their artistic vision. Their music resonates with fans of bands like *Neurosis*, *LLNN*, and *Torche* who appreciate the raw emotion and intensity that SUMAC brings to every performance.

Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label that was established in 1992 by Bettina Richards, a former A&R representative at Atlantic Records. Originally based in New York City, the label relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 1995.
With over two decades of experience, Thrill Jockey has become a prominent force in the music industry. Known for its diverse roster of artists and commitment to artistic integrity, the label has consistently released groundbreaking and innovative music across various genres.
Thrill Jockey's catalog includes a wide range of critically acclaimed albums from both established and emerging artists. From experimental rock to electronic music, jazz to folk, the label continues to push boundaries and support unique voices within the industry.

Love is what makes us human. It guides our decisions, shapes our worldview, and defines our experiences. Its absence equates to tragedy while its presence gives our lives meaning. “Love has been well worn theme throughout a lot of rock music, but most commonly in terms of love-lost, overly romanticized versions of new love, or as a veil for sexual conquest,” says Sumac guitarist and vocalist Aaron Turner (Old Man Gloom, Mamiffer, ISIS). “It is rarely addressed in its more spiritual and vulnerable aspects.” Those less-traversed territories of humankind’s connective bond became the central theme Sumac’s third full-length album, Love In Shadow, though their explorations of that motif are a far cry from traditional manifestations of love in the realm of art. Across four protracted songs, Turner and his cohorts -Nick Yacyshyn (Baptists, Erosion) on drums and Brian Cook (Russian Circles) on bass - interlace and mangle sounds from their instruments in a sonic homage to both the innate warmth of human magnetism and the cold realities of corrupted love - jealousy, obsession, perversion, addiction. Listeners who followed the Northwest trio down the tangled briar of mathematical riffs and hypnotic battery on The Deal or through the unfettered eruptions and methodical dissonance of What One Becomes are aware that Sumac eschews the conventional balladry typically associated with odes to our spiritual connectedness. Saccharine sweetness or fatalistic tales of unrequited affection are nowhere to be found on Love In Shadow. Over the album’s hour-plus length, the band employs minimal tools to achieve a maximum overview of visceral passions.

2LP - Double Virgin Vinyl, Packaged in a Wide Spine Jacket Printed on Uncoated Stock with Custom High Gloss Slipcase.

CD - Packaged in a 4 Panel Mini-LP Style High Gloss Gatefold Jacket.

2LP+ - Limited Double Pink with Balck Streaks Vinyl, Packaged in a Wide Spine Jacket Printed on Uncoated Stock with Custom High Gloss Slipcase.