The debut full-length from Greek band Automaton is weighty, sludgy, coffin-lid-slamming Doom perfection.
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The band plays a dirty, blackish style of doom that in some ways resembles early My Dying Bride, and Mindrot, but without the romantic and gothic ...
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Norway/UK - Active.
| Gothic/Doom Comprising a trio of extremely well-known names in the Doom scene, Vestige Of Virtue sees the (re)union of Kjetil Ottersen (In_zekT, Omit, Funeral) Frode Forsmo (Minas Tirith, Funeral, Old Man’s Child) and Shaun Winter Taylor-Steels (Solstice, Anathema, My Dying Bride) under a banner of classically-influenced Gothic Doom. Aiming for a more philosophical form of melancholy, not simply a depressive darkness, the band's material explores conceptual themes, mixing elements that range from melodic Death/Doom to baroque Renaissance. Thoughtful, reflective and occasionally uplifting, their sound is both distinctive and accessible. |
| Sophia | 2014 | Secret Quarters Records | CD |
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| Sophia (2014) |
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