Rosetta

by Eduardo Rivadavia
Not to be confused with the same-named alt-rock outfit from Michigan, Philadelphia's Rosetta carves at the same epic trance metal trough dug by bands such as Neurosis, Isis, and Cult of Luna before them. Formed in the summer of 2003 by Michael Armine (vocals/samples/electronics), J. Matthew Weed (guitar, violin), David Grossman (bass), and Bruce McMurtrie, Jr. (drums), the group hooked up with Translation Loss Records a year later, and duly delivered their ambitious debut album, Galilean Satellites, in 2005.