Kuolemanlaakso - Tullijousten

Finland has long been the purveyors of fine Doom including Reverend Bizarre, Unholy, Skepticism and Swallow the Sun, which leads into Kuolemanlaakso whom feature a member of Swallow the Sun. This is the second full length release and sits somewhere in the land of doom with a gothic tinge. The opening track 'Aarnivalkea' is veryFinland has long been the purveyors of fine Doom including Reverend Bizarre, Unholy, Skepticism and Swallow the Sun, which leads into Kuolemanlaakso whom feature a member of Swallow the Sun. This is the second full length release and sits somewhere in the land of doom with a gothic tinge. The opening track 'Aarnivalkea' is very reminiscent of the Judas Christ period of Tiamat with a dreamy ethereal vocal before descending into a heavier area more akin to My Dying Bride around the time of 'A Light at the End of the World'. The album has an endless supply of doom/death riffs and atmospheric noodlings which are at times captivating and at others overly familiar. The departure on the album is 'Glastonburyn lehto' which has a smoky jazz club feel to it which in a peculiar way screams Type O Negative, not something they ever did but you could imagine them doing it. The Keyboards are strong undercurrent throughout although during 'Tuonen tähtivyö' they come through in a lead role. There is nothing groundbreaking here but what you do have is a solid heavy record which will satisfy fans of My Dying Bride and that style of gothic tinged doom. Production [...]

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