| Bound (Demo) | 2004 | None |
The music averages on a slow pace and average loudness, but it also contains calm, quiet moments and more intense ones. It doesn't reach the extreme levels of depression that a funeral doom band would be likely to have. Instead they focus on the serenity and beauty of sadness. It is clear that It Will Come is My Dying Bride influenced, but they set themselves apart with some elements that remind me of early The 3rd And The Mortal. Actually Louise's vocals do remind me of Kari Rueslåtten's vocals mixed with a hint of the Cranberries vocalist, Dolores O'Riordan's, vocals.
The demo costs only 20 SEK, which is about the same as $2,5. Taking into account that the demo costs just about nothing, and can be downloaded from their homepage here: http://www.itwillcome.se, the verdict is clear. If you like this kind of music, you need to have this demo.
1. Bound
2. Storm Of Sin
3. Our Place
Approx. 16 minutes
| 47 (Demo) | 2005 | None |
Three tracks and a total length of 26:34 minutes. The grey front cover of the demo CD pictures an ominous sky and prepares the listener for the music that is trapped inside the CD. Long mysterious riffs, slow tempo and characteristic female vocals are the three basic elements of this bands music. The demo opens with the 9:35 minute-long 'Deeper Into Nothing' which is a great riff-based song starting with two guitar riffs that almost turn to be its basis. Soon after the melodic female voice of Louise Halldin fills the song with melodic lines. The mix between the melodic vocal lines and the twisted doom metal riffs offers a great listening experience. If you figure out what is really going on in this specific song you have almost caught the general point behind the rest of the music by this band, simply because the features that can be heard in this song will identify the following songs on this demo as well. From the beginning 'till the end of the song the tempo remains slow and becomes even slower from time to time-, the atmosphere remains mysterious, the vocals remain melodic, the riffs remain foggy. So we can move on
'Mute Witnesses' lasts 8:45 minutes begins with a mournful and mysterious guitar melody. In general this song is based mostly on melodic guitar themes and not so much on twisted riffs. The vocals are still there, sound a little darker this time, enforcing the song and turn it into a mysterious musical travel into the world of grey. Somewhere in the middle of the song the guitar becomes more calm offering more free space to the vocals, but soon the electricity fills the air again and the journey goes on
'Sickness' is the third and final- song of this demo. In here twisted doom metal riffs are mixed with haunting guitar melodies and for another 8:04 minutes the listener has the chance to dive into the mysterious musical lakes of this band for the last time. The vocals become more sick and the rhythm section starting in a slow tempo- is getting wilder with double-bass drum fills in specific parts. 3 minutes before the end the atmosphere changes and the listener encounters another melodic theme that drives the song into its finale enforced by a mournful guitar solo. But just shortly before the end the riffs are getting heavy again, driving the song to a fading finale into oblivion with a little melodic theme as an epilogue. The title of the song is the most descriptive term to use as far as its main riffs and atmosphere are concerned. It seems that the band was looking to create something like that and finally made it. This is for sure the least radio friendly song on there (who cares?)
This demo remained in my stereo for a really long time. For reasons still unknown to me the music of this band has magnetised me. I would have preferred to hear a little heavier production on the rhythm section drum and bass- but OK, after all this release is a demo and when the songs are so great, who cares if they aren't 100% perfectly produced. The material of It will Come is ideal for everyone into melancholic, dispersive and mournful doom metal. Are you into the trip or not?
1. Deeper Into Nothing
2. Mute Witnesses
3. Sickness
Approx. 27 minutes
| 47 (2in1 Re-release) | 2006 | None |
As most bands do, It Will Come started out close to their influences. Bands like The 3rd and the Mortal and My Dying Bride resonate through the music of the first demo 'Bound'. They have also followed the normal path of development, maturation; walking more and more on paths of their own. In '47', the riffs have become more inventive, the vocalist, Louise Halldin, puts more of herself into the songs, and overall the band bursts with increased confidence. In my ears they sound ready for their first full-length already.
While the music has grown more majestic, richer, and more varied, the sadness in it stands equal. The guitars have also grown less crude. My prediction is that this means they will never become the most depressive band in history. Nor do I expect them to become an extreme band in any direction. I find it more likely that they will remain more accessible (if any doom/death band can be called that).
Overall, I consider both demos to be high quality works from definitely above average musicians. If you didn't get your fingers on the two demos the first time, then this is an excellent opportunity. My final prediction is that most melodic doom/death fans will at least find something to their liking.
47:
1. Deeper Into Nothing
2. Mute Witnesses
3. Sickness
Bound:
4. Bound
5. Storm of Sin
6. Our Peace
Approx. 27 minutes