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Week 4

26 January - Toeli | 1 Comments

Greetings!

Experimental Black and Funeral Doom this time around, because why not?
Hope you enjoy the music.
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Mord'A'Stigmata

(Experimental Black Metal)

Poland

Albums:

Überrealistic (2008)
Antimatter (2011)
Ansia (2013)
Hope (2017)
Dreams of Quiet Places (2019)
Like Ants and Snakes (2022)

Mord'A'Stigmata is a band from Poland, playing Black Metal.

This band plays a really interesting style of Black Metal that focuses a lot on carrying atmosphere through repetitive riffing and monotone song passages paired with harsh vocals, interrupted by slow-paced eerie passages.
"Hope" was the first release I've heard of them and the title song is a really good showcase of exactly that. To this date, I believe that "Hope" is a great example of how Black Metal evolved beyond the tight boundaries of the first and second wave styles.

As time progressed, Mord'A'Stigmata got more and more experimental, and added and removed their Black Metal influences as they pleased.
"Like Ants and Snakes" is a stark contrast to their previous work, the album barely sounds like a Metal album and takes a lot of inspiration from progressive rock sounds.
It is one of the more interesting releases from Poland I've heard in recent years and I highly recommend it if you want a bit more laid-back music.

As a sidenote, if any of you have played Cyberpunk 2077, this band has one of their songs in a radiostation there as well.
They released it under the pseudonym "Hexxxer" and the song is called "Future Drugs".

To Keep The Blood (Hope)
https://youtu.be/-vWdYQCh7IU?feature=shared

We Dance (Like Ants and Snakes)
https://youtu.be/Nct003WGxWk?feature=shared

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Esoteric

(Funeral Doom/Death Metal)

United Kingdom, Birmingham

Albums:

Epistemological Despondency (1994)
The Pernicious Enigma (1997)
Metamorphogenesis (1999)
Subconscious Dissolution into the Continuum (2004)
The Maniacal Vale (2008)
Paragon of Dissonance (2011)
A Pyrrhic Existence (2019)

Following the footsteps of Thergothon and Disembowelment, Esoteric were one of the earliest bands honing the style of Funeral Doom.
What makes Esoteric outstanding is that unlike the previously mentioned bands, Esoteric are incorporating a lot of psychedelic elements into the sound while still meddling with Death Metal.

Most of their songs push far beyond the 10 minutes-mark. An attempted comparison of their style would be Funeral Doom the way Evoken writes it, except that Esoteric uses a lot more time for the build up, which is usually realized through the extensive use of repetition and rather simple riffs.
Despite the length of their songs they manage to write very concise albums that are quite homogenic, every album feels like something whole that belongs together. With that being said, their albums are probably working the best way if you listen to them in one sitting.

While Esoteric's music isn't something I'd consider approachable, its some of the best Funeral I had the pleasure to listen to.

Dominion of Slaves (The Pernicious Enigma - 1997)
https://youtu.be/06r81JMUNqA

Circle (The Maniacal Vale - 2008)
https://youtu.be/rie7Prw8Gqc

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As always, I hope you'll enjoy these picks.
Feel free to share your opinion down in the comments or in the Forums, or shoot me a friend invite here or on Discord if you want to contact me that way.

With that being said, have a nice day.

-Toeli

Week 3

18 January - Xalldin | 0 Comments

Hey guys, Xalldin here with today's weekly, hope you enjoy.
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Helloïse

(Heavy/Power Metal, Hard Rock)

Netherlands

Albums:

Cosmogony (1985)
Midnight Lightning (1986)
Polarity (1998)
Fata Morgana (2001)

Helloïse is a dutch metal band that goes all the way back to the early/mid 80s playing some melodic rock/metal. Their debut is a prime, dare I say rare, example of good hair metal: it's as cheesy and pop as you'd expect from a heavy/rock release of that era, on the same level as Ozzy's The Ultimate Sin or the Mötley Crüe classics. Truth be told I usually avoid the glam stuff, but Helloïse's first album has some pretty catchy songs and it's genuinely very good, it doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. Their formula became a bit stale and the music quality went down for the next two records, until they decided to reinvent themselves with their fourth release and go in a more prog power metal direction. It's decent enough if you're a fan of the genre, and while there's way better prog/power from that same time period, a track or two stand out enough to justify a listen. Helloïse is a seriously underrated band, so if you're looking for some good 80s glam metal, or curious about the prog power metal release, do give the band a listen.

Cosmogony (Cosmogony)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkKncMobHMc

Children of the Night (Fata Morgana)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7ouYiXqnBY

For a Moment (Cosmogony)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2HuydWjbPA
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Borne of Ash

(Atmospheric Death/Doom Metal)

United States

Albums:

From the Dark, They Came (2024)

Borne of Ash is a five piece band that plays some Dark Souls themed death/doom metal. Now I'll be honest here, it might be an unpopular opinion of mine but I don't think Soulmass is that good, meaning that aside from one Visigoth EP, some small BM bands and the occasional track in the wilds, there's not a lot of Souls metal for me out there, which is why Borne of Ash's debut was a pleasant surprise: while not spectacular or anything, their music is pretty decent, and along with the lyrics, does a good enough job translating some of Dark Souls' themes into a death/doom format without being too gimmicky. It could maybe be a bit slower and doomy but overall it's good stuff, and might be worth a listen if you're a fan of the genre and/or the video game, so if that's your case, consider giving Borne of Ash a try.

The Gravelord (From the Dark, They Came)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOI8A-odafI

The Age of Fire (From the Dark, They Came)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4407J01Ihn0

The Fading Sun (From the Dark, They Came)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3eQDkFDtd4
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And that was all we had for today. Have a good week, and until next time.

-Xalldin