Best Post-Metal Album
Eternal
Ghosts of Glaciers
Ghosts of Glaciers put together one of the most comprehensive post-metal albums you’ll ever hear in the ethereal Eternal. The longtime local trio of guitarist Steven Jackson, bassist Michael Rouse and drummer Ben Brandhorst make music that hits on such a visceral level, listening to these six tracks is an auditory out-of-body experience. While all instrumentals, there are moments of doom, black, death, prog-metal and classical (just listen to the piano part on closer “Regeneratio Aeterna”) throughout the album. “The Vast Expanse” and “Sunken Chamber,” both over twelve minutes in length, are prime examples of what Ghosts of Glaciers excels at, but Eternal is best enjoyed in its entirety.