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charliepanayi [Edit] [Delete] 61 replies 08:50 May 19th, 2010

Nooooooooo.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/rip-isis,41299/

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Naaaaaaa

:(

One of the first 'heavy' bands I got really into. Haven't listened so much in the past few years but I have many fond memories, particularly involving their STUNNING first London show with Cult of Luna, 27 and Jonny Truant.

So long and cheers for all the good time, I guess...

dis-integration | 19 May '10, 08:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Was that gig at the LA2/ Mean Fiddler?
  
  Shame to see them go although i pretty much stopped paying attention after Panopticon. Some of their shows were immense, especially those around the time of Oceanic.
  
  Poke @dis-integration | 19 May '10, 09:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Yeah it was
    
    I'm the same, didn't get anything after Panopticon really. That show at the LA2 and the one at ULU (despite the shit venue) with Aereogramme between Oceanic and Panopticon were stupendous. Whenever I saw them after that I felt like something had been lost - it was probably the sheer mindfuck immensity of Celestial, which is an unbelievable record.
    
    Also, the SGNL>05 EP is a vastly underrated gem.
    
    dis-integration @Poke | 19 May '10, 09:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - That ULU show was great too
      
      Think i pretty have the same Isis experience as you. I got into them off the back of this comp...
      
      http://www.discogs.com/Various-This-Changes-Everything/release/721681
      
      If my memory serves me, did DJ Speedranch play that Isis show at LA2?
      
      Poke @dis-integration | 19 May '10, 10:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Ah he did indeed, yeah
        
        Forgot about that. Not quite sure how I did, admittedly...
        
        dis-integration @Poke | 19 May '10, 11:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Did Jonny Truant play that?
        
        I recall Speedranch, 27. CoL and Isis but not a fifth...even got a copy of that Speedranch set on my computer somehow.
        
        less_than_zero @dis-integration | 19 May '10, 13:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        I'm pretty sure they did...
        
        I think they were on first, as far as I remember.
        
        That said, I saw JT quite a few times around then, and in lots of support slots, so it's possible I'm just getting my wires massively crossed.
        
        dis-integration @less_than_zero | 20 May '10, 09:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
- maaaan, i miss Johnny Truant :(
  
  and now Isis :(
  
  pieces_of_reece @dis-integration | 19 May '10, 10:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I was at that LA2 show.
  
  Fun timez.
  
  Mike_Diver @dis-integration | 19 May '10, 10:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - It was indeed
    
    'Weight' was just immense.
    
    dis-integration @Mike_Diver | 19 May '10, 11:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    CillaCrack this'd this
  - Oh, and I remember fondly the times when Isis were big 'pon DiS
    
    You did a good job of getting bands like them and DEP pretty heavy coverage!
    
    dis-integration @Mike_Diver | 19 May '10, 11:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
Fuck

I actually feel a bit sick. They've been one of my favourite bands since I first had my 16 year-old mind blown by Oceanic. I think it's made worse because they were one of those groups who I never even considered might call it a day. I was unbelievably excited in the run-up to Wavering Radiant's release, more so than I have been for any other album in a long, long time. :'(

only_shallow | 19 May '10, 09:02 | X | ^ This | Reply

LastAstronaut this'd this
- They were pretty much THE band that got me into heavy music at the age of 16, I feel your pain
  
  My memory might be going a bit skewiff, but did you used to play in a band at around that kinda time who played noisy post-rocky type stuff?
  
  dis-integration @only_shallow | 19 May '10, 09:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Hahahaha indeed I did
    
    I'm guessing you mean The Big Sleep? Definitely wouldn't have been playing that kind of music without Isis...
    
    only_shallow @dis-integration | 20 May '10, 01:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Yeah, that was it, The Big Sleep
      
      I saw you guys supporting Pelican at the Underworld. Tiiiiiime ago. It was about that time I was religiously reading Rocksound and pretty much listening to nothing but Hydrahead, Godspeed, Mogwai and the Blood Brothers.
      
      I guess you must have been on DiS at the time as well, otherwise I wouldn't have made the connection... Not entirely sure how I remembered it was you though, it popped into my head when I saw your Articulate Silences column.
      
      dis-integration @only_shallow | 20 May '10, 09:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
My heart just sank a little :(

Really shit news. Isis opened me up to so many incredible music too. Amazing band.

CillaCrack | 19 May '10, 09:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
FUCK

they will be missed.

callummc | 19 May '10, 09:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
Gutted

Oceanic also got me into heavy music. It still is an utterly, utterly massive album. Seriously crushing. Not much has touched it since, no matter how many 'post-metal' bands try and follow its blueprint. Better to quit while you're ahead I guess.

mac_daddy | 19 May '10, 09:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
:(

_meh | 19 May '10, 10:26 | X | ^ This | Reply

harman_kardon this'd this
Read this on blabbermouth NOOOO! :(

I'm not sure if I'm mourning or I'm hungover...

Ichor | 19 May '10, 10:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
SHIT

lukowski | 19 May '10, 10:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
went downhill after Oceanic

and massively after Panopticon. saw them just after Panopticon w/ jesu, wish i'd gotten to see them after Oceanic.

Jordan_229_2 | 19 May '10, 10:48 | X | ^ This | Reply

Ichor this'd this
- TBH, that's nonsense.
  
  They changed. The records were still of a very high quality. There was no going downhill; if anything, they pushed themselves to reach higher. Whether fans dug it or not. Oceanic is still FTW though, obviously.
  
  Mike_Diver @Jordan_229_2 | 19 May '10, 10:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - its just personal opinion, liek.
    
    the latter records never grabbed me as much. too much flow and not as many heart-stopping moments, outside of So Did We and the first track from the follow up.
    
    Jordan_229_2 @Mike_Diver | 19 May '10, 11:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Have to agree with Jordan.
  
  I hear what you're saying Mike; they continued to plough their own furrow and that. Personally though I was bored shitless by everything after Panopticon.
  
  Time for another Old Man Gloom record?
  
  carrot_ram @Jordan_229_2 | 19 May '10, 12:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I'm with you on that
    
    Nothing after Panopticon kept my attention for any length of time.
    
    Might dig out Celestial later. Now THERE's a heavy record.
    
    dis-integration @carrot_ram | 19 May '10, 14:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
As with a lot of people here

Isis were one of the key bands which got me into heavy music. They may have been treading water a bit with the last album, but this is still a damn shame. At least they left a more or less flawless body of work, I suppose. Be interesting to see what they do next, though none of Turner's side projects have been anywhere as good as Isis so far.

ContentToPlayVillain | 19 May '10, 11:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
Side projects

Old Man Gloom were awesome. Some of their stuff is up there with Isis' best i think. House of Low Culture on the other hand was awful.

Poke | 19 May '10, 11:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Old Man Gloom are (were?) great
  
  Seminar 3 is absolutely fantastic
  
  prunes @Poke | 19 May '10, 12:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
- OMG were awesome, yeah
  
  Complete with Caleb from Cave In's terrifying scroar
  
  dis-integration @Poke | 19 May '10, 12:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Jodis is really good.
  
  Turner and Plotkin. Minimal but fucking awesome.
  
  carrot_ram @Poke | 19 May '10, 13:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
RIP

This is a very sad loss. I'll just have to cherish the two times I saw them and the five amazing records they left behind. They completely blew out Bristol Bierkeller: one of the loudest and clearest sounding shows I've ever heard.

I don't think I could pick out anything they've done which is bad: every record has such amazing moments. There's that opening riff from 'So Did We' which is like a hammer blow to the ribs, those incredible drums from 'Not In Rivers, But In Drops', that wayward guitar in 'Carry', those keys leading into 'Ghost Key'.

Such a really amazing band, everything they did felt so imbued with passion, craft and care. Will miss them.

lemonbrickcombo | 19 May '10, 12:02 | X | ^ This | Reply

terminus_est this'd this
This is pretty sad

but also, good in some ways. They had already reached their creative peak, with Oceanic and Panopticon, I think. Their subsequent albums were well good, sure, but tarred by all the shitty 'Neurisis' rip-off bands - they made me go off their type of music to some extent. it's good I think when bands give up of their own accord, rather than reach the point of total creative stagnation, chugging out shitty release after shtitty release.

still one of my favourite bands of all time

prunes | 19 May '10, 12:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
boooo! very sad news

ocianic and panoptican will always be of my favourite albums.

Vian | 19 May '10, 12:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
My gateway drug into metal

so I'll cherish them for that. Some pretty good songs as well.

acoleuthic | 19 May '10, 13:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I think they did this for quite a few types...
  
  I myself got into metal through RATM and Korn when I was a teenager. Radiohead were my gateway to indie.
  
  Ichor @acoleuthic | 19 May '10, 13:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - You can never QUITE get over the gateway drug, can you?
    
    I'd actually heard and loved Oceansize's debut album before Isis and consequently ended up categorising both as 'post-metal'. Ah youth. Oceansize were my gateway to Oceansize. And maybe Biffy Clyro too but I didn't like them so much.
    
    acoleuthic @Ichor | 19 May '10, 13:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
Oh man....

I totally echo LBC - he's picked out a lot of my favourite bits of the band.

I remember for about a year totally defending 'In the absence of truth' from all the detractors. For what it's worth, I still think it's one of the finest records ever.

I think the latest was great too, but I think it's that whole 'familiarity breeds contempt' thing. If 'Wavering Radiant' had been relased in 2003 it would have totally blown us away and been album of the year. It's only because of this familiarity with the sound/technique that it passed people by. I gues that's why they called it quits.

terminus_est | 19 May '10, 13:29 | X | ^ This | Reply

theShipment this'd this
Shit happens...

They will reform for atp in a few years or something. I saw them because of Cult Of Luna back at the LA2 and did really enjoy them. Oceanic was a bit better then Panopticon and then I just got bored of them. Nothing to cry about though. Better than them going on for too long although a lot of people are suggesting that they may well have done. Anyway, boohoo.
If only Greymachine were better...

less_than_zero | 19 May '10, 13:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
Really gutted

they were one of my favourite bands, heavy or otherwise. Got to admit, i really didn't see this coming. :o(

LastAstronaut | 19 May '10, 15:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Gonna have to give Oceanic or Panopticon a blast when I get home now!
  
  LastAstronaut @LastAstronaut | 19 May '10, 15:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
Sad

But it is appropriate. I totally understand. They'd mined that territory pretty well.
Peace out homies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDi5L56cx9Y

Luis_Carruthers | 19 May '10, 15:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ^^^this song
  
  if Isis was my gateway into metal, this song was my gateway into Isis
  
  acoleuthic @Luis_Carruthers | 19 May '10, 15:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Yup.
    
    As soon as that riff kicked in all the way I was in love.
    
    Luis_Carruthers @acoleuthic | 19 May '10, 16:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - You mean the riff at the end?
      
      Whole song's great but the closing section was the Damascene moment of O_O
      
      acoleuthic @Luis_Carruthers | 19 May '10, 16:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Only surpassed by the sheer fire that is the closing section of 'Hym' on Oceanic
        
        DUM-DUM-DURRRRRRR
        
        *chug chug chug chug*
        
        DUM-DUM-DUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
        
        dis-integration @acoleuthic | 19 May '10, 16:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Or actually, the really doomy one on 'False Light'
        
        <3
        
        I lent a Neurosis loving friend my copies of Panopticon and Oceanic about four years ago and he's still got them... Hopefully I can actually get my copies back. I always meant to pick up Oceanic on vinyl, as I've got all the remixes on wax, maybe I should use this as an excuse to try and pick it up...
        
        dis-integration @dis-integration | 19 May '10, 16:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
NOOO

i've never even seen them live :(

jazz-ballet | 19 May '10, 16:15 | X | ^ This | Reply

mikamikoyay this'd this
- Give it a few years for a reunion.
  
  Great band, the best gateway band for metal imo.
  
  Break ups to make-ups, the cycle of life.
  
  theShipment @jazz-ballet | 19 May '10, 16:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Luis_Carruthers this'd this
Isis break up?

One less emo metal band, good on em!

bloodrodgers | 19 May '10, 17:00 | X | ^ This | Reply

countzero this'd this
- cock
  
  drop_b @bloodrodgers | 19 May '10, 17:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
- That's the spirit, champ
  
  cyberdemon @bloodrodgers | 19 May '10, 17:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Emo, eh
  
  dis-integration @bloodrodgers | 19 May '10, 17:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Pretty funny.
  
  theShipment @bloodrodgers | 19 May '10, 17:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  _meh this'd this
:)

countzero | 19 May '10, 17:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
I was a late convert,

saw them at the Melvins ATP and they blew me away. Guess its nice they ended on a relative high, hopefully their new projects will be at the same level. Just saw this on self titled magazine's website and thought it was interesting, a collaboration with Tim Hecker, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKWsRe2kd4&feature=player_embedded

viewfromhere | 19 May '10, 17:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
the fuuuuck?

rubbish news! :(

pretty_vacant | 19 May '10, 20:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
I'm gutted :(

I know a lot of people lost interest after Panopticon but for me they kept getting better and better. At least they split for a good reason,not because they hate each other's guts which means the likelihood of a reunion in a few years might be quite high.

Brainerd1 | 19 May '10, 21:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

I wasn't mad on Wavering Radiant either but ISIS were one hell of an awe-inspiring band and this is miserable news. I guess that there are so many bands competently mimicking their sound they probably felt that there was nothing left to say. The 'In The Fishtank' album with Aereogramme is awesome.

badgertastic | 19 May '10, 22:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
they were so good at the patton/melvins atp

but most people waned in their love for them since their considered 'peak'. left behind great albums, though.

ithica | 20 May '10, 01:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
absolutely gutted

that i didn't get to see them live.

however, unless they were playing on an erupting volcano in the middle of a swirling ocean i don't think it would have matched their sheer epicness

i still prefer panopticon

ardack | 20 May '10, 08:55 | X | ^ This | Reply

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