Virgin snow is falling and covers ground from cold,
Strong northern winds pass through dark fields and valleys,
Old trees of forest have their last fall, passing through golden age...
Sunless days are coming and its time to rise for fall... again...
Earth is lying down to eternal sleep,
Eyes slowly close, breath is slowly wasted,
the Sun calls us beside her, far away from here...
All out worthy beings are spoiled and will be taken by them...
All our doors are sealed from bitter truth,
Our identities are lost and lying in the tombs
Where should be lying our tired withered bodies,
But there we have buried our last mercy and hopes.
All we were born with Favor, mercy and faith,
Now we live with greed, splurge and deceit,
The six hills merge with ether on the edge of horizon
where wounded birds uprise, circle and burn...
Ruthless giant opened hands touched to ether,
His darkest shade covers and conquers all,
On the highest hill our last standing castle is downed too...
There left embraced just you with me...
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A truly stellar death/doom album with heavy doses of black metal. Tracks like Isolation, Child of Light, and Broken Hymns deliver the sorrowful and icy tone of this album, elevated by the stirring cello compositions of Raphael Weinroth-Browne. The album delivers a deeply satisfying crescendo in Becoming Intangible before stirring the soul once again with Epilogue. Matt Richardson
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There's something about Immensity's take on the genre that is far more immersive and emotive than average, and it lies in those lengthy, dynamic tracks that feel like they're telling a story with their melodies and sound manipulation. Looking for a potential breath of fresh air in death doom? This album may be for you.
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This was truly a revelation. I was getting started with funeral doom, working on something with my headphones on... Then came Déluge... my jaw actually dropped, I stopped what I was doing and, wide-eyed, just listened to the track, baffled and amazed. After the album was over (I never do this), I went to lay down with my headphones to enjoy it over again.
I rarely heard (and felt) this much power and emotion in an album. Until I find something better, this is my landmark for peak funeral doom. fluo
Oakland, CA quartet LYCUS return with a new album on Relapse Records. Heavy, epic, mournful, and replete with art by Paolo Girardi. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 5, 2016
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An absolutely amazing album that reaches you to the bottom of the abyss. Gaia takes you by the hand, tells you that you're not alone in this, the pain is over, the misunderstanding of your pain is over and accompanied by keyboards, violins, acoustic guitars, cello and amazing vocals, she pulls you out of the disgusting mire of your mind and together you embark on a journey of melancholy, despondency, hope, pessimism and the seasons. tenebriscaedes