Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method

Infobox Album |
Name = Hex (Or Printing in the Infernal Method)
Type = studio
Artist = Earth

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Released = start date|2005|10|23
Recorded = March–May 2005
Genre = Doom metal
Length = 46:29
Label = Southern Lord
Producer = Randall Dunn
Reviews = *Pitchfork Media (8.2/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17593-living-in-the-gleam-of-an-unsheathed-sword-hex-or-printing-in-the-infernal-method link]
Last album = "Legacy of Dissolution" (2005)
This album = "Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method" (2005)
Next album = "Hibernaculum" (2007)

"Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method" is the fifth full-length studio album by drone doom band Earth. The album was the first new material released by Earth after a seven year hiatus due to Dylan Carlson's drug and legal problems.

The album was a stark contrast to Earth's previous works; the guitar playing was clean as opposed to the heavy drone material of the earlier albums, and the music was heavily influenced by country music as well as Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian", also evident in the album artwork. It was well-received by fans of the band and critics alike despite the change in sound.

Track listing

#"Mirage" – 1:45
#"Land of Some Other Order" – 7:18
#"The Dire and Ever Circling Wolves" – 7:34
#"Left in the Desert" – 1:13
#"Lens of Unrectified Night" – 7:56
#"An Inquest Concerning Teeth" – 5:16
#"Raiford (The Felon Wind)" – 7:21
#"The Dry Lake" – 3:21
#"Tethered to the Polestar" – 4:42
#"Untitled" (vinyl-only bonus track) – 15:08

Personnel

*Dylan Carlson – guitar, banjo, baritone guitar
*Adrienne Davies – drums, percussion, wind chime
*John Schuller – bass guitar
*Dan Tyack – lap & pedal steel guitar
*Steve Moore – trombone, tubular bells