Kanashimi - Romantik Suicide

*Artist: Kanashimi

*Album: Romantik Suicide

*Year: 2009
*Genre: Funeral Doom/Black Metal
*Country: Japan
*Format: mp3@CBR320kbps
*Size: 69MB

Tracklist:
1. Romantik Suicide
2. 悲しみの連鎖 - Kanashimi no Rensa(Chain of Mournfulness)
3. 永遠に... - Eien ni...(Eternally)
4. For a Suicide
5. 絶望の涙 - Zetsubou no Namida(Tears of Despair)
6. Romantik Suicide Part.2
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Total playing time: 29:35

Swallow The Sun - Plague Of Butterflies EP

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*Artist: Swallow the Sun

*Album: Plague Of Butterflies [ep]

*Year: 2008
*Genre: Melodic Death/Doom Metal
*Country: Finland
*Format: mp3@VBR217kbps
*Size: 98MB

Tracklist:
1. Swallow the Sun - Plague Of Butterflies (34:42)
2. Swallow the Sun - Through Her Silvery Body (8:01)
3. Swallow the Sun - Out Of This Gloomy Light (5:34)
4. Swallow the Sun - Swallow (5:27)
5. Swallow the Sun - Under The Waves (6:36)
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Total playing time: 1:00:20

Swallow the Sun is the brain child of one Juha Raivio, formed in early 2000. Their sound of choice is distinctly doom metal, at times reaching the unbearably slow pace of funeral doom. Yet, Swallow the Sun’s approach to the genre is definitively melodic, fusing the crushing heaviness of doom with the more modern melodic death metal sound. Throw in a sprinkle of black metal and you have a recipe for excellence, and Plague of Butterflies, the most recent release by these Finnish madmen, delivers!

Plague of Butterflies is a MCD that contains the mammoth 35 minute epic title track, in addition to the band’s original demo “Out Of This Gloomy Night.” Naturally the main draw of this release is the new material, and it does not disappoint. Beginning with ambient sounds of wind and nature, the title track takes the listener on a massive voyage that experiments with everything from the soft, melodious acoustic sounds the band has been known to delve into, to the brutal, dark, extremeness that characterizes the bulk of their sound. The song flows beautifully, no passage being merely transitional, every segment complete and individual, yet intrinsically linked to the what came before and what will come. Given the length of the song, the main downside to this release is the necessity of the listener to devote significant time to not only listen to, but to absorb the track in its entirety. There is a lot going on, and all of it is good. It is a rare an exciting achievement for a group to be able to construct a song of such porportions and retain the attention of the listener, much less keep them interested. Plague of Butterflies does this and more.

Innerfire - Of Legends and Allegiance

*Artist: Inner Fire

*Album: Of Legends And Allegiance

*Year: 2008
*Genre: Melodic Death/Gothic Metal
*Country: Belgium
*Format: mp3@VBR222kbps
*Size: 69MB

Tracklist:
01 Bloodred Failure 06:28
02 Lands of Lore 07:21
03 Samonios 04:31
04 Circles of Sadness 04:26
05 Sordid 05:38
06 Of Winds and Waves 04:50
07 The Blast of Decadence 05:27
08 Skal 04:47
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Total playing time: 43:24

So, here we have INNER FIRE, a band that was formed in Belgium at 2003 and their music is a quite nice mix of black, death metal with a dark/gothic approach. The recording took place at the famous Berno studio in Sweden and Berno Paulsson (Amon Amarth, The Haunted, Defleshed) is responsible for the production (and I think that it is rather unnecessary to say something about the quality…!).
“Of Legends And Allegiance” has the whole package! Slow rhythms, killing blast beats, very nice brutal vocals and guitar riffs that will take your breath away, all are here! Compositions are filled with dark emotions and despite their speed, a doom/gothic feeling is always present. “Bloodred Failure” opens the album and this you must hear it loud. Fury, madness, melancholy and deadly melodies constitute “Of Legends And Allegiance”. INNER FIRE was a surprise for me; check them out and find out what I’m talking about…..!

Depressed Mode - ...For Death

*Artist: Depressed Mode

*Album: ..For Death..

*Year: 2009
*Genre: Death/Doom Metal
*Country: Finland
*Format: mp3@CBR320kbps
*Size: 110MB

Tracklist:
1. Death Multiplies 04:32
2. She's Frozen 05:45
3. Loving a Shadow 06:58
4. The Scent 06:26
5. Prologue to the Thousand Skies 02:03
6. Tunnel of Pain 04:40
7. A Glimpse of Tomorrow 04:51
8. A Sigh... 03:21
9. ..For Death 07:16
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Total playing time: 45:52

Dark the Suns - All Ends In Silence

*Artist: Dark The Suns

*Album: All Ends In Silence

*Year: 2009
*Genre: Melodic Dark/Gothic Metal
*Country: Finland
*Format: mp3@VBR211kbps
*Size: 69MB

Tracklist:
1. Unbroken Silence 04:13
2. Everlasting 04:04
3. The Dead End 03:46
4. All Ends In Silence 04:55
5. Sleepless Angels 04:13
6. Cold Dawn 03:47
7. Rimed With Frost 04:44
8. The Rain 03:55
9. Guardians 04:30
10. Gone 06:42
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Total playing time: 44:49

Black Sun Aeon - Darkness Walks Besides Me

*Artist: Black Sun Aeon

*Album: Darkness Walks Besides Me

*Year: 2009
*Genre: Death/Doom Metal
*Country: Finland
*Format: mp3@VBR219kbps
*Size: 71MB

Tracklist:
1. Chapter 1. (A Song For The Introduction)
2. Chapter 2. (A Song For My Wrath)
3. Chapter 3. (A Song For My Demise)
4. Chapter 4. (A Song For My Sorrow)
5. Chapter 5. (A Song For My Weakness)
6. Chapter 6. (A Song For This Winter)
7. Chapter 7. (A Song For My Illness)
8. Chapter 8. (A Song For My Funeral)
9. Chapter 9. (A Song For The One Who Passed Away 4.9.2008)
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Total playing time: 43:56