Track Listing

1. Wrists of Kings
2. Not in Rivers, But in Drops
3. Dulcinea
4. Over Root and Thorn
5. 1, 000 Shards
6. All out of Time, All into Space
7. Holy Tears
8. Firdous E Bareen
9. Garden of Light

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40190 in Music
• Released on: 2006-10-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Customer Reviews

Absolutely sublime.
I have never been a huge Isis fan. I never got into Oceanic and whilst Panopticon had some good moments for me something was missing. I felt that the length of the songs was sometimes artificially long and got bored of listening to certain parts over and over.

But this album, this album is just something else, it's probably the best album I've heard this year by far (unless something sneaks in before the end. I don't even know where to begin, the contrast between the soft and the hard is absolutely perfect, there is very little unnecessary repetition and the whole thing just flows so well. The heavy riffs are amazing, so dense and textured with little Egyptian style guitar licks in the background whilst the softer parts ebbs and flow around the edges, slowly increasing in density resulting in huge almost tantrum like outbursts of sound.

I am thoroughly impressed with this album and am looking forward to one day seeing this band live.

This is a modern classic. Anyone into post modern rock should own this.

My two cents
Before i start i would just like to say Isis are not a poor man's tool.

I bought this album by chance in January, As the front cover was that much different to every other album on the shelf.

Isis aren't your normal band you wont find a quick 3 minute sing along here, Instead you find complex sprawling tracks full of emotion, Despite the fact that Aaron doesn't actually sing that much. The music really does speak for itself, The heavy pounding of the drums, the consistency of the bassist, and the effortless way the guitarists flow in-between fiddly little riffs to full on rock out mode.

Every track on this album fits together so well, It never seems to miss a beat from the Epic opener that is "Wrist of Kings", To the Raw power of "Dulcinea", Followed by the brooding beauty of "Over Root and Thorn". "Garden of light" is the perfect album ender showing you in one song what most bands need two or three albums to do.

In my opinion one of the best albums i have ever bought.
I'm very glad i took a chance on Isis.

Mourning the passing of the first ISIS era.
Oceanic was great, Panopticon was superb. In the Absence of Truth isn't as good as either.
Panapticon is my No.1 all time favourite album. In it there a certain ISIS something that sets them apart from Red Sparowes, Pelican and all those other Post Metal bands. Oceanic and Panoptican had it by the bucket load. In Absence of Truth has it for some tracks - but the bits between fail to maintain the interest - which was the key feature of the last two albums. I can see that turning out masterpieces can get a bit boring if your the creators - and it was worth a try to go this direction. If you've not got Panopticon or Oceanic then buy them. Then try this and mourn the passing.