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Symposium

by Thumos

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1.
Phaedrus 05:20
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Pausanius 05:54
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Eryximachus 04:20
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Aristophanes 05:52
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Agathon 08:50
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Socrates 07:00
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Diotima 05:42
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Alcibiades 10:35

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Interview with The Coroner’s Report (New Zealand)
www.thecoronersreportmag.com/post/thumos-the-arts-are-like-a-universal-language-and-they-are-ageless

Interview with Rockway (Greece)
rockway.gr/posts/thumos/

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released February 14, 2023

#4 Album of the Year
- GBHBL
www.gbhbl.com/gbhbls-top-25-albums-of-2023/

#15 Album of the Year
- Black Metal Album Art

#22 Album of the Year
- Sea of Tranquility

#10 Post Metal Album of the Year
- Caminos Del Rock

Album of the Year Honorable Mention
- Post Rock Discovery

Album of the Year Honorable Mention
- Metal Revolution

“Thunderous post-rock/post-metal from Thumos where every song feels gigantic, built around complex rhythms & arrangements.”
- Bandcamp New & Notable

“Indeed, the great thing about Symposium is how Thumos has shifted gears just enough to keep it interesting, keep it moving towards a new expression of their core ideals. It is a grand, beautiful album and I love it.”
- Veil of Sound

Simply brilliant. Simply unforgettable. Thumos have done the impossible by creating an album that somehow surpasses The Republic. Symposium is a must-listen.“ 10/10
- GBHBL (UK)

“Once again, the sworn instrumentalists Thumos offer us a unique experience, ideal companionship for reading and creative pursuits.”
- rockaway.gr (Greece)

“in "Symposium" the dialogues between post metal, doom, progressive, post rock, post punk and goth rock catch fire and make the familiar brand new. Well, did we have to wait for Thumos to hear something like this? I don't know, but there is anger and now there is Thumos. Pour wine.”
- mic.gr (Greece)

“This is an album that should find a lot of favor among those who have an interest in instrumental progressive metal that focus on atmospheric laden landscapes explored with a liberal amount of creative glee.”
- Progressor (Norway)

“Thumos really sets themselves apart yet again with this release. They’re able to create a truly unique sound that takes elements from all across the metal board to create something that is truly theirs. Overall, Thumos‘ second full length album Symposium is a triumphant album within the underground scene.“
- Runic Reviews

“Progressive Doom/Post-Metal, the album is instrumental but it will keep you hooked the whole time. Simply brilliant, an album that you have to enjoy no matter what.”
- Black Scal Metal (Spain)

“I have no hesitation in saying that if doom laden, but melodically inclined progressive post rock is anywhere on your radar, then Thumos undoubtedly need to be right at its centre.” 4.5/5
- Sea of Tranquility

“The technical proficiency of the project is as always on full display, however there's something different about this release. The artist has expanded their sound to include a dramatic flair, a renewed focus on atmosphere and elements of post-punk/goth rock. These new inclusions encourage the listener to fully immerse themselves in the auditory journey on which they have embarked. If you're an adult with an attention span of more than 3 minutes then you're going to love this album.”
- Cave Dweller Music

“An instrumental juggernaut that is also stunningly beautiful and a delight in its ability to be everything all at once. Symposium is incredible heavy, emotional, a soundtrack to thought, intellect and an ode to ideals, and stunningly executed.” 9.5/10
- The Coroner’s Report (NZ)

“If you give this album your attention and don’t run scarred because of the first impact of the soundscape or the fact that this is an instrumental album, Symposium will take your attention to a degree where you find yourself just sitting there gazing. Is there a better trade-off for giving your attention than your attention being taken completely?” 80/100
- Metal Revolution

“There is some kind of magic in the sounds contained in "Symposium", which, thanks to the music, takes the listener to the distant past, when the Roman Empire was in its heyday.”
- Dark Factory (Poland)

“With strong melodic inclinations, their monumental instrumental developments rise above our heads showing us a beautiful heavy album as well as a strong atmospheric tilt. With constant ups and downs, they manage to maintain tension and balance between the volatility and monumentality of their riffs, with the meek symphonic melodies.”
- Denpa Fuzz

“Thumos has what I believe is a masterpiece instrumental album.”
- Heavy Metal Best

"Psychedelic instrumental post-metal building into heavy riffage when needed."
- She Likes It Heavy

“Mighty instrumental juggernaut”
-The Riffsquatch

Release of the Week
- El Universo Del Heavy Metal

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- Weedian

"Thumos’ Symposium is, in my humble opinion, their best effort to date. The music is put together nicely and writing a review of any of their albums leads me down an educational rabbit hole. I enjoy learning about things I don’t know, and that enjoyment is doubled when it is inspired by cool music like this."
- Third Eye Psych Rock

"The song (Aristophanes) is an arresting post-metal instrumental. It builds slowly from brittle eerie guitars and shimmery synths into braying chords, bowel-loosening bass, and skull-smacking beats.
The twang of the opening guitar motif carries forward, strange and inviting, as another guitar yowls and the drumming becomes increasingly tumultuous. Ethereal eeriness creates a pause, and then Thumos continues working in variations on the song’s main melodic motif, pushing and pulling the volume and switching up the drum patterns, and managing to dig that motif deeper under the skin."
- No Clean Singing

“One of the best parts about the album is the increasingly tense mood the songs creates, but they never let you succumb to them. They lead you gingerly to the edge of the cliff, but never push you over. I very much enjoyed these instrumentals and the shifting moods they created while listening. Anyone who tells you that music without vocals can’t create a vivid listening experience doesn’t know what they are talking about, or aren’t able to feel things in a variety of manners.” 8/10
- Metal Temple

“As one further goes through the pages, one will find eight equally solid, strongly composed, picturesque songs, top-notch production in sound (crisp and concrete), with overwhelming and awe-inspiring/beautiful craftsmanship, musicianship and showmanship, and a release that's genuinely powerful, transfixing & entertaining (surprising) from the moment of play and draws the listener deep within the music and lyrical context.
No favourites or skipping tracks, this needs & demands to listen as one
Very highly recommended -not to be missed.”
- Metal 1 on 1 (UK)

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