Celestial (Isis album)
| Celestial | ||||
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| Released | April 3, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 2000 | |||
| Genre | Post-metal, sludge metal | |||
| Length | 51:58 | |||
| Label | Escape Artist (EA07.0) Hydra Head (HH666-59) Ipecac (reissue) (IPC-145) | |||
| Producer | Isis, Matt Bayles | |||
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| Re-release cover | ||||
The cover of Ipecac Recordings' 2013 re-release | ||||
Celestial is the debut album by American post-metal band Isis, released in 2000 by Escape Artist and Hydra Head Records. It is their third "official" solo release and first full length.
A year later, Isis released SGNL>05, an EP designed to act as an extension to Celestial; its tracks were all directly culled from the Celestial recording sessions. Frontman Aaron Turner describes them as being “part of the same whole”, separated from each other because releasing a double album for the group's first full-length may have been overbearing for listeners.
In addition to the regular CD and vinyl LP editions, Celestial is available in a double release, coupled with its sister EP, SGNL>05. On June 5, 2013, it was announced that Celestial would be re-issued by Ipecac Recordings with new artwork from Turner, as well as the audio having been recently remastered by James Plotkin.