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Philadelphia, United States (2003 – present)

Philadelphia quartet Rosetta push the boundaries between , , , , and , employing an experimental songwriting technique filled with chaos and atmospherics. Their sounds range from Pink Floydian / sonic layering to walls of pure static ambience to crushing, sweeping y riffage. Their first album (The Galilean Satellites, 2005) was an especially ambitious project: the goal was to record two discs of equal length (one a metal album, the other a noise/ambient/drone album), each of which could stand on its own, but played together would create a third, more intense experience. The technique fits well with the band’s unique experiments in noise, sampling, feedback and power. The sheer amount of aural input means every listen becomes a new experience, allowing the listener to pick up on more and more layers within the sounds.

Their next album (Wake/Lift, 2007) was a bit more restrained, but for this reason, really allows the band’s songwriting to solidify and proves them worthy of the “mainstream” of the avant-metal world.

The third full-length album, A Determinism of Morality, was released in May of 2010, and featured shorter, faster songs, with a bit more attention to technical playing and compositional structure.

The original and constant lineup:

Michael Armine - vocals, sound manipulation;
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  • BtBaM27

    EUROOOPAAAAAAAA I love this band

    3 hours ago

  • Ginko-San

    boner alert

    Sunday morning

  • juanbrujox

    The Galilean Satellites, albums combined.. Oh God, I had forgotten the aneurysm that mixing both albums causes. Brutally gorgeous, best thing this genre has ever reached

    Thursday afternoon

  • Kur4qq

    Release Revolve Renew

    Thursday afternoon

  • blakemelton

    Via http://rosettaband.com/ "Right now we’re working on new songs for what will probably be a 4-song EP. We still don’t know what the timeline will be for this release, but we’d tentatively like to record it before the end of the year. We’ve been in a holding pattern for a while now, largely due to various life complications and the horrendous saga of our van. That’s beginning to change; after this summer’s touring, we’ll be getting to work on lots of new stuff."

    Wednesday evening

  • cry-boy

    Check out the new project: Winds with Hands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jswH9TXOBLY&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frwrAm78HpI&feature=plcp

    last week

  • BradShallPerish

    The vocalist posts on this page once in a while and he mentioned it a while back.

    10 days ago

  • Kruppo

    @BradShallPerish: New ep? Where did you hear this news from? Is there a link to the news by any chance?

    10 days ago
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