Tag Funeral Doom
The thing that I have always loved about Birmingham spawned UK act Esoteric is their distinct uniqueness and their skill at turning music into art-forms beyond the scope of what one would anticipate. The emotions and atmospheres that they craft… Continue Reading →
If only there was another way of describing the various forms of ‘post’ black metal without being as totally dismissive and casually offensive as that description implies. It’s a label that’s almost impossible to get excited about and suggests a… Continue Reading →
This atmospheric BM duo hail from St Petersburg. A, takes on all instruments whilst K supplies the vocals. Very Men in Black! Their second release is Immersion on Naturmacht Productions. Them’s the facts now onto an opinion. This 4 track… Continue Reading →
Another Russian funeral doom album from the ever-reliable Solitude Productions, Everlasting’s album cover and title had me expecting something in the vein of Skepticism/Thergothon. This proved to be largely true, with empyreal, church-organ-like synths enveloping each of the album’s four… Continue Reading →
With cover art featuring a joyously glowing daisy, you’d be forgiven for thinking this album was some kind of hippie chillout extravaganza had it not been for the fact you are currently perusing Ave Noctum. Of course, reality is far… Continue Reading →
The concept of a guided tour around a city centre is, on the face of it, a decent idea. All the better if it’s a night tour of all the area’s more spooky haunts. I’d understand if this one isn’t… Continue Reading →
With a massive 200 words to write for this review and camera at home I found myself somewhat at a loose end thinking that there was going to be so much more to say about tonight’s show upstairs at the… Continue Reading →
France’s Monolithe is just about the most fun anyone can have with doom metal. They’ve brought a progressive, forever-evolving element to the sound and an irreverent approach to traditional song structures that keeps listeners guessing. A gradual and intense exploration… Continue Reading →
How time flies when you’re contemplating the infinite nature of cosmic existence. It’s less than a year since I reviewed Monolithe’s last album for this very website and, in a sub-genre not generally known for rushing things, that level of… Continue Reading →
Wilfully one dimensional is how I’d describe a lot of funeral doom. Yes, there is potential genius in tracks that have a tendency to repeat themselves over and over for 10 minutes at a time, but also potential for lack… Continue Reading →
Station Dysthymia are a funeral doom band from Siberia, and ‘Overhead, Without Any Fuss, The Stars Were Going Out’ is their second full-length. I thought at first in my literary ignorance that the album title was the product of some… Continue Reading →
Ah, funeral doom. Even at its most adept, most melodic and most majestic there is something about it that means it is forever condemned to the grey, quiet shadows. The pace perhaps, the rich, often romantic melancholy even. Whatever, there… Continue Reading →