Swallow The Sun

When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light

Actually the first Swallow The Sun album i listened to. While i usually prefer my metal to have a bit more grit and roughness to the sound, i can't deny that i enjoyed the majority of this one. Also, surprisingly catchy, which i for some reason wasn't really expecting.

When it comes to doom metal, everything is rather melancholic. IMO, it can sometimes require a lot of patience to make it through an entire album. This was the case for me, for I had been listening to a couple of songs here and there, but could never really get into it enough to focus on everything going on. I finally sat down and had a focused listen. From what I heard I was rather surprised. I listen to many sub-genres of metal, but doom has never really been at the top of my radar. However, ... read more

First, A Pale Horse Named Death releases one of the best gothic doom metal albums of the past few years. Now, Swallow The Sun is releasing a godly mix of death-doom, gothic doom, melodic death metal and traditional doom metal to stellar results. Possible AOTY contender for me. This is going to be a great year.