As much as I love the whole Doom Metal genre, it has become somewhat of a musical minefield in recent times, I guess the price of an ever growing popularity status amongst the masses can only mean a plethora of new bands, eager to become the next big thing in exporting the vibes of darkness. As much as I love the whole Doom Metal genre, it has become somewhat of a musical minefield in recent times, I guess the price of an ever growing popularity status amongst the masses can only mean a plethora of new bands, eager to become the next big thing in exporting the vibes of darkness. Whilst Nangilima are not a new band as such, 'Dark Matter' is their first full length release, and as such has a great sense of anticipation about it from my perspective, as I profess to not having come across the band before. The deliciously sombre and malevolent tones of the intro track 'Chemin Vers Le Néant' soon fade away to pull back the veil of the afterworld and reveal a crushingly powerful track in the form of 'Stain Of A Broken Life', the grinding riff barely lifting beyond funeral pace as the dark demonic gutteral growl vocal plays out a deathly dance against the tinkling of piano keys, creating such a wonderfully depressing atmosphere that you can not help but be sucked in. The key to this sub genre of Doom in my eyes (and ears) has always been about the [...]
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