RISE TO THE SKY - Every Day a Funeral
Meuse Music Records
There are many facets to doom metal. The one we're here to discuss falls under the saying "misery can be beautiful." RISE TO THE SKY is a one man death doom act from Santiago, Chile. The one man here is Sergio Gonzalez Catalan. He performs the synths, all string instruments and sings (more on that part later). The drum work on this release is performed by Emidio Alexandre who hails from Portugal and also plays in the thrash metal band ADAMANTINE.
According to the info about this release, it was recorded at recorded in Sergio´s Castle in Santiago. I fuckin believe it since there's plenty of gothic / romanticism touches on here as well as cold cruel agony that only old stones can handle. This is the first release by RISE TO THE SKY I've heard. So far since starting out in 2019 Sergio has come out with now five full length releases, a slew of short form releases and two compilations. After giving this a few listens those two comp releases are very alluring.
Sergio's take on the genre is similar to MY DYING BRIDE. The seven cuts on here, with a running time of around forty-plus minutes, are all powerful and majestic in the sorrow atmosphere. Of course there's plenty of your standard crushing guitar riffs. But it's when Sergio adds some acoustic guitar or all of the non electric stringed instruments. That is when the charm of this release envelopes you like a warm blanket from the cold.
Aside from the balance of melancholic atmosphere of the music and song structures there's Sergio's vocals. The man sounds like a great beast in agonizing pain. It coincides well with the sounds be they heavy riffs, picked melodies or the keys. Just to make sure this is not all slow plodding material. The music flows like a ragged landscape with peaks and valleys of despair.
After listening to this release multiple times I came away thinking that Sergio Gonzalez Catalan is not just a great songwriter and musician. He's a composer who paints, with music, a black and white picture of a painfully sad scene and yet inserts a red rose to signify beauty. I absolutely love this album.
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