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VOFA - Self Titled
Funere
I can honestly say that I'm not a musical connoisseur of Icelandic extreme music. Over the years I've heard some black metal, punk rock as well as experimental stuff. So yeah every once in a while something from there will cross my path that interests me. Here's something that I found to be alluring as in sounding familiar.
This is the debut release by VOFA, a band from Iceland whose members chose to keep their identity's secret. But the promo info does shine some light in that the band is made up of musicians who've been part of the local music scene (from various genres) over many years. Since the music here is well executed I think that's obvious.
Basically what you have here is a bunch of musicians coming together to create a three song funeral doom album. That's where the familiar part comes in. Now if you're into that genre and I'm friends with quite a few who are. Then this is something worth checking out.
The three cuts on here are long, all a little over twelve minutes in length. No song titles it's just roman numeral designations for one, two and three. The music has that miserable melancholy feel as well as crushing pain and sorrow aspects. Yes you've heard it all before but for fans of funeral doom hey one more album of it won't kill ya.
https://funere.bandcamp.com/
https://funere.bandcamp.com/album/vofa
https://www.facebook.com/VofaDoom/
EVADNE - Dethroned Of Our Souls compilation
Funere
This is my first time hearing of EVADNE. Just for the record they're a Spanish death doom act who have been around for quite a few years. They've been putting out releases since 2007, which includes three full lengths and an EP. What we have here is a compilation release of remixed/remastered songs, a live track and the band’s original demo.
Personally it all sounds like a gift to this band's long time fans which is cool as far as comps go. But for you the new listener there's enough intrigue in this to warrant a great place to start. For instance if you're a fan of doom that lies in the realm of MY DYING BRIDE and SWALLOW THE SUN then you should be knocking people over in order to get this.
What this band provides is elegance with melodic keyboard interludes, heavy and savage power chords, deep baritone bestial vocals or whispered spoken word parts. It's a 3 AM type of release where you're (high or drunk) and wanting some emotional attachment to some heavy fuckin music which you find familiar.
EVADNE are not breaking new ground on the whole melodic/progressive death doom and gloom genre. But when it comes to this genre we really don't care as long as the songs are cool and they invoke the feelings we want. That's why we play the same releases all the time. So here's a new one to play and enjoy to the hilt.
https://funere.bandcamp.com/
https://funere.bandcamp.com/album/dethroned-of-our-souls
https://www.facebook.com/EvadneOfficial
