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CheapSweets Pick 'n' Mix - Best of 2022
What is it?
Remnants of the Vessel, first full album from Los Angeles experimental doomsters Faetooth (Jenna - Bass and vocals, Ash - Guitar and vocals, Ari - Guitar and vocals, Rah - Drums, plus guest cellist Ari Bone).
What is it like?
Fairy Doom Metal. What does that mean? It's an album that is by turns etherial, moody, and absolutely crushing. The guitars and bass have a great sludgy, fuzzy tone, the drumming (much like the album as a whole) ranges from subtle to brutal as the songs demand, and there is a real mix of vocal styles that work fantastically well together. Oh, and there's some great cello on some of the tracks. More cello in doom metal, please :)
It draws from myth and folklore, it's fae, witchy, and deeply melancholic, and it's easily one of my favourite albums of 2022.
You might like this if you are a fan of:
Thou, Sleep, My Dying Bride, Messa, Mrs. Piss...
Lyrics such as:
Futile is the work of men
Metal, stone, and words will all bend
On thy knees now
We fall with what we build
Don't just take my word for it:
Spin magazine ranked it their (joint) best album of 2022!
Also highly rated by A Spooky Mansion from Toilet Ov Hell
Standout tracks:
Echolalia, La Sorciere, Saturn Devouring His Son
Where can I find it?
Youtube;
Bandcamp;
Physical releases from DuneAltar;
And, Spotify;
And of course, if you are in the LA area you might get to see them live (in which case, colour me jealous :D )
CheapSweets Pick 'n' Mix - Best of 2022
What is it?
Call Down the Sun, second full album from Danish blackened death doom band Konvent (that's Konvent with a K, thanks).
Konvent is;
Rikke Emilie List - Vocals Sara Helena Nørregaard - Guitars Heidi Withington Brink - Bass Julie Simonsen - Drums
What is it like?
Having a wall fall on you. But in audio. And in a good way. I think ;)
This band has a truly massive sound, skirting the edges of epic funeral doom, but they are very much their own thing. The bass and drums are uncompromising throughout, but there's also an underlying groove to the bass and guitar that means it's more than just a (glorious) wall of noise.
As for the vocals, Rikke List is one of my new favourite vocalists; it's deep and fierce and powerful, and listening to her reminds me of the first time I ever heard Angela Gossow.
Finally, some of the tracks (particularly Harena, the album's closing track) have that certain something that gives me a shiver when I listen to it.
Also, guest cello (and violin) by Feliz Havstad (more doom + cello? I'm starting to think I have a taste :D )
You might like this if you are a fan of:
Ahab, Bolt Thrower, Cult of Luna, Yob
Lyrics such as:
The will is just a grain of dust The will is just a grain of dust But I find that when whirlpools replace the grasp of desert storms Then each grain of sand is just as clear as day, how it forms! Eyes on the horizon, I stand right where I fell And here she comes, the shining orb I know so well
Don't just take my word for it:
Carcharadon from Angry Metal Guy thinks highly of the album;
![Konvent - Call Down the Sun [Things You Might Have Missed 2022] | Angry Metal Guy](https://64.media.tumblr.com/7e312888e576b8daef557105fad7d617/883e51319ecf3dd9-b9/s1280x1920/12d80b7c4d7c363dce7e92190385c77380955710.jpg)
Toilet ov Hell has an interview, and thought the album was great;
Revolver magazine talk with the band about some of their influences;
Standout tracks:
Pipe Dreams, Never Rest, Grains, Harena
Where can I find it?
Youtube;
Bandcamp;
Napalm Records;
And, Spotify;