Solitude Aeturnus β Adagio
- intothewellsabyss
- Aug 3, 2023
- 2 min read
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August 3, 1998 β Solitude Aeturnus released their fifth full-length studio album, Adagio via Massacre Records in Europe (January 1999 via Olympic Records / Slipdisc Records / Mercury-Polygram Records in the United States). (Apple Music or Spotify)
The albums cover art was created by Travis Smith at Seempieces.
Background:
Following the bands tour in support of Downfall, Solitude Aeturnus took another unintentional break followed as the band split from Pavement Records.
During this downtime, Steve Mosley, a long time friend and fan of the band, replaced Lyle Steadham on bass. The band subsequently signed on with the German label Massacre Records in December 1997 and headed into the studio to record what was to become their masterpiece, Adagio.
This time going back to Rhythm Studios in England the album was recorded in March 1998 and released in August of the same year.
The band toured Europe in September 1998 with Savior Machine in support of the record.
Adagio finally saw a US release in January 1999 through Olympic Records. Being distributed through Polygram, the Olympic deal gave the band even greater exposure in the US.
Critical Reception:
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Jason Anderson stated;
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For the record, I completely disagree with this assessment of Adagio, Robert Lowe's vocal performance, and Solitude Aeturnus in general, as this is my favorite release from the Texas Doom outfit! I guess I must have terrible taste in music... No, not really! β E.N. Wells
Notice: Any reviews shared here are for historical reference. The views and opinions expressed within are not always supported (in full or in part) by Into the Wells. β E.N. Wells
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