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Philadelphia, United States (2003 – present)

Philadelphia quartet Rosetta push the boundaries between metal, progressive, post-rock, space rock, and hardcore, providing an experimental songwriting technique filled with chaos and atmospherics. A band whose sounds range from Pink Floydian / progressive rock sonic layering to walls of pure static ambience to crushing, sweeping sludgey riffage. Their first album (The Galilean Satellites) was an especially ambitious project: the goal was to record two albums of equal length (one a metal album… , the other a noise/ambient/drone album), each of which could stand on its own two feet, but together would create a richer, more rewarding experience. The band recorded the album in quadrophonic sound which lends itself well to the bands unique experiments in noise, sampling, feedback and power. The sheer amount of aural input means every listen becomes a new experience, allowing you to pick up on more and more layers within the sounds.

Their next album (Wake/Lift) was a bit more restrained but for this reason, really allows the band’s cohesion to solidify and prove themselves worthy of the (mainstream of the) artsier metal world.

The original lineup:

Michael Armine - vocal, sound manipulation
James Matthew Weed - guitar, violin
David Grossman - bass guitar, vocal
Bruce McMurtrie Jr. - drums

Discography:

Demo - 2003/2004
The Galilean Satellites (2xCD) - 2005
Project Mercury (split w/ Balboa) - 2007
Wake/Lift - 2007
The Cleansing Undertones of Wake/Lift - 2007

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1	Red in Tooth and Claw full track	327
2	Wake full track	322
3	Absent full track	264
4	Europa full track	262
5	Lift (part 1) full track	259
6	Monument full track	250
7	Lift (part 3) full track	227
8	Lift (part 2) full track	222
9	(Temet Nosce) full track	217
10	Au Pays Natal full track	203
11	Deneb full track	161
12	Itinérant full track	158
13	Départe	144
14	Capella full track	117
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Nibster18 wrote:
yesterday evening

Jesus Christ this album is going to rule

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BossHossV8Bikes wrote:
yesterday evening

hottninja, buy their albums! Support the band! In other news, Armine's screams are so intense. In my opinion, he has the best screams compared to any band of any style of music. It brings a sheer intensity to the music that's just downright hair-raising.

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mee-hau wrote:
yesterday afternoon

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hottninja wrote:
yesterday morning

can someone send me a torrent plz?

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theprimer20 wrote:
yesterday morning

Wow, the new album is going to destroy. I'm pretty damn excited.

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torque_23 wrote:
Wednesday evening

holy sh.. this gonna be huuge.

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Aicishvz wrote:
Wednesday evening

http://vimeo.com/7941592 Rosetta in the studio : Session 3

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magged wrote:
Wednesday morning

great band

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brandnewshoe wrote:
Tuesday evening

or get the combined album

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jwinti wrote:
Sunday afternoon

@verisof: simply combine the tags

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EndlessCemetary wrote:
last week

As far as atmosludge goes: Neurosis is god; Rosetta, the student who surpassed the "master" Isis.

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kschro wrote:
last week

WAKE/LIFT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE OCEANIC DUH

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verisof wrote:
last week

do you have any tip how to scrobble both tracks while listening simultaneously to first and second Galilean Satellites discs?

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vr4g wrote:
last week

please stop saying the N and the I word for fuck sake

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xTheEnforcerx wrote:
last week

See, I used to think that Rosetta was just another NeurIsis clone, but they are so much more than that. Yes, they obviously been influenced by those bands (clearly Times of Grace played a role in the creation of The Galilean Satellites), but they have their own approach. Using Neurosis as a base, there is more of a Pink Floyd vibe. The term "Metal for Astronauts" works much better than "Post-Metal" when placing Rosetta into a genre. Rosetta's music is driven by the bass and drums far more than the two previously mentioned bands. The guitars roam freely, almost as if just adding melodic noise on top of the bass lines and drum patterns. The band also has much more ambient noise going on than Isis, which is more keys oriented. Other than the Homesick cover, Rosetta does not use clean vocals, opting for the raw aggressive vocals from Armine.

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SdCloud69 wrote:
last week

lol

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TheGraveDigger wrote:
last week

yet another Isis rip-off

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sharkie wrote:
last week

I don't think there is a better band to listen to while studying (physics especially). Reading through and struggling with understanding the works of Einstein, Schrodinger, Planck, Feynman, de Broglie, etc is all made so much simpler with Rosetta playing in the background. Any chance we can get lyrics for the new demo?

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jrinredcar wrote:
last week

ambient stuff is good, so the hardcore stuff too

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loveallpunk wrote:
last month

Awesome band¡¡¡

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