Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw (2005)

The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw is the second full-length studio album by Chicago post-metal band Pelican. It was released May 22, 2005 on Hydra Head Records. Regarding the lengthy and unusual name of the album, guitarist Trevor de Brauw said, "The title is meant to confuse people. The original title was going to be Black Doom on Tuesday."

According to de Brauw, various influences came into making the album, including early industrial, hardcore other metal influences, and has also noted the high quality of the studio and exceptional amount of time the group had to finish the album compared to that of their previous effort, Australasia. As the band is very environmentally conscious, The Fire… has a nature-driven theme with song titles such as "Last Day of Winter," "Autumn into Summer," and "Aurora Borealis." It also marks the introduction of acoustic guitar to Pelican's catalog of full-length albums.

"March to the Sea" found substantial airplay on the satellite radio station Hard Attack. An extended version of the track, entitled "March into the Sea," was released on the group's similarly titled EP only a few months prior. This version has a less refined sound and runs nearly twice as long at 20:28. De Brauw considers the EP version a "teaser single before the record came out, as well as a collector's item for completionists."
wikipedia.org

"The new album does not present a huge departure from their previous works. In fact it appears as a natural progression and continuation of the earlier Australasia. The band exercises the formula they’ve perfected - familiar deep soundscapes, melody flows, interweaving guitars, and harmony. The songs are still unpredictable and the beginning of each number often differs radically from its end. The diversity of mood is on every track. The natural progression of songs is carried out smoothly enough not to notice where exactly a smooth almost lullaby-like sound turned into a heavy hitting sludge-hammer. That’s the beauty of this music – you don’t know what you’re going to hear next."
StonerRock.com

Released: May 22, 2005
Label: Hydra Head Records #HH666-91

1. "Last Day of Winter" – 9:37
2. "Autumn into Summer" – 10:44
3. "March to the Sea" – 11:38
4. "•" – 4:44
5. "Red Ran Amber" – 11:20
6. "Aurora Borealis" – 4:55
7. "Sirius" – 5:47