Hooded Menace & Anima Morte - Split EP

Hooded Menace is a Doom/Death Metal band formed in Finland (Joensuu) in 2007.

It all started in June of 2007 when three doom/death -loving freaks got together to jam some Candlemass cover songs but using old school death metal style vocals instead. They were having so much fun that they decided to start writing their own material, very much influenced by the first Cathedral album, Winter, and Asphyx. They wanted to do play really doom-laden death metal that combined crushing and somber riffs with just a slight hint of melody that comes from their love for the early Candlemass albums from the 80’s.

The band continued to jam but still didn’t have a band name yet. The guitarist and vocalist Lasse (also known from the cult Finnish death metal band Phlegethon and death/grinders Vacant Coffin) was a big fan of the Blind Dead zombies from the classic 70’s Spanish horror series that included the films “Tombs of the Blind Dead”, “Return of the Evil Dead”, “Horror of the Zombies”, and “Night of the Seagulls”. The rotting, eyeless Templar knights who rode on horses and drank the blood of their victims had a big influence on the music. The name HOODED MENACE was chosen by Billy Nocera of Razorback Records and the band was now officially born!

(more on Last.fm)

Anima Morte is a progressive rock band coming from Sweden. It is a collaboration of four musicians: Fredrik Klingwall (a member of progressive metal act Loch Vostok, thrash/heavy-metal act Machinery and death metal band Flagellation), Daniel Cannerfelt (a member of death metal band Flagellation), Stefan Granberg and Teddy Mцller (the frontman of progressive metal band Loch Vostok, drummer of defunct progressive metal band Mayadome, a member of death metal act Flagellation, horror-thrashers F.K.Ь. and Danish power metal band Wuthering Heights). The band has a discography that apart from “Face the Sea of Darkness” includes one promo-CD and 7” vinyl both titled “Viva Morte!”. “Face the Sea of Darkness” is the first CD issued on American label Dead Beat Media, a sublabel of Razorback Records, focused on metal releases, inspired by horror and 70s.

(more on Last.fm)

Time for some new delicious Death Doom! Hooded Menace covered the instrumental rock band Anima Morte and Anima Morte covered Hooded Menace. You all surely know, what it sounds like... fucking great! Enjoy it!

Hooded Menace & Anima Morte - Split EP

(Doomentia / 2010 / Doom Death/Instrumental Rock / VBR2 206 kbp/s)

Tracklist
Hooded Menace
01. A Decay Of Mind And Flesh (Anima Morte Cover) 5:11
Anima Morte
02. Grasp of the Beastwoman (Hooded Menace Cover) 6:54

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Before the Rain - ...And With the Day Dying Light

Before The Rain was first shaped in 1997 in Setúbal, Portugal, when vocalist Carlos D’Agua and guitar player Valter Cunha began to share musical ideas that ended as acoustic songs. As time passed by, the acoustic sounds weren’t enough to express the emotions and feelings unleashed by Valter and Carlos, and in 1998 they decided to seek the remaining members for the band. But it wasn’t until 2001 that a stable line-up was found: Carlos: voice; Valter: guitar; Tiago Ferreira: guitar; Andre Vasconcelos: bass; Goncalo Brito: drums.

With this line-up, the band recorded two songs in December 2001: “Be Mine” and “You … My Ruin”. This recording was entitled “…and with the day dying light”, and was never properly distributed, except for a strict number of individuals, somehow close to the band.

In August 2003 the band records a new song called “The Swansong”. At this stage, Tiago and Andre are no longer in the line-up and Hugo Santos joins the fold as new guitar player. Shortly after “The Swansong” studio session, the band parts ways with drummer Goncalo Brito. Then came long time friend and gifted bass player Pedro Daniel and drummer Goncalo Correia to complete what’s the strongest line-up to date. The band then enters studio to record what will turn out to be their debut album, entitled “One Day Less”.

The album “One Day Less” is out on July 30th 2007 through Major Label Industries

(more on Last.fm)

This is the 2002 demo of this nice band. It wasn't released through a label and only some individuals got it on tape. Enjoy it. Sorry for the bad cover quality.

Before The Rain - ...And With The Day Dying Light

(n/a / 2002 / Death Doom / 152 kbp/s)

Tracklist
01. Be Mine 12:48

02. You... My Ruin 06:02
03. The Swansong 06:39

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Worship - Last CD Before Doomsday

One of the best known extreme doom metal bands in the underground. Founded by “Fucked Up Mad” Max Varnier from France and Daniel “The Doommonger” from Germany in the late 1990’s, Worship entered the scene with their Last Tape Before Doomsday (MC 1999).

That album contained four songs of minimalistic slow doom metal, driven by the tortured vocals of Mad Max and the mournful guitar solo’s by The Doommonger. Several splits were released on vinyl after that.

Worship was put on ice after the tragic suicide of Max in 2001. But, in 2003, Daniel decided that Worship would go on, and preparations were made for the finishing of the second full length (DOOOM), which was released in 2007.

In 2004, two new members (Kuolema and Satachrist) joined the band, and new recordings were made, which led to the release of the split with Loss in 2005. Worship has played live several times in the autumn of 2005.

(more on Last.fm)

I think I'll play this one at the 21th December 2012...

Worship - Last CD Before Doomsday

(Weird Truth Productions / 2004 / Extreme Funeral Doom / 256 kbp/s)

Tracklist
01. Whispering Gloom 11:49
02. Solicide And The Dawning Of The Moonkult 11:00
03. Eclipse Of Sorrow 8:21
04. Worship 15:23
05. Keep On Selling Cocaine To Angels 8:33

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Worship - Dooom

One of the best known extreme doom metal bands in the underground. Founded by “Fucked Up Mad” Max Varnier from France and Daniel “The Doommonger” from Germany in the late 1990’s, Worship entered the scene with their Last Tape Before Doomsday (MC 1999).

That album contained four songs of minimalistic slow doom metal, driven by the tortured vocals of Mad Max and the mournful guitar solo’s by The Doommonger. Several splits were released on vinyl after that.

Worship was put on ice after the tragic suicide of Max in 2001. But, in 2003, Daniel decided that Worship would go on, and preparations were made for the finishing of the second full length (DOOOM), which was released in 2007.

In 2004, two new members (Kuolema and Satachrist) joined the band, and new recordings were made, which led to the release of the split with Loss in 2005. Worship has played live several times in the autumn of 2005.

(more on Last.fm)

I think, the album name does represent this album best. Fucking extreme dooooom, slow and heavy as it should be.

Worship - Dooom

(Endzeit Elegies / 2007 / Extreme Funeral Doom / 320 kbp/s)

Tracklist
01. Endzeit Elegy 8:38
02. All I Ever Knew Lie Dead 8:25
03. The Altar and the Choir of the Moonkult 8:12
04. Graveyard Horizon 9:42
05. Zorn A Rust-Red Scythe 8:06
06. Devived 8:17
07. Mirror of Sorrow (Solitude Aeturnus Cover) 9:44
08. I Am the End - Crucifixion Part II 11:51

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Before the Rain - ...One Day Less

Before The Rain was first shaped in 1997 in Setúbal, Portugal, when vocalist Carlos D’Agua and guitar player Valter Cunha began to share musical ideas that ended as acoustic songs. As time passed by, the acoustic sounds weren’t enough to express the emotions and feelings unleashed by Valter and Carlos, and in 1998 they decided to seek the remaining members for the band. But it wasn’t until 2001 that a stable line-up was found: Carlos: voice; Valter: guitar; Tiago Ferreira: guitar; Andre Vasconcelos: bass; Goncalo Brito: drums.

With this line-up, the band recorded two songs in December 2001: “Be Mine” and “You … My Ruin”. This recording was entitled “…and with the day dying light”, and was never properly distributed, except for a strict number of individuals, somehow close to the band.

In August 2003 the band records a new song called “The Swansong”. At this stage, Tiago and Andre are no longer in the line-up and Hugo Santos joins the fold as new guitar player. Shortly after “The Swansong” studio session, the band parts ways with drummer Goncalo Brito. Then came long time friend and gifted bass player Pedro Daniel and drummer Goncalo Correia to complete what’s the strongest line-up to date. The band then enters studio to record what will turn out to be their debut album, entitled “One Day Less”.

The album “One Day Less” is out on July 30th 2007 through Major Label Industries

(more on Last.fm)

I found this release when it was released in 2007, I was just getting into Doom Metal, especially Death Doom and until today, this is one of my favorite albums in this genre. I hope you enjoy it like me!

Before the Rain - ...One Day Less

(Major Label Industries / 2007 / Death Doom / 320 kbp/s)

Tracklist
01. Wounds of Rejection 12:10
02. You... My Ruin 06:41
03. Paragraph 03:33
04. Frameless 09:54
05. Be Mine 16:01
06. One Day Less 17:57

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Thorr's Hammer - Dommedagsnatt

Thorr’s Hammer is an American/Norwegian Doom Metal band formed in Ballard, Washington by Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley during winter 1994-1995. Soon after Runhild Gammelsæter, then 17-year-old Norwegian exchange student, joined the band as vocalist/lyricist. The band reached its final form when Jamie Sykes and James Hale joined. The band was active only for six weeks during which it played two gigs and recorded a demo and an EP entitled Dommedagsnatt. The band disbanded after Runhild’s return to Oslo, Norway.

Burning Witch was formed from the ashes of Thorr’s Hammer and Runhild has currently teamed up with James Plotkin from Khanate to form Khlyst. In 2009 the band reunited, and had a couple of gigs in the US and UK.

(taken from last.fm)

After seeing them live last Friday, I felt like sharing this EP. Yes, Runhild can still pull the growls off, I sure hope they'll release the new stuff they've written asap.

[ Southern Lord | 1998 | Death Doom | VBR | 32:21 ]

Tracklist
1. Norge - 7:38
2. Troll - 4:26
3. Dommedagsnatt - 8:08
4. Mellom Galgene (live) - 12:12

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Ataraxie - Anhédonie

After the split of his former black metal band, Reign of Evil, Jonathan decided to continue on his own and make a new band. Long time Doom-Metal fan, regretting the lack of Doom-Metal bands in France, he therefore chose to found Ataraxie, along with Clement, that already played with him in Reign Of Evil.

At the end of 2000, Jonathan and Clement met Pierre in Hellion Record’s shop, Rouen’s meeting place for all metalheads. Soon the rehearsal started. Also recruited at Hellion Record’s shop, Sylvain joined the band at the very beginning of 2001.

At that moment, Ataraxie sounded more like a black/death metal band with ‘doomy’ influences. The band even played some Reign Of Evil tunes, rearranged a more “doomier” way. After a few months of rehearsals, the band first hit the stage in April 2001, and yet received good reactions from the crowd.

(more on Last.fm)

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(Weird Truth Productions / 2008 / Funeral Doom Death / VBR2 203 kbp/s)

Tracklist
01. Origin 0:33
02. Silence Of Death 17:10
03. Walking Through The Land Of Falsity 13:48
04. Anhedonie 18:33
05. Avide de Sens 24:00

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Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

Ahab is a German funeral doom metal band, formed by members of Midnattsol and Endzeit. They released an EP named The Oath in 2005 and a full-length album named The Call Of The Wretched Sea in 2006. The classic novel “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville served as a source of inspiration for their music. On the artwork of the album, the style of the music is described as “nautik funeral doom”.

Their new album The Divinity of Oceans has been released in 2009.

(more on Last.fm)

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(Napalm Records / 2006 / Funeral Doom Death / VBR2 218 kbp/s)

Tracklist
01.Below the Sun 11:45
02.The Pacific 10:07
03.Old Thunder 9:55
04.Of The Monstrous Pictures Of Whales 1:53
05.The Sermon 12:37
06.The Hunt 11:13
07.Ahab's Oath 10:11

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Hooded Menace - Never Cross The Dead

Hooded Menace is a Doom/Death Metal band formed in Finland (Joensuu) in 2007.

It all started in June of 2007 when three doom/death -loving freaks got together to jam some Candlemass cover songs but using old school death metal style vocals instead. They were having so much fun that they decided to start writing their own material, very much influenced by the first Cathedral album, Winter, and Asphyx. They wanted to do play really doom-laden death metal that combined crushing and somber riffs with just a slight hint of melody that comes from their love for the early Candlemass albums from the 80’s.

The band continued to jam but still didn’t have a band name yet. The guitarist and vocalist Lasse (also known from the cult Finnish death metal band Phlegethon and death/grinders Vacant Coffin) was a big fan of the Blind Dead zombies from the classic 70’s Spanish horror series that included the films “Tombs of the Blind Dead”, “Return of the Evil Dead”, “Horror of the Zombies”, and “Night of the Seagulls”. The rotting, eyeless Templar knights who rode on horses and drank the blood of their victims had a big influence on the music. The name HOODED MENACE was chosen by Billy Nocera of Razorback Records and the band was now officially born!

(more on Last.fm)

Myspace

(Razorback Records / 2010 / Doom Death / VBR ~233 kbp/s)

Tracklist
01. Never Cross The Dead 8:31
02. Terror Castle 7:00
03. Night Of The Deathcult 6:48
04. The House Of Hammer 6:53
05. Rituals Of Mortal Cremation 6:20
06. As The Creatures Ascend 5:49
07. From Their Confined Slumber 7:00
08. Theme From Return Of The Evil Dead 3:06

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diSEMBOWELMENT - Transcendence Into The Peripheral

diSEMBOWELMENT was an Australian death/doom metal band from Melbourne that was formed in 1989 after the two piece grind band Bacteria featuring drummer Paul Mazziotta and guitarist/vocalist Renato Gallina changed its name and musical style. With Dean Ruprich from Necrotomy providing bass, the band released its first demo, “Mourning September” in 1990.

The band played very slowly (and occasionally with great speed), and relied equally on the atmospheric effects of droning guitars and constant riffing.

Disembowelment is the band which many other doom metal groups honour as the forefathers of death/doom metal, along with the band Winter. Purveyors of doom metal know the band for their atmospheric chanting, slow riffs, and spiritual dark elements present in their symphonic, yet well executed playing style. A track recorded for a compilation album (that featured Tim Aldridge of Abramelin on bass) won the band a deal with Relapse Records and recorded a second demo entitled “Deep Sensory Perception into Aural Fate” with new second guitarist Jason Kells. With an extra track and bass parts from new member Matthew Skarajew, the demo was released as the EP “Dusk” in 1992.

The 1993 album Transcendence Into The Peripheral exposed heavy metal fans to a slowly executed drumming style, accompanied by death metal style vocals, chants and shrieks. Slow guitar riffs and drum executions filled the album. The ability of the band to play slowly most of the time but then at some points execute very fast metal increased their success.

Disembowelment split up after the album’s release. Gallina and Skarajew went on to form Trial Of The Bow. The band’s entire recorded catalogue was re-released as a double CD by Relapse containing “Transcendence into the Peripheral”, “dUSK”, “Mourning September” demo and a compilation track.

(Taken from Last.fm)

Friday afternoon, the weekend is near - turn your stereo up and enjoy a heavy load of doom. Correctly to speak of death-doom - doom metal mixed with influences of death metal, especially the drums and the screams on this one. Slow riffs, fucking depressing atmosphere and a lot of rage. Enjoy!

Myspace

Tracklist

01. The Tree of Life and Death

02. Your Prophetic Throne of Ivory

03. Excoriate

04. Nightside of Eden

05. A Burial at Ornans

06. The Spirts of the tall Hills

07. Cerulean Transience of all my imagined Shores

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Ablaze in Hatred - Discography

Ablaze In Hatred was born in the year 2004 (Helsinki, Finland).
Two friends Juhani Sanna and Mika Ikonen had a desire to create music, which was dark, slow and same time very heavy and atmospheric.

In the autumn 2004 Ablaze In Hatred began to write music for the first promo-release. Early 2005 the song material was ready to be recorded in a studio.

In the spring 2005 drummer Antti Hakkala (Searing Meadow)and bassist Miska Lehtivuori (Fall Of The Leafe) joined the band.

In august 2005 Ablaze In Hatred went to the studio to record their first promo-cd called ‘Closure of Life’.

The songs were recorded at the Noisecamp studios with producer Kari Nieminen. The result of that session was three songs over 20 minutes of slow and
gloomy death/doom with growling vocals.

September 2005 ‘Closure of Life (promo 2005)’ was released.
The release gained soon a very positive response in the scene.

In October 2005 the band signed a deal with Firebox Records and started to write/finish the material for the full-length album.
The debut album, titled as “Deceptive Awareness”, was recorded in June 2006 and it will be released in early October 2006. We are all doomed…

(from Last.fm)

Ablaze in Hatred - Deceptive Awareness

Tracklist
1. Lost (The Overture)
2. When the Blackened Candles Shine
3. Howls Unknown
4. Constant Stillness
5. Ongoing Fall
6. To Breathe and to Suffocate
7. Closure of Life

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Ablaze in Hatred - The Quietude Plains

Tracklist
1. A Walk Through The Silence
2. Perfection Of Waves
3. The Wandering Path
4. Beyond The Trails Of Torment
5. The Quietude Plains
6. My Dearest End
7. Therefore I Suffer

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Hooded Menace - Fulfill The Curse

Hooded Menace is a Doom/Death Metal band formed in Finland (Joensuu) in 2007.

It all started in June of 2007 when three doom/death -loving freaks got together to jam some Candlemass cover songs but using old school death metal style vocals instead. They were having so much fun that they decided to start writing their own material, very much influenced by the first Cathedral album, Winter, and Asphyx. They wanted to do play really doom-laden death metal that combined crushing and somber riffs with just a slight hint of melody that comes from their love for the early Candlemass albums from the 80’s.

The band continued to jam but still didn’t have a band name yet. The guitarist and vocalist Lasse (also known from the cult Finnish death metal band Phlegethon and death/grinders Vacant Coffin) was a big fan of the Blind Dead zombies from the classic 70’s Spanish horror series that included the films “Tombs of the Blind Dead”, “Return of the Evil Dead”, “Horror of the Zombies”, and “Night of the Seagulls”. The rotting, eyeless Templar knights who rode on horses and drank the blood of their victims had a big influence on the music. The name HOODED MENACE was chosen by Billy Nocera of Razorback Records and the band was now officially born!

(from Last.fm)

Myspace

Tracklist
1. Rotting Rampage (Menace of the Skeletal Dead)
2. Fulfill the Curse
3. Grasp of the Beastwoman
4. Laboratory of Nightmares
5. Beauty and The Feast
6. The Eyeless Horde
7. The Love Song of Gotho, Hunchback of the Morgue
8. Arcane Epitaph
9. Theme From Manhattan Baby

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Mournful Congregation - The June Frost

Mournful Congregation is a funeral doom metal band from Loxton, South Australia, Australia which was founded in 1993, and has included members of Chalice.

The music is mainly driven by very slow, depressing guitar harmonies, occasionally mixed with acoustic guitar and is further characterised by minimal drums, and growled and whispered vocals. The main lyrical themes are personal spirituality, mysticism and depression/doom.

(from Wikipedia)

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Tracklist
1. Solemn Strikes the Funeral Chime
2. White Cold Wrath Burnt Frozen Blood
3. Descent of the Flames
4. The June Frost
5. A Slow March to the Burial
6. The Februar Winds
7. Suicide Choir
8. The Wreath

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Mournful Congregation - The Monad of Creation

Mournful Congregation is a funeral doom metal band from Loxton, South Australia, Australia which was founded in 1993, and has included members of Chalice.

The music is mainly driven by very slow, depressing guitar harmonies, occasionally mixed with acoustic guitar and is further characterised by minimal drums, and growled and whispered vocals. The main lyrical themes are personal spirituality, mysticism and depression/doom.

(from Wikipedia)

Myspace

Tracklist
1. Mother - Water, the Great Sea Wept
2. As I Drown in Loveless Rain
3. When the Weeping Dawn Beheld its Mortal Thirst
4. The Monad of Creation

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Evoken - Discography

Evoken is a funeral doom metal band from Lyndhurst, New Jersey, USA, which is highly inspired by the Australian band diSEMBOWELMENT. The band name Evoken is taken from the Thergothon song found on Fhtagn-nagh Yog-Sothoth. The band was founded by guitarist Nick Orlando and bassist Rob Robichaud under the name Funereus in April of 1992 and renamed to Evoken in 1994.

(from Last.fm)

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Regular Studio Albums

Evoken - Embrace the Emptiness (1998)

Tracklist
1. Intro
2. Tragedy Eternal
3. Chime The Centuries End
4. Lost Kingdom Of Darkness
5. Ascend Into The Maelstrom
6. To Sleep Eternally
7. Curse The Sunrise

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Evoken - Quietus (2001)

Tracklist
1. In Pestilence, Burning
2. Withering Indignation
3. Tending The Dire Hatred
4. Where Ghosts Fall Silent
5. Quietus
6. Embrace The Emptiness
7. Atrementous Journey

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Evoken - Antithesis of Light (2005)

Tracklist
1. Intro
2. In Solitary Ruin
3. Accursed Premonition
4. The Mournful Refusal
5. Pavor Nocturnus
6. Antithesis of Light
7. The Last of Vitality

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Evoken - A Caress of the Void (2007)

Tracklist
1. A Caress Of The Void
2. Mare Erythraeum
3. Of Purest Absolution
4. Astray In Eternal Night
5. Descend The Lifeless Womb
6. Suffer A Martyr's Trial [Procession At Dusk]
7. Orogeny

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Mourning Beloveth - Discography

Mourning Beloveth, an Irish death/doom metal band that creates long and slow songs with various vocal arrangements, began in winter 1992 but it wasn’t until 1996 that they recorded their first, untitled, demo with Darren (vocals), Frank (guitar), Brian (bass), Tim (drums). Recorded in eight hours with Adrian Butler at the desk this demo contains two songs and is a raw indication of where Mourning Beloveth stands in the doom death scene today.

(more on Last.fm)

Homepage

Regular Studio Albums

Mourning Beloveth - Autumnal Fires (Demo) (1998)

Tracklist
1. Forever Lost Emeralds
2. A Haunting Vision (This Obsequious Dream)
3. Autumns Fires in Somnolent Harmony

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Mourning Beloveth - Dust (2001)

Tracklist
1. The Mountains are Mine
2. In Mourning my Days
3. Dust
4. Autumnal Fires
5. All Hope is Pleading
6. Sinistra (Hidden Track)
7. Forever Lost Emeralds

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Mourning Beloveth - The Sullen Sulcus (2002)

Tracklist
1. The Words that Crawled
2. It Almost Looked Human
3. The Insolent Caul
4. Narcissistic Funeral
5. My Sullen Sulcus
6. Angers Steaming arrows

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Mourning Beloveth - A Murderous Circus (2005)

Tracklist
1. The Apocalypse Machine
2. Elemental Nausea
3. The Crashing Wave
4. Nothing (The March of Death)
5. …yet Everything

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Mourning Beloveth - A Disease For The Ages (2008)

Tracklist
1. The Sickness
2. Trace Decay
3. Primeval Rush
4. The Burning Man
5. Poison Beyond All

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The Fall Of Every Season - From Below

The Fall Of Every Season is the main project of Norwegian artist and songwriter Marius Strand. From at first being an underground Internet-phenomenon in 2004, this band project arose as a doom metal force to be reckoned with when the debut album, From Below, was released in 2007. All instruments and vocals were handled by Strand, defining The Fall Of Every Season as a one-man-band. Apart from just being a melodic doom metal production, this album also featured acoustic guitars and an emphasis on dynamics between the brutal and the melancholic.

With the recording of a new album in 2009 entitled Amends, The Fall Of Every Season’s emphasis on the typical down-tempo repetitive riffing is less present, while the melodies and variations in riffs play an even more important part than before. In that sense, the band could now be categorized as more of a progressive metal band. The spirit of doom and melancholy is still very present in the atmosphere of the songs, though.

(from Last.fm)

This album has the best lyrics I've ever seen. Great Doom Metal in the vein of Agalloch, The Morningside and Doom:VS. Enjoy!

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Tracklist

1. From Below 11:53
2. Sisyphean 4:27
3. The Triumphant Beast 12:35
4. Escape of the Dove 3:40
5. Her Withering Petals 15:13

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