Out for a while now, yes but still worth checking out. Doom:VS return with Earthless. Not renowned for their output level, it is a real joy to see new material emerge from the band who are the embodiment of what emotional Doom Metal is all about. The brainchild of Draconian's Johan Ericson, who is well knownOut for a while now, yes but still worth checking out. Doom:VS return with Earthless. Not renowned for their output level, it is a real joy to see new material emerge from the band who are the embodiment of what emotional Doom Metal is all about. The brainchild of Draconian's Johan Ericson, who is well known for producing some of the most crushing, oppressive riffs anywhere in the genre, it is of very little surprise that this is of premier league quality. Joined this time around by the equally gifted Thomas A.G.Jensen of Saturnus fame, the foundations are laid for a true masterpiece of Depressive Doom. Right from the first morose strains of 'Earthless', heralding Jensen's captivating growls, you realise that something rather special is revealing itself before you, whilst not straying particularly far from the tried and tested boundaries that govern this sub genre, the album raises itself above the parapet as a body of work that is just plain better than anything else out there. Whilst the album shares similarities with its predecessor 'Dead Words Speak', this offering benefits greatly from the input of Jensen, bringing a taste of the Saturnus vibe to the table, which enhances the [...]
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