Forgotten Tomb - Songs To Leave
Forgotten Tomb - Springtime Depression
I remember quite a while ago when the Emperor was recommending them to me. I found them not very good and was turned off by their lyrical and thematic content. However, now, I definitely see the sheer power and beauty in their music despite the fact they're keeping the old flame of Katatonia, Burzum, and Paradise Lost alive with a definite twist of their own. In terms of the lyrical content, this morning, I read four or five interviews with Herr Morbid. Well, the guy has definitely moved on from his thoughts on the first few albums, but has spoken about how so many negative incidents has impacted his life. He has mentioned that he is not a week person and that is reflected in his music. Looking at Existential Philosophy and the likes of say early Philosophers that can now be seen as the shades of Existentialism like Schopenhauer and then we have Sartre and De Beauvoir and most importantly maybe the notion of absolute freedom proposed by Sartre. The consciousness of this type of lyricism is supported by the likes already mentioned (However, not to this extreme). Nonetheless, it is naturally difficult for the majority of the audience of Forgotten Tomb to truly comprehend this type of lyricism when they have different worldview altogether. It really all returns back to worldview and also seeing the reality in things, deep, deep, inside. Carl Jung has always said the most creative and artistic aspect of mankind comes from his dark side. This statement couldn't be more true! The great Nietzsche also once said, man is to overcome himself, I guess the Herr Morbid hasn't read any Nietzsche!
All said and done, the music is deliciously sinister, cold, and meticulous.
