Gnadenhutten, German for Tents of Grace, was a village of Lenni Lenape Indians who had been converted to the Moravian Church. Though starving and caught between two cultures, these Indians were dedicated to peace and following the teachings of Christ. Ninety-six of them were rounded up and massacred together on March 8th, 1782 by a group of white settlers determined to exterminate them not because they were Christian, but because they were Indian. Each man, woman, and child's head was bashed in with a cooper's mallet by those of the same faith. This atrocity is unparalleled in American history yet is seldom talked about. The village of Gnadenhutten still exists on the Tuscarawas River in eastern Ohio, with reconstructed cabins and a mass grave of the victims.
"This record is in honor of the northern lights, which very few things in the world are more beautiful and awe inspiring than" and we can say the same of Panopticon's work. Even a EP with "leftover" songs carries so much beauty. Thetruebia
La mine, c'est le lieu qui met le plus en exergue les disparités sociales : d'un côté ils sont des milliers à descendre dans les entrailles de la terre, de l'autre une poignée s'élève socialement ; d'un côté ils meurent par centaines sous l'effet des coups de grisou, de l'autre ils consolident leurs richesses. Cette dualité, elle traverse aussi Kentucky : d'un côté le black metal atmosphérique asphyxiant, de l'autre l'americana et le folklore héroïque. Panopticon est dans la lutte permanente ! Jordan Vauvert
What an impressive piece of black metal. This one-man hurricane is pure art. Sgah‘gahsowáh creates an haunting atmosphere. He puts so much soul in his music. Sælzer Bub
never been a big death metal fan but this is actually super accessible for the genre, has fun concepts, and personally i'm always a fan of albums with short tracklists and huge runtimes (for individual songs) Great time, good jumping on point for newbies too. alienasu