Edgar
Allan Poe Dameron - Doom-Wing prog leader
Perhaps
that these stones are idle but this Finnish trio is far from being
static. Half a decade since their debut self titled album, we're
offered this new sacrifice to the gods of doom and compared to their
previous full length, this is much rooted in progressive rock and
quite a bit softer.
The
four songs and forty something minutes record is divided in two
parts : the first being two introspective long tracks and the
second being two shorter yet atmospheric numbers. It took me a while
to fully appreciate the release as it's nowhere near as automatically
rewarding as their debut but after four or five spins, I was slowly
getting entranced into the dark yet comfortable world created by
these guys. The guitars have this exploratory
feel, it feels like some sort of psychedelic improvisations at
times and it's quite soothing. This combined with the reflective
clean vocals of guitarist Erno Taipale (also in the
excellent psych band Seremonia), this creates an album that really
distinguish itself from the traditionally traditional doom
scene. It's sad and feels like a lonely night on
a frozen lake and somewhat acts
as a interpretation of Finnish woes about solitude. Kudos
to the use of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry for the last track as well,
well done.
Emptiness
was gathered
As a token, an epitaph
In the end it's all we have
As a token, an epitaph
In the end it's all we have
Despite
the seriousness of the themes, the riffs feel loose and almost gentle
in college rock kind of way. They still unleash the hard goods like
with the superb opener “Fleeting are the Days of Men” or the
enormous bass lines of “Desertshore” but
there's many moments where the three main ingredient of rock and
metal do their own thing for an extended period of time like on the
prog “Summer's Isle” and its glorious final instrumental section.
If bands like Saint Vitus aren't weird enough and you dig the likes
of Revelation or most of the Finnish scene, step into the garden
of ghargh.
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