SUNN O))) concert brooklyn 2005

[taxcurtains]

your on to something

it sounds like the earths crust in a microwave

[ScrotyMcDickface]

I watched a film at a festival about a disabled peadophile who killed women from his wheelchair, while Attila Cshar (who came to sit next to me) fell asleep on my shoulder in the cinema. It was possibly the strangest afternoon of my life.

I watched them play Monoliths and Dimensions that evening and couldn't quite believe it...if you've never seen this band, or think they're a joke, go and see them....they are absolutely mind blowing!

[davidjameskeenan]

amp worship!

[The3PhoenixWithin]

@davidjameskeenan x3 !!! *SyBlur~

[nekoninaritaisu31]

Is this Sound a Music??

[MermaFX]

@nekoninaritaisu31 Is this Comment a Grammar??

[xXxmtdoomxXx]

wow this is an acquired taste for sure, but this shit is heavy boy.

[BearandStaff1976]

I must watch this video once a week. Incredible. I wish I'd been there.

[TTaylorr]

The tones. 

[HarryHazaMUSIC]

they must be soooooo fucking stoned

[BandaDK]

is these guys famous?

[xXxmtdoomxXx]

@BandaDK

i wouldnt say famous, but they have a following. this is underground metal, and they are pretty infamous in some circles in metal.

[BandaDK]

@xXxmtdoomxXx metal? this isn't even music haha

[arteswcrew94]

it's the titanic sinking!

[Zoidberg696]

Metallica are the table

Sunn 0))) are the fridge

[999vegar]

How slow can you go..?....?....

[Sloc12]

bbbbbbbbbbbbrrrrrooooooooooooo­ooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaahhhhhhh next verse

bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rroooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aahhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaahhhhoooo­oooooooo

[mymorningzion]

bring that chorus round one more time fellas

[fuzzjunky]

this band makes for the best comment sections ever

[ThePunkbebe]

@fuzzjunky I still love them

[FllaviX8]

Take it to the bridge!

[CiJAMMA]

DoooooM & BoOOOOM sonixous, thanX ~> Sunn O))))))) frum a downwunda Tasmaniac! Gondwanna Landin'



[darkenedelegy22]

pussy slushy music fucking queer ass music, they play this shit during homo pedo orgies

[DisembodiedLoaf]

@darkenedelegy22 You would know.

[BabyEviscerator]

Its got the bleeps, the sweeps, and the creeps!

[nycgroove1]

I wonder how much they pay the guy with the mic who looks like he's about to sing, but doesn't.

[InaGameComa]

If my car made that noise, I'd get it fixed immediately.

[TheUrgomania]

This is absolutely intoxicating. Wish I hadn't missed this.

[Alaneq93]

I like the intro part.

[999manman]

I wish my fridge sounded like that...

[gcmstarwars11]

wow. heres how they make a song. get stoned and possessed and turn the distortion up

[rebekka991]

ssssssssssssssssllllllllllllll­lllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecc­cccccccccccccccccccccccchhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhtttttttt­tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­ttt

[austinthefreak]

It's hard to listen to these guys for a long time but I bet live it's a mind-blowing experience.

[Pr0fess0rSasquatch]

@austinthefreak yeah especially after taking a few tabs of acid as i'm sure most of the people in the audience did before going lol...but no seriously i totally agree. it's just too minimalistic for me to really enjoy as music...it's more something you have to see

[austinthefreak]

@Pr0fess0rSasquatch Well I don't do drugs but I find it kind of trippy by itself when listening to it in pitch black

[TheAdamtheClown]

@austinthefreak I said this on a different Sunn 0))) video: I want to go to one of their concerts just to feel what it's like.

[Xaymot]

@TheAdamtheClown bring a diaper

[MrJeppelin]

As always it´s very strange but it´s good.

[keepingitbusiness]

@MrJeppelin your dumb lol

[MrJeppelin]

@keepingitbusiness Why am I dumb?

[CSinclair100]

call this a band?

[antonechen]

@CSinclair100 I can call you "retard" for sure.

[VulturesAwait]

Im thinking of starting a Sunn o)) cover band....now to find out how to afford and transport 7 Model T full stacks........nvm

[ipunkto]

Esto es un puto mojon

[MissGravesBlogs]

Will Sunn ever come back to the US? I'm really hoping so

[giantrobot9000]

Reminds me of the sound the spaceship makes in Close Encounters Of The 3rd Kind that breaks the glass.......awesome.

[glowball01]

the hounds from the bowels of hell are unleashed...!!! you ain't lived 'til you've seen SUNN O))) live...and after, well there ain't no after...

[im0mole]

where do you get a teple lord gown like sun o have?

[Ajt8000]

Im really not sure what i think of this. Ive listend to other ambient records in the past which really havnt appealed to me because its too much noise. but this seems more musical

[macfraulinequintus]

this really sucks!!!

[williamcamm]

i thought this was soundcheck and they were tuning up ahhahahahaha

[slashmole]

the genre is ambient noise drone so its not meant for everyone... its way cooler in person

[SirDrCool]

i understand that music is all about opinion and i respect the opinion of others whether you enjoy listening to Sunn O))) or Justin Bieber. And i understand that Sunn O)) are just trying to express emotions. But in all seriousness.. anyone can do this if they turn up the bass and tune their guitar differently. you'd only need to play 1 or 2 chords. This isn't talent.

[BrewtalRiff]

@SirDrCool With all due respect, good sir, you seem like a tool. They don't make the music to showcase talent or attract fans to make money; they're playing what they want, like a true artist should. No talent? They would probably agree, because they don't care about how impressive it is. Second, anyone can repeat love and kiss ad nauseum like in The Beatles. Are they talentless as well? If complexity is your definition of good, might I suggest some Studioforce?

[SirDrCool]

@BrewtalRiff umm that's exactly what i was trying to say.. i like that they play what they want and show emotion. i was just stating that it is very easy to play music which shows this kind of emotion. which you said they would agree to aswell.. sooo, where am i wrong? you basically just agreed with me?

[BrewtalRiff]

@SirDrCool No, I'm saying that while you're partially correct, labeling their minimalist song structures as a reflection of a lack of talent on their part is unfair and incorrect. I'm sure they could outplay Yngwie Malmsteen while hanging upside down underwater if they wanted to; we both can agree, however, that they simply don't want to. Plus, if making good drone metal was so easy to write well and perform well, there would no doubt be a whole lot more.

[SirDrCool]

@BrewtalRiff It just angers me how there are so many talented people out there who should be well known and earning money but instead are on the streets busking for minimum pay. When there are bands who have become famous and earn money from playing a chord over and over. But i'm not just talking about Sunn O))). Tbh you have to give credit to the band who started this because they experimented and came up with a new genre. But music is all about opinion and i respect the opinions of others.

[BrewtalRiff]

@SirDrCool I say that every time I see Ke$ha has a featured video, lol.

[GenraLifesAtion]

@SirDrCool and i respect you sir for that comment

[TheMegamoule]

@SirDrCool

You simply don't "get" Sunn O))). This is not meant to be music. This is about how LOUD it is. Seeing a video of the band does not allow you to understand the experience of a Sunn O))) concert. The vibration emerging from the amp completely numbs your senses. In that way, their concert is more of an experience than a concert per say. Watch the video "I Saw Sunn O)))" by The Needle Drop to understand better what it feels like; because seeing them on video doesn't do them justice.

[badmoppity]

@TheMegamoule I think Sunn would disagree with your opinion that this is not music.

[TaffyRaphie]

@BrewtalRiff I get what you're saying, but you didn't explain it well, for example, my six year old sister started playing guitar and she is playing what she wants "like a true artist" and she is playing "simple stuff".

she's still shit.

[BrewtalRiff]

@TaffyRaphie You're implying she has enough mastery over her instrument TO play what she wants. This, more than likely, is not the case. And it is like TheMegamoule said, this is an audio experience, almost more so than music. You don't like it. Either A) You haven't experienced it properly, a.k.a loud as manageable and live, of course, or B) You simply don't like it and won't. Either way, they're living the dream and you are not. They must do something right.

[austinthefreak]

Hahaha good lord what kind of tuning is that? Drop F???

[tylerwscott]

I could play this song the first day i got my electric guitar... a chord change every 2 minutes How do people like this? ROFL

[jamieboyrockon]

@tylerwscott It's dark ambience. They make it because that's what they want to do, not what some record company forces them to do.

[ssJotaku]

@jamieboyrockon yeah brah, you said it. Music ain't about sounding like all the rest or being the most technically awesome shredding away like Yngwie. It's about sounds, noises, and feelings.. Sun O))) provides all that!

[Dragon555]

Is that the sound of someone hoovering? No it's just Sunn O)))

[vuurwerkfreak8]

i really like the part where the drummer is doing nothing.

it sounds awesome!

[RRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH]

lol nice. its sounds like a car stuck in mud... which sounds AWESOMNE! lol

[RobotTickleFight]

you have the tabs for this?

[remm55]

Anybody have any information about Sunn O tour dates? I wanna see these guys live sooooo bad!!! LOL

[chaosmagie]

@remm55 they'll sort of host and play 2011s roadburn festie, tilburg, holland

listening to them at home really sucks, but seeing them performing on stage is like opening the gates of Tartaros..

[JackieChan173]

hey its disaster area irl

[LPfr3ak96]

Sounds like a fridge...

[Soilwar]

This must be creepy as hell live

[hektorpike]

the sound of evil, pure and unadultarated darkness. slowly creeps all over you and enters the furthest recessess of the mind via both ear and pore absorbtion. if you are into this evil, heavy, unnerving shit; then give yrself a pat on the back! you understand that music is infinite and not just the shit you hear on the radio. I'm gonna listen to White 2 and smoke some good shieeeet!

[deathbypowerglove]

I love Sunn O))) because it creates it's own atmosphere.

Like you turn it on and are consumed by it.

Beautiful stuff

[SethxUK]

sounds pretty.......................g­ay

[SvenTviking]

Sounds like someone playing the RAF Battle of Britain memorial flight Lancaster bomber.

I think the vocalist missed his que. He was supposed to come in on DUUUUUURRRMM, but instead he hit DUUURRRMM, DDUUUUUURRRRMMM!

[FredFan8]

This is sooooo fucking heavy and dark,it scares me.but that's why i like it.

[Mcoolkid1337]

I'm pretty sure it's Orthodox Caveman

[Guitarscreech06]

The robes, lighting set up and smoke machines create such an awesome atmosphere when combined with the ear-crushingly loud droning guitars. I have to see these guys live only to have experience the phenomenon

[bizchazlien]

AWESOME!!! Nice sloooooowwwwwwww heavy and powerful! I wouldn't call this "noise" but it IS great indeed . Love the minimalism ,

[kornino]

Worst band ever lol

[Tripsey128]

@kornino No, that would be Brokencyde that's the worst band ever. Go listen to them and then blame them if your ears get cancer from their terrible music. :P

[kornino]

@Tripsey128 Ahahaha I know them yet. I don't even call that music lol

[pattonPwr]

@kornino so¿?

[sporbie]

Wow these guys are great, rarely anyone can pull random noise out of their ass, call it art, and actually have fans.

[mathewjordan1993]

Possibly off Grimm Robe Demos,but im not positive.

[xXBeastOfBurdenXx]

I like the part where it goes BBBBBBBBBBBBWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[iraph]

@xXBeastOfBurdenXx - I like "NNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEERUUUUUUUUU­UUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMM NNNNNNEEEEEEEEERRUUUUUUHHHHHHH­HMMMMMMMMMM"

[JakeWearsJeans94]

@xXBeastOfBurdenXx Same, but I really like the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNYYYYEEEEEEEEE­EEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBB­BBWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO riff better.

[406Monaro]

Sunn 0))) cranked on a beast system makes my brain liquify and my guts go hard. Massive soundscape.

[Draigun2k7]

This is dumb as fuck. Thankfully, most of the fanbase of "drone metal" will likely kill themselves within the next five years.

[mathewjordan1993]

@Draigun2k7 If you do not like Sunn O))) than dont see tha video

[1337Ravage]

@Draigun2k7 yeah your right, I guess these people must have misinterpreted their own opinion. everyone should agree with only your personal thoughts on what is art or not. after all, only important people like you should have a right to voice their thoughts..

[redcommando1]

I can see the appeal as far as seeing them live, I guess. I'll stick to Godspeed You! Black Emperor, though.

[iamthelazerviking]

Sunn shows are a visual/audio art piece. The sub-bass and extreme volumes are to cause a sensation through the body using sound waves. It is quite genius. Yes, they record albums which is the more musical part to this living art know as Sunn O))).

[Coveselic]

Hipsters. All of you.

[shartdartfart]

this band sucks.their songs are like 18 hours long and they only strum the guitar like twice every 2 minutes.drone and funeral doom sucks.regular doom is awesome

[pickmetofight]

@shartdartfart except nothing sucks more than you

[shartdartfart]

@pickmetofight care to elaborate?

[EkoveEfrit]

just noises!!!?

[mathewjordan1993]

@EkoveEfrit  You do not understand Sunn O))) The noise is art

[GA88ERHEAD]

anal cunt, drone, whatever, its all good music and its not mainstream so whats worth argueing about?

[xBMBxBTBAMx]

these must be some really fucked up dudes...

[TheHorrorAnthem]

Also, to everyone who is complaining about what they are hearing here, this is one live clip. If you were to play albums, lets say The Black One or Monoliths and Dimensions, you can tell instantly there is more to the studio versions. Monoliths for example uses harp, piano, shells, gongs, strings, horns and even a Viennese woman's choir. Go to wikipedia and type Sunn O))), click the discography and then go through the albums one by one, look at the ratings critics are giving these guys.

[StormbringerRuler]

Cool shit! Sounds like my old fridge!

[BridgetC]

Live is the only way to listen to Sunn0))). I've seen them 5 times, I'd never throw them on to listen to at home.. it's just not the same at all.

[s1234520]

111 111 views when i watched this, FUNKY.

[usc6770]

maybe my asshole should get a record deal???

[usc6770]

you konw why this sucks, my asshole made the same noise after eating tacos last night!!!

[indegruv]

I've made this same sound in my studio for the past 6 years now, never knew it was a genre/had a following. People are strange creatures....

[94hourstilAHIG]

I just witnessed Satan tearing Jesus Christ from Mary's womb

[bosshallucy]

@94hourstilAHIG You gonna upload the video?

[FlyteDanny]

this sounds exactly like the other 10 songs i heard from this band, i mean, i understand their idea, but seriously, spice it up a bit!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SimulacronX]

I really don't understand. Every asshole can strum a guitar like that, what's all this stupid hype about? Listen to real bands like EVOKEN or ESOTERIC (UK) instead. They work their asses off to make real music. It seems to me the Sunn O))) consumer has the same uncritical frame of mind as a Lady Gaga fan.

[possessed888]

Orthodox Caveman

[amaragos]

AMAZING SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pierrotechnique]

Umm hello this is music. I dunno if you noticed but there are chordal patterns, harmonies, and general musical composition as there is in all music. You are allowed to not like it, but you have to understand that it is music.

[videogiocatore]

weirdest thing ever

[TheHorrorAnthem]

I meant not in that last message, not now. A youtube video is not how you get these guys.

[SinoIrishAussie]

Pretty cool - it's very atmospheric.

Though I'm at a loss as to how you'd be able to hear anything after a few performances...

[turokcalde]

It's so weird I like it....

[HeartnSoul99]

Sorry guys, but to make a whole career on that saturated sound is not enough, this colossal sound should be used to construct something, not just "roar"(opinion based after listening to a whole album) ....some like me could think "forget it "and listen to Metallica's old track "Anesthesia (Pulling teeth)", all is in there and more. I'm clearly disappointed. Or did I miss something?

[SevereThroatCancer]

@HeartnSoul99 You decide what it constructs, you decide what you hear, see, feel, taste and smell. Sunn O))) isn't so much about playing songs like "This is a song, all the notes in this order belong to this song" but rather about sound waves, vibrations, atmosphere. They give you an experience, not a memory. They create a landscape of sound, not merely showing it to you. It's hard to explain, it's like auditory dreaming.

[artemavich]

Damn, did the fridge break again?

[SimulacronX]

What the hell is this noise.

[lordazmodeus]

how the hell do they keep timing..

fucking alien shit

[SimulacronX]

The popularity of this band is amazing. For doing nothing but boring, non-musical noise every idiot could do.

[h4x0y]

what sunn O))) does is VERY original, and that's all but easy to achieve nowadays.

[SteelSkin667]

As everyone says, it's all about ambience. Sunn amps are known for their enormous bass when overdriven, and the Sunn O))) experience is about having your ears and your body filled with that gorgeous sound all night long. That and the occasional non-drone piece, of course.

[aurinkona]

i agree with simulacronx. evoken > this hipster bullshit.

[alupton99]

smoke a joint and then pop off. watch the video where the song's sped up to where the melody is decipherable, and maybe then you'll understand what's going on

[welcometoskyvalley]

I love how people criticize this and say its just plain noise and not music.

Like if noise werent music.

Like if Einsturzende Neubauten had never taught us anything.

[borntokillyou]

Thank Satan that a lot of you...Are obviously...Not ready..For A truely unique and livechanging expierence..Sunn..Pierces..int­o My Soul

After a gig..my brain..Has to..Adjust itself..to What THE FOCK..DID I JUST SEE/HEAR..HAPPENED?

I have seen Sunn 6x EVERYTIME WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT..AND Mindblowing.

So I dont give a flying fuck.;that some of you Write ure Nonsense!Sunn RULES!!!

[jappie72]

All I can say is... " go see them live!"

You can't judge them just by seeing this clip.

[manbearpig91]

where the fuck can i find them

[talesdian]

With little knowledge, a 5 years old can play that. I'll stick to the classics.

[SimulacronX]

C R A P

fuck man, this is random noise, listen to Evoken or Esoteric instead, they don't need to pose

[karlaus666]

I love how they are so fucking dark mysterious and evil! yet he is playing a gibson?

IM SCARY WITH MY TOTALY EVIL GIBSON!!! HATE AND PAIN HATE AND PAIN!

[frostybob123]

i don't think hate and pain is what they're trying to get across. To me it evokes the abysmal expanse of the cosmos or strange rituals from a prehistoric age. Creepy and dark ? surely, but much cooler than "hate and pain".

[suicidewillie]

@karlaus666 Gibsons are probably the best for this kinda stuff....... It's about tone and sustain. Not shredding riffage fine tuned pieces of shit...... obviously.

[PurplePlayer99]

@suicidewillie Meh you can do it with any guitar lol....

[gamertillman]

I think some people need to take a fish for a fish so to speak. Sunn O))) is supposed to be dark energy filled ambiance. Its meant to send your mind to another place. I will listen to Sunn O while I play COD4 because its terrific background music. It does take talent to know how tiny intricate sounds play off of one another to instill feeling into someone. That said this style of music is deemed "drone" to me a better example would be from "The Angelic Process" great musicianship there.

[MaitreGore]

im very sorry, but this is unbelievably, ridiculously, insanely retarded. There's nothing in this that can be considered music. i mean, a 2 year old with a broken guitar could sound exactly the same... i cannot believe that people pay for this...

laughable yet disturbing... (what's disturbing is the fact that this crap even exists)

really looks like some hobo found some strings on the floor and insted of hanging himself, he tied them to a treebranch and went to a dumbass record company...

[MysticleMonster]

Does music have to be complicated to be good? NO!

This is all about atmosphere and pictures.

[TOOLAREFCKINCOOL]

you've obviously never listened to a Sunn O))) album. its all about soundscapes.

[Yobotistan]

Heavy metal is about the sound and how you respond to it with your ears. There is a gentleness to this music if you can hear it.

[chrislafferty]

This band rules. If your basing your opinion of Sun 0))) 's sound through laptop or even hi-fi speakers even I would say its not all that, BUT WHEN I SAW THEM LIVE MY BODY WAS SHOOK SO HARD ALL MY INTERNAL ORGANS STARTED TO HARDEN. ITS LIKE STANDING BEHIND AN APOCALYPTIC JET ENGINE TAKING OFF.

SUN 0))) ARE A LIVE BAND - YOU CAN'T JUDGE THEM UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN THERE

[cascadingsun]

@chrislafferty  very good point

[wintercat2]

@chrislafferty - Holy crap, is this band ever garbage, this isn't music this is nothing but crap noise, you'd have to have shit for brains and be high on meth to go to their concert. UNBELIEVABLE

[glowball01]

@chrislafferty you are sooooooo right...I have seen them live a number of times and it is truly the most sadistic, punishing painful experience I have EVER undertaken!!!

[manbearpig91]

@chrislafferty now the question is, where the fuck do you see them?

[bigbigsound]

they are so shit no drummer will join.

[3dDuke]

lmao, how would a drummer be able to play with them, this has no rhytm

[groovinpanda]

these guys have no musical talent at all! All they do is let there guitars ring out!

[metalhead4894]

hey you do know what the definition of music is right? its art presented through the media of sound, no where in the definition does it say "usually with virtuosic playing with melodies and rhythms" its dark ambient music, having talent has nothing to do with it. its just having bringing something new to the table that doesnt sound like everything else

[3dDuke]

so according to you all that emo shit and tokio hotel is fucking good?

[metalhead4894]

to some people it actually is, there is art that some people DONT like including visual, i was simply saying that just because it isnt exactly complex doesnt mean this isnt music, technically emo "shit" is music, having musical talent doesnt mean beening able to play complex chord progressions, patterns and what not, its being albe to play something that appeals to people, and osmething they can view as art

[3dDuke]

i know, your right, i was just kidding and testing you out, in a funny way i actually started to enjoy this, its good for having in the background, but back to the music thing i dont consider techno, house and all that shit music, its made using turntables and computers? oh man pa-lease, music has to be done with real instruments not using computers and samples of something already re-recorded

[nlp3000]

@metalhead4894 I disagree slightly - I believe that 'good music' is produced by musicians with talent... whether it be raw talent in the playing of their instruments or the talent to realize their artistic vision. That being said I really enjoy Sunn O)))

[taascot]

Drugs can damage your brain. Watch these guys and think before you try. Idiots... the guitars can even be out of tune, the result is the same. Shame of them

(posted by a metalhead that loves almost every kind of music...)

Simple and pure shit

[ibsayem1337]

I would kill to see them live! god damnit

[losbrons]

es solo cuestion de gustos...

[vauhtiviikari]

wow they suck.

[NSGU]

And so does your mother.