Metal Reviews

Right. It's like, if you look on a map of the doom genre you'd see "Solitude Aeturnus - Rumored To Exist."


Pffft! Been listening all day since we started talking about them.

I've been determined as fuck to buy some Trad Doom for a year now. Well, it starts here. The review sold me. Also the cover.

Doom metal is fucking great man

The guy has a great voice, but I wish there would be more variety tempo-wise and/or more awesome riffs.

I'll listen to it more.

I didn't realize fag had a smell, until just now.

Yeah, some guys never learn

Yeah, it appears you should. The riffing on this album is excellent. I can't see how you could possibly find this album lacking in that regard, but that's your opinion I guess. As far as variety in the tempo department, what did you expect? This is a doom album in the truest sense, which, if you're looking for constant tempo changes, is apparently not your cup of tea.

I want to be a doom metal reviewer

Have you ever posted more than 10 words at a time?

He didn't, but that's very doomy.

Yes I did post more 10 words

This album is indeed amazing. I expected nothing less after this review, but I was still blown away. I agree with Adam and Ken that the vocalist is nothing short of fantastic. There are a couple of places where I find him to be a little too 'mellow', but overall I really enjoy his style. In particular I love the moments of audible desperation where the impact of his vocals sort of reminds me of Johan Langquist's (although they don't sound alike and Robert Lowe is clearly a superior vocalist. I'm talking about the emotional impact).

Perhaps it is because my life sucks a bit more than usual for the moment, or perhaps it is because the album is so well-crafted, but I find the emotional punch of this album to be pretty massive. Upon Within never fails to give me goose bumps.

I saw re-releases of their previous albums in the record store when I was browsing for this. Are their older efforts as good as this one, and which album should I go for first?

I don't know if they re-released Beyond the Crimson Horizon, but if so, go for that first. All of their old stuff is pretty good though, and any of them are a safe bet if you like Alone.

They did. They just re-released the first two with some bonus demos (remastered and limited to 2000 copies each). Definitely worth picking up, bro! Every album is excellent in its own way. I always warn people about Downfall, though. It's a great album, but the band got screwed with the mixing of the album and it's pretty weak and thin. It's got its charm, though, and musically it's outstanding. Production-wise, though, it just doesn't stand up to their other CDs.

Heh heh

Anyways, I've never really listened to doom at any length before--aside from this power/doom band called Heathendom--but I got this and I'm liking it a lot. I definitely need to give it a few more listens before I fully appreciate it, but so far it's very good. The singer is awesome and I'm impressed with the technicality...doom has always sounded very slow and simple (in terms of technicality) to me.

I guess I'll grab Beyond the Crimson Horizon when I walk by the record store later today or tomorrow. As Adam mentioned in the review, this kind of music needs a certain 'bombast' in the production, so if Ken is right, I'll leave Downfall for now.

I can't believe I haven't checked out this band before now.

Thanks to the both of ya!

Doom metal is a genre that is difficult to understand and play actually. It just isn't about technicality.

solitude aeturnus is modern doom like candlemass.

Downfall works because it's not so doomy as their other albums. It's much more of a metal album with doom elements. It's excellent anyway you slice it.

And be warned about Beyond the Crimson Horizon and Into The Depths of Sorrow, the production isn't the greatest. They're great albums, and the remasters did wonders for it, but you're not going to find a deep, pummeling production. It's still going to sound a bit thin because it was recorded in the late 80s with a limited budget. Well worth your money, though.

Through the Darkest Hour is their most crushing album. The production on that one PERFECT! Just listen to the song "The 9th Day: Awakening" on their myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/solitudeeternal

Listen to more songs/clips here:

http://www.eternalsolitude.com/pages/05_media.html#

It's more about composing stuff well enough that even though its slow its can still keep someones attention, not really being super hard to play

Yeah, if you go into to doom expecting prog/power or tech-death technicality you are missing the point of doom.