The Gates of Slumber - Hymns of Blood and Thunder

*Year : 2009

*Country : USA

*Genre : Heavy Doom

Tracklist : 

1. Chaos Calling 

2. Death Dealer 

3. Beneath The Eyes Of Mars 

4. The Doom Of Aceldama 

5. Age Of Sorrow 

6. The Bringer Of War 

7. Descent Into Madness 

8. Iron Hammer 

9. The Mist In The Mourning
10. Blood And Thunder

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Total playing time : 53.32

Comment:

(Hairy) Traditional Doom for purist. Nice soli, powerful drum, instrumental tiltle ("Age of Sorrow" and also an accoustic passage on "Iron Hammer"). Karl Simon's voice, however, is (in my opinion) a bit too recessed. This music is set between Crith Ungold (for the Heavy side) and Saint Vitus (for traditional doom elements) with a hint of Grand Magus. A nice release.
Hymns of Blood and Thunder in three words: Dark, Epic, Heavy

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