Origin: Italy
Year: 2025
Subgenre: Heavy Metal, Doom Metal
Rating: 84.25 An Excellent Piece Of Work !
The Players:
Stefano "Stiv" Fiore Vocals
Domenico Mele Guitar
Dario "Captain" De Fakco Bass
Max Marzocca Drums
Gothic doom from Italy ! The band has released multiple albums, but this is the first recording that I have experienced. Upon playing the album, I was struck at once by the dark and chilling overtones. The music is hauntingly beautiful. Maybe due to the preponderance of reverb in the recording, but there is a detached vibe to the entire album. Listening to this just makes you want to smother yourself with warm blankets and say goodbye to the outside world for awhile. The vocals are clean and very well done, while the guitars are smotheringly heavy, all laid over a steady rhythm section. The reverb-laden guitar solos are tasteful and intricate, definitely adding to the creepy overtones of the tunes.
The album begins with my favorite track, Sacrifice, which blends heaviness and gothic greyness in a melodic song structure. Altar In Black and Far From The Tree continue the weighted proceedings in fine fashion. Wishing Well is a little subdued, but The Others and The Volume Of Void are more great examples of the band's signature sound. The title track deftly uses dynamics to blend shades of frozen, gothic, melodies to produce a dark ode to depression. Eloise closes the album as it began, with brilliant songwriting and sounds of doom.
The music is brilliant and the atmosphere is eerie. What else could anyone want in a doom album? An outstanding piece of work.
Sacrifice 87
Altar In Black 85
Far From The Tree 86
Wishing Well 81
The Others 84
Requiem For The Sun 85
The Volume Of Void 82
Eloise 85
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