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Shape Of Despair - New Album Out, Full Stream Available

Shape Of Despair's long-awaited new studio album Return To The Void is officially out today. 6 songs and almost 60 minutes in total are available for listening down under. Check it out.

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Posted: 25.02.2022 by Abattoir | Comments (8)


Shape Of Despair - 'Forfeit' Single Unleashed

Funeral doom metal band Shape Of Despair are now releasing the third new song of their upcoming album, Return To The Void, due out February 25th via Season Of Mist. Listen to the song "Forfeit", accompanied by Guilherme Henriques-directed music video, on YouTube player.

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Posted: 28.01.2022 by Abattoir | Comments (4)


Shape Of Despair - Unveil 'Dissolution' Song

Funeral doom icons Shape Of Despair reveal "Dissolution", the second single off their long-awaited new studio album Return To The Void. The latter is ready to land in stores on February 25th, 2022 via Season Of Mist.

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Posted: 21.12.2021 by Abattoir | Comments (4)


Shape Of Despair - Detail Fifth Long Player, First Single Out

Finnish funeral doom icons Shape Of Despair return from the wintry Nordic gloom with their new album, Return To The Void. The band is also streaming the first single from their upcoming offering, which will officially land in stores on February 25, 2022. Check out the visualizer for "Reflection In Slow Time" via YouTube channel below.

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Posted: 17.11.2021 by Abattoir | Comments (4)


Shape Of Despair - Finish Work On Next Full Length

With the mastering process being handled last week, the work on the next Shape Of Despair full length is now completed. The final piece was done at Chartmakers (Helsinki, Finland) by Svante Forsbäck. We can expect more details & info regarding the new product in coming weeks/months. Stay tuned.

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Posted: 21.05.2021 by Abattoir | Comments (4)


Shape Of Despair - Complete New Album Recordings

The masters of sorrow and despair, Shape Of Despair, have recently finalized the recordings of their next full length offering, the follow-up to 2015's Monotony Fields. For the additional info and details we'll have to wait a couple of weeks. Stay tuned.

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Posted: 14.01.2021 by Abattoir | Comments (7)


Shape Of Despair - Former Original Drummer Has Returned

After departure back in 2015, Finland's Shape Of Despair are pleased to welcome back the group's original drummer Samu Ruotsalainen. Shape Of Despair's upcoming full length is still in the working process.

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Posted: 20.07.2020 by Abattoir | Comments (0)


Shape Of Despair - New Album In The Works

In a brief statement, funeral doomsters Shape Of Despair have confirmed that the working process on their upcoming studio album is in full swing. More updates and details to follow. The band's latest record, Monotony Fields, was released back in 2015.

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Posted: 03.10.2019 by Abattoir | Comments (3)


Shape Of Despair - Share (Old) New Song

Finnish funeral doom pioneers Shape Of Despair have unveiled details behind the release of the band's previously unreleased first demo Alone In The Mist. The demo was originally written and recorded in 1998 while the band was still known as Raven, and sees the legendary band's original take on the genre they would later innovate and popularize with their discography. The group is streaming the track "Shadowed Dreams" from Alone In The Mist now. Hear it here!

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Posted: 29.09.2016 by BloodTears | Comments (1)


Shape Of Despair - New Album Streaming In Full

Shape Of Despair are releasing their first new full-lenght album in eleven years called Monotony Fields. The band's crushing new record is now streaming in its entirety over at this location right now. Don't miss out on the opportunity. The record drops on June 15th worldwide and June 16th in North America via Season Of Mist. Pre-order it here.

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Posted: 09.06.2015 by Paz | Comments (2)


Shape Of Despair - Share Third Track From New Album

Here it is, the third song from Shape Of Despair's upcoming album Monotony Fields. Originally, "The Distant Dream Of Life" was intended to serve as an intro to the album. You can stream it now via Terrorizer. This is also the shortest track on the record which you can grab on June 15th worldwide, and June 16th in North America through Season Of Mist.

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Posted: 21.05.2015 by Bad English | Comments (4)


Shape Of Despair - Debut New Track

Shape Of Despair have shared more material from their new album. While they have previously released the track "Monotony Fields", the second one is called "Descending Inner Night" which is also 10 minutes long. It is funeral doom after all! You can stream it here or over here, among others. According to the band, the song combines both the old and new elements of Shape Of Despair.

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Posted: 07.05.2015 by BloodTears | Comments (2)


Shape Of Despair - Stream New Track, Album Cover Unveiled

More than a decade later, Finnish funeral doomsters Shape Of Despair are releasing a follow-up to Illusion's Play. And today is a big day because they are streaming the new song "Monotony Fields", taken from the new Shape Of Despair album of the same name. Also today, the band revealed the album cover art and tracklist. So you can take a look at all of that good stuff below. As for the music, enjoy it here. It's a 10-minute song to whet your appetite.

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Posted: 21.04.2015 by Bad English | Comments (7)


Shape Of Despair - Share New Album Title, Headlining Dutch Doom Days

Dutch Doom Days XIV just announced funeral doomsters Shape Of Despair as the headliner on Saturday for this year's festival. The band has a new album scheduled to be released this year through Season Of Mist. Their new opus will be titled Monotony Fields, it has just been revealed, and will be released on June 15th worldwide, and the 16th in North America. Let the anticipation begin...

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Posted: 26.03.2015 by Bad English | Comments (1)


Shape Of Despair - Sign To Season Of Mist, New Album In 2015

Today brings big news from Finnish funeral doomsters Shape Of Despair. They have announced via their Facebook page that they've signed with the label Season Of Mist and that a new album is on its way, tentatively slated for an early 2015 release. Ten years have passed since the last full length album from this group, Illusion's Play, has seen the light of day.

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Posted: 02.10.2014 by ManiacBlasphemer | Comments (9)