Montreal‑based experimental music group led by Efrim Menuck, formed as an offshoot of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Known for long suites, string arrangements, vocal elements and politically charged, apocalyptic themes.

Led by Efrim Menuck; closely associated with Godspeed You! Black Emperor; releases combine strings, guitars, drones and anguished vocals; frequently addresses political and apocalyptic themes in long, suite‑style compositions.

DeBaser reviews present A Silver Mt. Zion as an intense, politically charged offshoot of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Reviews highlight long suites, string arrangements, anguished vocals and apocalyptic themes. The band is praised for emotional depth and confrontational, sometimes cathartic music.

For:Fans of post‑rock, experimental/chamber rock, politically engaged music, and listeners who prefer long, intense suites.

 ...or perhaps this is simply the best progressive music record of the new millennium.

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 Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything is the band’s seventh album in fourteen years, and it is the most violent, the loudest, the most vocal, and also the most direct.

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 This music is not a pastime, but a violent punch to the stomach, strong enough to make you cry and spit blood.

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 So the only thing to do is close your eyes, open your mind, and listen.

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