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Pilgrimage

Studio album by Om
Released September 13 2007
Recorded June 2007 at Electrical Audio in Chicago, Illinois
Genre Stoner Metal, Psychedelic Rock
Length 32:18
Label Southern Lord Records
Producer Om, Steve Albini
Om chronology
Om / Six Organs of Admittance
(2006)
Pilgrimage
(2007)
Live at Jerusalem
(2008)

Pilgrimage is the third studio album by Om, released in 2007 via Southern Lord Records. It is notably the first album the band would record at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio in Chicago, Illinois and the final studio release to feature Chris Hakius.

Pilgrimage attained generally positive praise from critics. Notably Uncut would note the press release and respond with their own description of the band as "Gregorian Metal" and "How ‘Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun’ would sound if it was played by Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.".[1] Scene Point Blank would award a near-perfect 9.6/10 score, describing the album as "beyond hypnotic but rather trance-inducing.".[2]

Other critics whom spoke positively of the album would include the likes of Chronicles of Chaos (9/10),[3] Sputnik Music (4/5),[4] Pitchfork (7.2/10),[5] Pop Matters[6] and Exclaim!.[7]

Tracklist[]

All songs written by Cisneros and Hakius. Track 5 appears on the Daymare Edition.

  • 1. Pilgrimage (10:33)
  • 2. Unitive Knowledge of The Godhead (5:50)
  • 3. Bhima's Theme (11:40)
  • 4. Pilgrimage (Reprise) (4:15)
  • 5. To The Shrinebuilder (Live) (8:31)

Personnel[]

  • Al Cisneros - Bass, Vocals
  • Chris Hakius - Drums
  • Earl Kuck - Artwork
  • Steve Albini - Producer, Engineering
  • Maurice Thaler - Photography (Cover)
  • David Giffey - Artwork (Cover Iconography)
  • Bob Weston - Mastering

External Links[]

References[]

V·T·E Om
Current Members Al CisnerosEmil AmosTyler Trotter
Past Members Chris HakiusRobert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Studio Albums Variations on a ThemeConference of the BirdsPilgrimageGod Is GoodAdvaitic Songs
Splits Inerrant Rays of Infallible Sun (Blackship Shrinebuilder)Om / Six Organs of Admittance
Singles Gebel BarkalAddis DubplateGethsemane Dubplate
Live Albums Live at JerusalemLive ConferenceLiveBBC Radio 1Live at Amoeba
Associated Bands and Artists SleepThe SabiansShrinebuilderGrailsHoly Mountain RecordsBilly AndersonDavid V. D'andrea