Christmas (Old Man Gloom album)

Christmas is the fourth studio album by Old Man Gloom, released in August 2004 by Tortuga Recordings.^[4] Aaron Turner, owner of Hydra Head Records and former Isis guitarist and vocalist, described this album in September 2010 as “one of the most engaging projects I have been involved with both musically and visually.”^[5]

Christmas
Studio album by Old Man Gloom
Released	August 24, 2004
Genre	Sludge metal, post-metal, progressive rock
Length	61:10
Label	Tortuga Recordings
Old Man Gloom chronology
Christmas Eve I and II + 6 (2003) Christmas (2004) No (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	(9/10)[2]
Stylus Magazine	C+[3]

Critical reception

CMJ New Music Report wrote that the "carols ... alternate between propulsive, pummeling epic shit-kickers (opener 'Gift') and experimental noise tracks ('Accord-O-Matic')."^[6]

Track listing

1. "Gift" – 5:47
2. "Skullstorm" – 0:51
3. "Something for the Mrs." – 5:44
4. "Sleeping With Snakes" – 2:33
5. "Lukeness Monster" – 2:54
6. "'Tis Better to Receive" – 1:25
7. "Accord-O-Matic" – 7:50
8. "The Volcano" – 7:32
9. "Close Your Eyes, Roll Back into Your Head" – 3:30
10. "Girth and Greed" – 1:33
11. "Sonic Dust" – 3:06
12. "Valhalla" – 2:08
13. "Christmas Eve parts I, II & III (alt. version)" – 16:17

Personnel

• Nate Newton – guitar, vocals
• Santos "Hanno" Montano – drums, long hair, backup vocals
• Kurt Ballou – producer, drums on "Gift"
• Eugene Robinson – vocals
• Luke Scarola – electronics
• Caleb Scofield – bass, vocals
• Aaron Turner – guitar, vocals
• Nick Zampiello – mastering