"Panopticon is intensely emotional and atmospheric Black Metal that transcends the genre
with both boots deeply submerged in the grim aggression that keeps the underground flame burning.
Blazing modern raw black metal seemlessly merges with American bluegrass and folk using a myriad of wind, stringed, and keyed instruments. Where other bands seem to force the blend of styles, Panopticon never falters.
This is black metal unafraid to experiment with other musical genres and styles. It is steeped in history, Pagan Norse mythology, and a well-educated philosophy of anarchism in support of a strong, small community versus a nation of complacency and spinelessness."
-Pagan Flames
Panopticon deals with issues such as: Anarchist history,the radical workers movement past and present, the continuing effects of industrial life, heathen spirituality, Nordic lore and History, an undying love for the wild and the fury of our earth.
musical influences:
Emperor, hypocrisy,death, enslaved,bathory,darkthrone,amebix,neurosis, god speed you black emperor, the cure, slow dive,my bloody valentine, the apple seed cast, mineral, sunny day real estate, Cash, Hank Williams,Doc Watson, mono, sabbath, maiden, tom waits and on and on....
