Polish Black Doom Metal band Above Aurora are releasing their third full length album Myriad Woes next month, through War Anthem Records.
I haven't heard of them before. I've reviewed some Black Doom bands recently, and Above Aurora are different. They are more Black Metal than not.
Myriad Woes has 5 tracks. The first one, which is more of an intro, is over 11 minutes long, and is more of a Doom Metal song, almost until the end. At 9 minutes it gets closer to what the rest of the album is, which is more Black Metal. To be honest, apart from this track I just mentioned, which is called Inner Whispers, I don't find a lot of Doom in this album.
Yes, the melodies are quite groovy at times, they're very steady, they're quite heavy too, but it is a lot more within the Black Metal realm.
The voice is very dragged and more grave than not, and it fits perfectly the blend that their music is.
Don't expect anything very traditional, but expect a good dose of fury and anger and sadness even. A great deal of experience, with rhythms and passages and details that will blow your mind. It is very good, I like it. I find it almost hypnotic even. You get into a specific state of mind while you listen to Myriad Woes.
My favourite track might be the third one Efforts to Fail. It's the most varied and which has that climax element. You wait for it for a bit while it's growing, and then there it comes in all its glory, bringing you a whole lot of emotions and thoughts and rage. It's fantastic.
It's different, it's original, it is very good Black Metal.
The date is 29th of March, don't forget.
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