Funeral From These Wounds
Candlelight USA CDL206 March 20, 2007
By Wayward_Son
This writer rarely likes to venture outside his comfort zone. Things familiar bring comfort. The voice of this writers wife, a crisp breeze awakening senses, the sound of silence coming from a glassy lake, a pure and spiritually released black metal album. All things yours truly cherishes.
New sounds can open chasms. Old sounds reopen them. Such is the case with Funerals From These Wounds. Being somewhat distant from the majority of music with the label of Doom for a little while, this writer held no expectation from Norways finest melancholic sons. For this writer, doom metal could not reach such heights as those called Solinari and Stormcrowfleet. Pleased to say, From These Wounds is nothing short of a masterstroke in music. Faithful Reader, this writer does not say such things lightly.
The eight hymns of mourning seem to breathe an individual life all their own. Funeral seems to have realized that sacrificing any and all speed for that ultimate Doom Metal Riff does not interesting music make. While the songs do focus on a slow, funeral doom pace, the Norwegians boldly accelerate the rhythms at the most opportune times while also increasing the heaviness. The use of keyboards certainly adds another aura to Funerals music, an aura that could be called mystic or virtually shamanistic.
The key puzzle piece that took this writer by surprise was the vocalist, Frode Forsmo. Never reverting to the much-used death grunt, the voices on From These Wounds remain a smooth, understandable tongue. The intonations perfectly match the rhythms of every song, never delivering an awkward pitch.
This writer recognizes that this type of doom metal attempts to revel in misery, loss, and gloom. All to often many bands come off as clichés of false despair and depression. Funeral is somehow able to escape that trap with From These Wounds. If the standard woe-is-me doom metal album focuses on the lost loves and broken dreams of the mourning, From These Wounds is the rub. Its much more personal. It is the mourning searching for hope, but never finding redemption.
O Reader of little faith, trust this writer. From These Wounds is vintage. My Dying Bride wish they were this good.
Official Funeral Website
Official Candlelight USA Website
Candlelight USA CDL206 March 20, 2007
By Wayward_Son
This writer rarely likes to venture outside his comfort zone. Things familiar bring comfort. The voice of this writers wife, a crisp breeze awakening senses, the sound of silence coming from a glassy lake, a pure and spiritually released black metal album. All things yours truly cherishes.
New sounds can open chasms. Old sounds reopen them. Such is the case with Funerals From These Wounds. Being somewhat distant from the majority of music with the label of Doom for a little while, this writer held no expectation from Norways finest melancholic sons. For this writer, doom metal could not reach such heights as those called Solinari and Stormcrowfleet. Pleased to say, From These Wounds is nothing short of a masterstroke in music. Faithful Reader, this writer does not say such things lightly.
The eight hymns of mourning seem to breathe an individual life all their own. Funeral seems to have realized that sacrificing any and all speed for that ultimate Doom Metal Riff does not interesting music make. While the songs do focus on a slow, funeral doom pace, the Norwegians boldly accelerate the rhythms at the most opportune times while also increasing the heaviness. The use of keyboards certainly adds another aura to Funerals music, an aura that could be called mystic or virtually shamanistic.
The key puzzle piece that took this writer by surprise was the vocalist, Frode Forsmo. Never reverting to the much-used death grunt, the voices on From These Wounds remain a smooth, understandable tongue. The intonations perfectly match the rhythms of every song, never delivering an awkward pitch.
This writer recognizes that this type of doom metal attempts to revel in misery, loss, and gloom. All to often many bands come off as clichés of false despair and depression. Funeral is somehow able to escape that trap with From These Wounds. If the standard woe-is-me doom metal album focuses on the lost loves and broken dreams of the mourning, From These Wounds is the rub. Its much more personal. It is the mourning searching for hope, but never finding redemption.
O Reader of little faith, trust this writer. From These Wounds is vintage. My Dying Bride wish they were this good.
Official Funeral Website
Official Candlelight USA Website
