ET MORIEMUR - Epigrammata
Transcending Obscurity Records
This is not straight up metal per say. It reminds of the time DEEP PURPLE performed with an orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in 69. Too far back for ya? OK how bout when DIMMU BORGIR performed with an orchestra? Wanna vomit? Alright imagine MY DYING BRIDE playing a concert hall with an orchestra and a choir. Whatever the case we're talking about pushing the boundaries here. What I'm getting at is ET MORIEMUR, who hail from Prague, are a death doom act who employ much from classical music. So much so that this recording comes across more like a full on concerto.
The band itself is typical as far as a line-up which consists of the standard metal band quartet: two guitarists, drummer, bass player and a vocalist who also plays piano . On this release they include a number of guest vocalists (the choir/Gregorian chanting and spoken word recitalists). Plus we have a cellist, violinist, trombone player and someone exclusive to acoustic guitar playing. All of this brings to mind that Epigrammata is this band's triumph after being around since 2008 and previously releasing two full lengths.
Epigrammata is honestly an incredible opus of death doom. Rarely will you hear an act that can meld crushing rawness with beauty and elegance. They even squeak in some blackened Goth elements. Maybe they need to perform this live in a cathedral. Only Euro-centric acts can pull this type of material off. Then again they hail from a place that spawned some of the greatest classical music composers of any century. Pulling off iconic death doom of this magnitude just fails in line with their predecessors.
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