ASUNDER — A Clarion Call (review)

ASUNDER — A Clarion Call album cover Album · 2004 · Funeral Doom Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Warthur
Funeral doom and death-doom are two subgenres which share a lot of DNA - both have included harsh vocals from time to time, for instance, and both are build on chunky, slow riffs. Asunder for the most part take the funeral doom metal approach, offering us a selection of epic compositions whose riffs glide over you like glaciers, but also seems happy to borrow influences from the world of death-doom. For instance, Alex Bale-Glickman's cello is an interesting addition to the ensemble deployed in a manner which reminds me of early My Dying Bride's use of violin. A solid and interesting release which scratches my funeral doom itch, this debut album tantalises with its hints at hybridising these two child genres without quite going all the way.
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