Celestial (Isis album)

Turner has acknowledged that the album deals with the erosion of privacy as technology advances, in a similar vein to 2004's Panopticon; however, he states that the theme is dealt with in a “more primitive way” on Celestial. Towers are described as ‘thematic’ material by Decibel's Joe Gross. ==Reception==

Celestial was named the 53rd-finest metal record of the decade by Decibel, stating that "it's seen as a transitional record between the band's early work and the post-metal benchmarks such as Oceanic, but Celestial holds up in ways different from their later work [...] the elements of the greatness are present, but rawer, more direct." Rock Sound placed it at #3 in their rundown of their top albums of 2001 and Metal Hammer named it one of the 20 best metal albums of 2000. In 2011, William York, writing for AllMusic, described the album as Isis' best, and argues that the record needs to be “given time” – that it eventually develops an “almost epic feel”. ==Track listing==

;Band members • Jeff Caxide – bass • Aaron Harris – drums • Michael Gallagher – guitar • Bryant Clifford Meyer – electronics, guitar, vocals on "Gentle Time" • Aaron Turner – vocals, guitar, art and graphic construction ;Other personnel • Matt Bayles – producing, audio recording and audio mixing • Jason Hellmann – video stills • Dave Merullo – mastering and audio editing ==References==