Bass and rhythm guitar resound darkly, proficient percussions sound lifelike, and the brighter tones of guitars float like an elegant but disillusioned lone swan on the reflective surface of the water after an unintentional but deadly discharge during last season’s duck-hunt. The sound is deliciously hypnotic, with booming sound. Like tides and unstable rough weather, the music changes constantly with two guitars that in an impressive manner produce spiritless melancholy with harmonious patterns and comfortable melodies. When the music doesn’t seek out the most tranquil atmospheric landscapes of mourning underneath the weeping willows, heavy riffs casts their resounding echo, and thundering vocals growl and rasp their cursed message. The structures of the songs are thoughtfully constructed and the music flows naturally through varied emotional moods. Let’s call it blackened funeral death/doom, shall we? The atmosphere is dejected and resigned, but also ominously bitter and disturbingly hateful. The music they play has elements from ultra-doomed black/death played in mid-tempo and lower paces with a strong whiff of funeral. Allow me to present Shadows of Doubt, the band’s first album after a demo dropped in 2015, the year after their formation. The young duo from Dresden, about halfway between Berlin and Prague, have a flair for melodies and structures, one that I instinctively knew I’d come to enjoy. The (one) man behind Frowning, German Val Atra Niteris, is also part of the duo Ad Cinerem, where Val handles guitars, drums, bass and synth, while partner Hekjal does vocals in addition to more guitars. Remember Frowning? I sure do! It’s (still) my favourite sleep medicine of the year (meant in the best way possible), as is evident in the complaint department comment section of that excellent review. Deal with it, and let’s cut straight to the chase. The music won’t provide much compassion either. Most of them are so long, it’s inhuman to compile them like this. To find more of his recommendations, type “ Gorger” in our search bar or visit Gorger’s Metal.)Īs this year is ebbing out fast, I’m presenting another four reviews.
(This old year is gasping its last breaths, but before it expires our friend Gorger from Norway brings us one more collection of 2017 releases that we haven’t previously reviewed.
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