Thursday, November 26, 2009

Bosque - Passage (2009)

Genre : Atmospheric Funeral Doom
Country : Portugal

This is the first full-length from 'Bosque'. This album is Funeral Doom with atmospheric elements, distorted riffs, instrumental and acoustic passages, and crushing moments.

1.Erasure 13:24
2.Fields of Light 10:09
3.Behind 01:32
4.Candles 18:42

Total playing time 43:47

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Other releases of the band :
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ShEver - Ocean of Illusions (2007)

Genre : Sludge Doom Death (Female Vocals)
Country : Switzerland
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ShEver is a Swiss band integrated only by girls. They play Sludge Doom Death with crushing guitars, distorted riffs, slow rhythm, dense atmosphere, female chants and aggressive female growls (similar to Bloody Panda). This band is highly recommended!

1.An Illusion 08:22
2.Silver Water 10:04
3.End My Silence 07:42
4.Confianca 06:14
5.Ocean of Pain 08:12
6.Obsession 12:54

Total playing time 53:28

ShEver - A Dialogue with the Dimensions (EP 2009)

Genre : Sludge Doom Death (Female Vocals)
Country : Switzerland

1.Transformed Into Sadness 09:16
2.Doomsky 07:38
3.Hagazussa 06:32
4.High & Turning 09:28

Total playing time 32:54

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Tribute to Thergothon - Rising of Yog-Sothoth (2009)

Genre : Funeral Doom Death

This is the awaited (for many years!) Tribute to Thergothon, the godfathers of the Funeral Doom. This compilation includes many of the best Funeral Doom and Doom Death bands, like Worship, Evoken, Mournful Congregation, Officium Triste, Asunder, etc.
This album is highly recommended for all Funeral Doom lovers!

Disc 1

1.Asunder - Who Rides the Astral Wings 11:01
2.Officium Triste - Crying Blood and Crimson Snow 04:59
3.Evoken - Yet the Watchers Guard 08:48
4.Imindain - Everlasting 06:09
5.Colosseum - The Unknown Kadath in the Cold Waste 03:47
6.Mournful Congregation - Elemental 09:14
7.Worship - Evoken 09:40
8.Umbra Nihil - The Twilight Fade 03:26
9.Persistence in Mourning - Dancing in the Realm of Shades 04:20

Disc 2

1.Nojda - Evoken 07:34
2.Otzepenevshiye - The Unknown Kadath in the Cold Waste 07:10
3.Krohm - Everlasting 05:29
4.Inter Arbores - Who Rides the Astral Wings 08:25
5.Astral Sleep - Yet the Watchers Guard 09:03
6.Aarni - Verivaikerrus Hurmehanki 05:10
7.Axis of Advance - Elemental 08:28
8.Singultus - The Twilight Fade 02:14

Total playing time 01:55:15

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Catacombs - Echoes Through the Catacombs (2003/Re-released 2007) 2 Bonus Tracks

Genre : Funeral Doom
Country : United States

This is the first EP from 'Catacombs', in 2007 was re-released with 2 remastered Bonus tracks. Highly recommended!

1.Consigned to Flames of Woe 16:23
2.Echoes Thourgh the Catacombs 13:39
3.Consigned to Flames of Woe (Remastered) 16:23
4.Echoes Through the Catacombs (Remastered) 13:35

Total playing time 01:00:02

Sculpture - Like a Dead Flower (EP 1997)

Genre : Melodic Doom Death
Country : Portugal

Sculpture was an excellent band with 3 members at present in 'Before The Rain'; 'Sculpture' easily could be a pre-'Before the Rain', their sound, style and compositions are very similars. This is the only release of the band, an awesome Melodic Doom Death.
Hard to find. Highly recommended!!!

1.And Life 00:58
2.At The Gates Of Shadows World 06:45
3.Autumn Serenades 05:43
4.The Remains of the Day 03:24
5.Our Crying Earth 04:45

Total playing time 21:35

Forlorn (pre-Isole) - Waves Of Sorrow (Demo 1994)

Genre : Epic Doom
Country : Sweden

This is the third Demo of the band. In 2004 the band changed their name to 'Isole'. This material is hard to find. Highly recommended for collectors!

1.Age of Darkness 07:30
2.Waves of Sorrow 04:30
3.The End 05:05
4.Moonstone 10:00
5.No Return 07:05

Total playing time 34:10


Link to other releases of the band :

Forlorn - Autumn Leaves (Demo 2001)


Releases from 'Isole' :

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Raventale - On A Crystal Swing (2006)

Genre : Depressive Black Doom
Country : Ukraine

Raventale is an Ukrainian band that plays Black Doom with crushing riffs, depressive melodies, rhythm changes, slow interludes, bleak atmosphere, beautiful passages, and excellent growls. All their albums are highly recommended!

1.Prologue 02:00
2.Shredding The Skies By Fire 06:26
3.The Forest Spread Out In The Grey Melancholy 13:40
4.Resinous Blackness Of The Skies 07:12
5.The Cradle Of Rain 02:08
6.On A Crystal Swing 09:34

Total playing time 41:03

Raventale - Long Passed Days (2008)

Genre : Depressive Black Doom
Country : Ukraine

1.By Gritting Of Pain (Nostalgia) 09:13
2.Of Days Long Past 10:51
3.Up And Beyond The Horizon (Both Like Birds) 03:27
4.Sunset Of The Age (Anathema Cover) 08:25
5.From The Black Wells Of Time 07:11
6.My Silhouette Leaving Far Away 05:21

Total playing time 44:10

Raventale - Mortal Aspirations (2009)

Genre : Black Doom
Country : Ukraine

1.The Fall Of The Mortal Aspirations 09:23
2.Cosmos Inside 01:10
3.My Birds Of Misfortune 08:11
4.A Fading Scent Of Cinnamon And Naked 09:32
5.Watching A Luna Becomes Thy Face 01:11
6.The Silhouette Of Despair 06:33
7.Escape To The Stars 03:27
8.Suicide As The Destined End 10:54
9.A Ravens Fade 02:11

Total playing time 52:32

Funeral - This Barren Skin (Video Clip)

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This Barren Skin
(Album 'From These Wounds')

Genre : Melodic Doom
Country : Norway

Quality Video : High
Quality Audio : High

Total playing time 04:16

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Black Wreath - A Pyre of Lost Dreams (2009)

Genre : Atmospheric Funeral Doom
Country : Denmark

Awesome debut album from 'Black Wreath'. Their sound is very original, obscure, bleak, and crushing. The melodies are desolation, solitude, despair, darkness and sorrow.
This album is highly recommended!
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Note : This band has members from 'Saturnus', 'Blazing Eternity', 'The Loveless' and 'On The Wand & The Moon'.

1.The Black Holes Of Your Mind 15:29
2.Nocturnal Dominion 13:10
3.Solitude Rising (Missing All Exit) 14:02
4.Nidstong 07:50

Total playing time 50:31

Sea of Despair - Sea of Despair (2009)

Genre : Melancholic Gothic Doom Death
(Male and female vocals/Violin, cello, keyboards)
Country : Russia

1.Dozhd... Plachet Dozhd... 02:35
2.Slezy Dozhdya 11:20
3.Kogda Ne Hvataset Slov... 01:30
4.Shepot Nochi 06:02
5.Serdce Skovano Holodom Blizkoy Zimy 01:02
6.Sumrak Zimy 08:15
7.Ya Tak Ee Lyubil... 01:22
8.Volny Otchayaniya 09:34
9.Ya Lezhal Na Dne Morya... 01:57

Total playing time 43:37
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The Morningside - Moving Crosscurrent of Time (2009) Official Release

Genre : Melodic Doom Death
Country : Russia

This is the second album from 'The Morningside'. They play Doom Death with melodic Riffs, awesome melodies, acoustic passages, great atmosphere, and semi-screamed vocals. Not confuse this album with the Demo released in March 2009, many of these songs have different playing time.

In some passages, the sound of this album remind me 'Paradise Lost' (Icon/Draconian Times) and 'Daylight Dies'. The screaming vocals sound a bit like 'Agalloch'. This album is highly recommended!!!

1.Intro 04:20
2.14 06:15
3.The Autumn People 09:11
4.Insomnia 06:39
5.Moving Crosscurrent of Time 08:59
6.The Outcome (Admit One) 09:58
7.Outro 06:53

Total playing time 52:15

Weeping Silence - Deprived From Romance (Demo 2000)

Genre : Melodic Doom
Country : Malta
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This is the first Demo from the band, they play Melodic Doom with melancholic and depressive melodies, atmospheric passages, sad keyboards, sorrowful chants, clean vocals, and some deep grunts. Very interesting release!

1.Your Silence Still Echoes 09:50
2.Winter Embrace 08:20
3.My Precious Grievousness 07:42
4.Memories 01:19

Total playing time 27:11

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Hanging Garden - TEOTWAWKI (2009)

Genre : Melodic Gothic Doom Death
Country : Finland

This is the second release of the band. In this album they play Melodic Doom Death with Gothic influences, crushing guitars, melancholic passages, mid tempo, rhythm changes, and aggressive moments. For me the sound is a bit modern in this album, the rhythm is more fast, but the songs are interesting.
Highly recommended for fans of this genre!

1.Where Serpents Dwell 05:05
2.The Blackbirds 07:22
3.Hands That Decay 07:55
4.Times of Disgrace 07:35
5.Wolves Cry Out 09:42
6.Oceans Away 07:30
7.The Fires of Sheol 07:37
8.Inherit the Eden 05:43

Total playing time 58:29


Link to the first album :

Silent Winter - A Plague to Come (2005)

Genre : Doom Death
Country : England

This is the first 'Silent Winter' album. In this release they play Doom Death with slow riffs, melodic passages, beautiful soundscapes, obscure atmosphere, rhythm changes, and deep grunts. Highly recommended. Hard to find!

Thanks for this contribution to Alex "Fdoomer".

1.A Plague to Come 09:13
2.Dying Embrace 07:48
3.Bleak Eternity 08:28
4.Dark Sorrow 11:01
5.Stille Vinter 01:04
6.Deaths Theatre 06:12

Total playing time 43:46


Link to the second album :

Monday, November 9, 2009

Abandon - The Dead End (2009)

Genre : Disc 1 : Sludge Doom
Disc 2 : Atmospheric Sludge Doom w/ Instrumental Passages
Country : Sweden
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Awesome third album of the band. They play Sludge Doom with Atmospheric elements, distorted guitars, melodic riffs, crushing melodies, bleak keyboards, instrumental passages, slow tempo, aggressive moments, and furious growls. Highly recommended!

Disc 1

1.Bitter the Surface 04:19
2.Pitch Black Hole 08:18
3.Lost We Are 13:51
4.Falling Into Place 04:05
5.Eulogy 03:50
6.In Reality Suffer 11:06

Disc 2

1.For Crumbs We Crawl 02:50
2.The Dead End 13:42
3.It's All Gone 17:17
4.There Is No Escape 08:19
5.Eulogy 18:50

Total playing time 01:46:27

Dying Fields - Mindig Ébren (2001)

Genre : Melodic Gothic Doom
Country : Hungary

1.Fekete Romantika 07:57
2.Vers Kell 07:12
3.Romlas Viraga 05:28
4.Egyedul 02:17
5.Tulso Part 05:13
6.Retek 05:27
7.Mindig Ebren 05:11
8.Madarak 07:19

Total playing time 46:04