Since 1991 Norway’s Funeral have been the pioneers and icons of the heaviest of genres Funeral Doom. Their music embodies the power of restraint and sorrow made audible their eighth release Gospel Of Bones is another landmark in their musical journey of the creation of the heaviest music possible.
Gospel of Bones is a heartbreaking experience. From its opener Too Young To Die, the epic Procession of Misery, To Break All Hearts Of Men and its conclusion, Three Dead Men, each note, every lyric is torn from despair, purposeful and driven by emotion. Funeral epitomises the notion of what is Funeral Doom with huge heavy riffs that are left to linger ringing in the ears and words to ponder one’s destiny, a catharsis of the soul and individual, that is held together by a solid rhythm section that provides the depth to some monumental moments. The classical intonations are an integral part of the song and not just to ad drama; the keys sing a symphony of loneliness and sorrow that etches the power of the music on the psyche.
Ambitious and unbound by the constraints of the genre. Procession of Misery is an experience unlike no other, haunting and personal, the symphonies littered with despair and faint rays of light. There is direction and purpose in Gospel of Bones, a cyclical journey entailing both life and inevitability. An elegy that is transcendent both beautiful and harrowing.
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Release Year: 2024
Label: Season of Mist
Category: Album
Country: Norway
Reviewed by Sparky
