Doomed For Metal Reviews

Haissem is a black metal band from Ukraine who formed in 2014. It is actually a one man project, from the very creative mastermind Andrey Tollock , also from the doom project Sunset Forsaken . " Ad Cor Tenebrarum " is the seventh full length album from the project; two EPs have been released as well. I've followed this band/project for awhile now and ACT is definitely the most adventurous album Haissem has released so far.  The previous album, “ A Sleep of Primeval Ignorance ,” definitely took a more melodic path. ACT , however, takes this melodic approach but infuses it with a lot of blackened rage. This is, at times, a much more vicious affair.  With that being said, much of the melody exists in the extremely well crafted keyboards. The textures created by these keys adds many dimensions to the black metal segments in the songs. But the keys don't exist as just background filler nor do they overtake the songs—they are treated as equals as the rest of the instruments...

Dauðaró is a one man blackened funeral doom metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland.  Since the release of the debut album, “ Af moldu er ég kominn ,” in 2022, Dauðaró has been very prolific.  In total, nine full length albums have been released, in addition to a demo album and three EPs. Those three EPs, the " Hundrað þ​ú​sund þr​æ​lar " trilogy are what I will be talking about/reviewing today.  These three releases each consist of one long song, a conceptual piece of an extremely high quality and songwriting approach.  Each were released this year and although they tell a story together, I will be speaking of them separately in the review. I’m not one hundred percent sure on the actual details and subject matter of the EPs.  I like to interpret music and lyrics myself as it really helps me grow as a reviewer.  As such, I did not ask the gentleman for the details but instead decided to “feel” my way through the music.  Dauðaró ’s brand of doom is extremely...