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Lord Ocean:

Language(s): English
Favorite Genre(s): Doom, Post, Black, Bacon
Current Favorite Band(s): Numenorean, WITTR, Vukari

Lucifer:

Language(s): English and Bad English
Favourite Genre(s): Melodic Death Metal and Game/Movie Soundtracks
Interview

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Language(s): Estonian, English, Russian
Favorite Genre(s): Stoner / Slugde / Doom Metal, Black Metal
Current Favorite Band(s): Electric Wizard, Weedeater, Katatonia
Interview

Sape:

Language(s): Finnish, English
Favorite Genre(s): Death, Black, Post
Current Favorite Band(s): Ulcerate, Immolation, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, Deathspell Omega

Leto/Atlas:

Language(s): German, English
Favorite Genre(s): Doom, Death, Power
Current Favorite Band(s): Opeth, The Dear Hunter, Falconer, Blind Guardian
Interview

Dragon/Zyn:

Language(s): English, Spanish
Favorite Genre(s): Melodeath, Cyber, Progressive, Metalcore
Current Favorite Band(s): Silent Descent, Trivium, In the Silence, Bullet for my Valentine, Amiensus, Mechina, Ghost Brigade, Illidiance

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Week 23

June 7 - Toeli | 0 Comments

Greetings!

Funeral Doom and Death Metal this time, diametrical opposites but extremely good.

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Colosseum

(Funeral Doom)

Riihimäki, Finland

Albums:

Chapter 1: Delirium (2007)
Chapter 2: Numquam (2009)
Chapter 3: Parasomnia (2011)

Colosseum is a Funeral Doom band from Finland which wrote three full-lengths, with the last full-length released after the death of the vocalist. The band chose to disband after his death.

Personally I consider them one of the more interesting bands within their genre due to their rather sombre and sinister style that is reminiscent of early Shape of Despair, another Finnish Funeral Doom band.
Making that comparison, while Shape of Despair has a "melodramatic" touch to them, with extensive use of synths and melodic leads, Colosseum focuses on a melodic yet laid back approach. Another comparison in regards to the soundscape might be Profetus, except that Profetus are more abrasive and tend to have less concise songwriting. Elaborating on this is probably besides the point though.
There is a really strong core-sound within Colosseum that I haven't really found with any other band. Despite the rather narrow constraints of the genre, a lot of bands walking their path within the genre found a particular sound, with Colosseum being quite unique in my opinion.
Their style is quite slow and dense, reminiscent of early Skepticism but pushed towards the more melodic side*

Personally, Chapter 1 is their best work, with Chapter 2 being a close second and Chapter 3 marking a stark contrast towards their previous work. That album explored an entirely different side of the genre and I think it didn't work out quite as well as their previous efforts. Sadly their vocalist died shortly after, so this marks the final release they offered.

Without doubt part of my Top 10 of Funeral Doom bands, I highly recommend trying their work.

Towards the Infinite (Chapter 2: Numquam)
https://youtu.be/2u3F2k6HFic

Aesthetics of the Grotesque (Chapter 1: Delirium)
https://youtu.be/qKQPRuHUvPU

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Of Feather and Bone

(Death Metal)

Colorado, USA

Albums:

Embrace the Wretched Flesh (2015)
Bestial Hymns of Perversion (2018)
Sulfuric Disintegration (2020)

Of Feather and Bone play a mix of Death Metal with a trace of hardcore in its sound.
Stylistically it's far away from Deathcore though; Death Metal is the pillar of their sound and the few hardcore elements from their early work show up as remnants on their later releases. The diversity of their music is a welcome change within this genre, even though they're somewhat reliant on fast drumming and aggressive songwriting.
Certain songs remind me a little bit of early Carcass and early Bolt Thrower with their repetition of pregnant and catchy riffs, but the comparison doesn't quite hold up because the songwriting and production is nothing like these two. The closest band I could place them alongside might be Tomb Mold or Spectral Voice.

Highly recommended for fans of Death Metal with relentless tempo and juicy leads. Bestial Hymns of Perversion has a really juicy snare — I celebrate that.

Entropic Self Immolation (Sulfuric Disintegration)
https://youtu.be/4II2g30WCWw

Lust for Torment (Bestial Hymns of Perversion)
https://youtu.be/DPBPon3YDNQ

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As always, I hope you'll enjoy these picks.
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With that being said, have a nice day.

-Toeli

Week 22

May 31 - Xalldin | 0 Comments

Hey everyone, Xalldin here, time for another weekly.
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Chaos Path

(Melodic Death/Black Metal)

Germany

Albums:

Rise of the Apocalypse (2023)
The Last Sign of Eden (2024)

Chaos Path is a german quintet that plays blackened melodeath with some thrash elements. How much thrash you're getting varies per song, sometimes it's all over the place and sometimes it's not that prevalent, however they're all pretty melodic (or at least some sections are), and the old school, Bathory-ish black metal sound is always there. The music itself is quite alright, might get a tad repetitive if you're hearing the full album but the individual tracks are fun enough to listen to, fun enough to justify giving it a try if you enjoy the blackened melodeath genre at least. So if that's your case, do consider giving Chaos Path a chance.

The Rise of Chaos (Chaos Path Part II) (Rise of the Apocalypse)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4y2bnhU6eM

None Shall Survive (The Last Sign of Eden)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywMvYoMRqqQ

Kriig (Rise of the Apocalypse)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tqLyZzIUWA
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Dragons of Krull

(Heavy/Power Metal)

United States

Albums:

Journey to the Black Fortress (2023)

Dragons of Krull is a small side project from Keith D. (Unearthed Elf, Chopping Mall) and John Gleisner (ex-Northless) that consists of heavy/power metal based on the 1983's sci-fi/fantasy movie Krull. Oddly specific as far as topics go, and while I cant's say I like the movie nearly as much as those two seem to based on the bandcamp description, the result is fairly solid: there's some neat riffs here and there (apparently written as the movie was being watched, which is fun), and the lyrics do justice to the grand adventure feeling the film was going for. I've already featured other Keith D. projects here before so if you remember those, you should know more or less what to expect. Nothing mind-blowing or anything, but it's a fun enough 30 minutes release if you enjoy some heavy/power metal and/or if you really like Krull of all things, so if that's your case, consider giving Dragons of Krull a try.

Each To His Fate (Journey to the Black Fortress)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE08wE6JmCU

Thieves, Bandits, Fighters & Brawlers (Journey to the Black Fortress)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEabS12A-G8

Widow Of The Web (Journey to the Black Fortress)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC9gya9vZPo
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And that's all for today, people. Have a good week, and until next time.

-Xalldin