Extreme metal band Forlesen closed 2023 in a grand and uncompromising fashion by offering an abrasive cover of Type O Negative’s ‘Red Water (Christmas Mourning)’ as festive bait. Transforming the slow, heavy gothic tune into an abrasive black metal/doom metal tour de force, they not only gave the track their own twist, but also made it sound like an original cut – something that originated from somewhere deep within the American band’s blackened souls.
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MOTHER OF GRAVES – In Somber Dreams EP
Hailing from Indiana, Mother of Graves take massive musical cues from My Dying Bride and early Paradise Lost and apply those sounds to the broader musical canvases of the likes of Swallow The Sun. From the off, the material on this debut EP (originally released in 2021) really values huge, dark melodies, but in order for those metallic backdrops to not sound too commercial – relatively speaking – a really abrasive melodic death metal growl has also been applied. This, at least at first, sounds like an act of slight self-sabotage since the bulk of the music would definitely be better suited to a Type O Negative influenced croon. There’s nothing about that voice – even at its most extreme – that will be too off-putting to the hardened doom fan, of course, but it might stop the material appealing to a broader spectrum of metal fans.
Watch the new video from Gods of Decay
Blending elements of gothic metal, a touch of industrial groove and layering that with occasional death metal growls, Gods of Decay served up some really huge sounds on their 2021 LP ‘Collective Psychosis’.
Listen to the new track from Coma Hole
Heavy duo Coma Hole are gearing up to unleash their debut EP, which promises to be a moody, sludgy and gothic affair, heavy on riffs. In the meantime, they’ve just shared a second single, ‘Wind & Bone’, which is a genuine treat for lovers of material with a doom metal heart.
CHRIS MARAGOTH – Tales EP
Chris Maragoth, a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Germany, made his early musical steps as a member of various short lived bands and as producer of black metal act Draug. In many ways, though, his solo career has been a factory reset in both terms of melody and the potential to reach a wider audience.