There’s a big Fvneral Fvkk vibe present and effective death vocals arrive at a key juncture. “Monotonic Screams” is a gripping and emotive slab o’ doom with heavy riffs and plaintive vocals surging and receding like the tides. And there are other major doom nuggets contained within Anesidora as well. It’s the kind of song you love on first spin and it just gets better with each listen. The heavy riffs and melodic harmonies are well conceived, trading the heavy crunch for the melodic trill at key moments for maximum impact. Daniel Bryntse’s forlorn vocals quake with emotion, with Crister Olsson joining in at times to add more of a raw, gruff edge. I came in expecting high quality, but could it possibly top their last effort? Well, Anesidora certainly gives Dystopia a hard run for the money.Īs with last time, Isole greet you at the door with a mailed fist to the melon with massive opener “The Song of the Whales.” It’s the quintessential doom song. And it seems the band wanted to experiment ever so slightly with their sound this time, dialing back the heaviness a tad and leaning into a more emotional, mood-weighted style. 2019s Dystopia was a massive album that I loved dearly and still return to regularly, so naturally, I had big expectations for Anesidora, their eighth full-length. Double dipping is fine, but it seems clear that their true strength resides in the slow and sorrowful. So good have these cats become in the doom space, that it can be easy to forget the same crew also functions as Viking/black metal act Ereb Altor. With 2 of those 3 big acts now out of action, Isole have steadily ascended the doom hierarchy ladder as they continued to improve with time. ![]() ![]() Isole have slowly but inexorably become one of my favorite doom bands over the last 10 years, reliably delivering big albums in the Candlemass, Solitude Aeturnus, While Heaven Wept tradition.
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