Aesthethica
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| Studio album by Liturgy | ||||
| Released | May 10, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | December 2010-January 2011 | |||
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| Length | 68:26 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
| Producer | Colin Marston | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | A− |
| Consequence of Sound | D |
| The Guardian | |
| Pitchfork | (8.3/10) |
| PopMatters | (8/10) |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  |
Aesthethica is the second studio album by Brooklyn-based black metal band Liturgy. Produced by Krallice guitarist Colin Marston, the album was released on May 10, 2011 via Thrill Jockey.
Spin ranked it as number 26 on Spin's 50 Best Albums of 2011, and Pitchfork placed the album at number 41 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011".
Upon its release, Aesthethica received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 72, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 13 reviews.
All tracks written by Hunter Hunt-Hendrix.
"Harmonia" contains a hidden track on the CD version. The song itself lasts for approximately 5:31 and the hidden track lasts for approximately 1:37, with just under a minute of silence between them. Additionally, "Sun of Light" contains just under a minute of silence after the song. Both silences and the hidden track are omitted from the vinyl edition; however, "Veins of God" has an extended coda on the vinyl pressing that stretches the song's length to approximately 9:28.
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