Name: Lupus Metallorum
Brand: Old Iron

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-SRR-006C

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Colour

clear

Colour details

Clear w/ yellow, blue, green

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-05-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

634457093966

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

LP-SRR-006

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black

Extended format: No

634457093959

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

LP-SRR-006LEC

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Bone w/ red splatter vinyl

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634457093973

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

Artist

Old Iron

Genre US

Metal

Label US

Satanik Royalty Records

Seattle’s Old Iron is a great example of the variation that’s found its way into every shade of contemporary metal. On their newest album Lupus Metallorum (produced by Matt Bayles who recorded contemporary metal innovators Mastodon and Isis), they incorporate the plethora of approaches that made their debut LP Cordyceps memorable: chugging riffs locked to the bass drum, dissonant melodic leads, sparse, atmospheric interludes, the occasional pentatonic flourish, and walls and walls of power chords.

What sets this album apart from the last one—and this band’s progression from the progression of most heavy bands—is that they’ve actually gotten more focused instead of more sprawling. The songs on Lupus Metallorum are half the length of the songs from the predecessor (with four more tracks to make the 40 minute running time 1 minute shorter than their 6 track debut). These songs emphasize urgency and punctuation where, for the most part, songs on the previous album emphasized atmosphere and texture.

Lupus Metallorum

Music US