This.looks.insanely.cool.

Cover looks amazing and they haven't let me down yet, but I really am unsure wether I can be hyped for this album. A single 83 minute track (or 2 tracks according to bandcamp EDIT: I think that might be the song size limit of bandcamp? Other single song albums get split up as well) might be too much for my tastes. Let's hope they can mix things up more than before, or else this might end up being way too long for its own good.

Written by Desha on 07.08.2017 at 17:39

Cover looks amazing and they haven't let me down yet, but I really am unsure wether I can be hyped for this album. A single 83 minute track might be too much for my tastes. Let's hope they can mix things up more than before, or else this might end up being way too long for its own good.

Ive spun Four Phantoms today and its the best genre offers imo, it certainly doesnt need any " more mixing up". Ive never understood people who listens to albums and then wants them to be different or sound like another genre. This is funeral doom and then the most interesting thing you can do with it is taking the genre to its limits. So I am hoping that this is the most boring, repetetive and drag out album of all time - then it will appeal to my funeral doom taste.

Written by [user id=162327] on 08.08.2017 at 14:00

Written by Desha on 07.08.2017 at 17:39

Cover looks amazing and they haven't let me down yet, but I really am unsure wether I can be hyped for this album. A single 83 minute track might be too much for my tastes. Let's hope they can mix things up more than before, or else this might end up being way too long for its own good.

Ive spun Four Phantoms today and its the best genre offers imo, it certainly doesnt need any " more mixing up". Ive never understood people who listens to albums and then wants them to be different or sound like another genre. This is funeral doom and then the most interesting thing you can do with it is taking the genre to its limits. So I am hoping that this is the most boring, repetetive and drag out album of all time - then it will appeal to my funeral doom taste.

Four Phantoms is probably my favourite in the genre as well (at least of the more emotional funeral doom variety), but Four Phantoms is really different here. Those are 4 songs with distinct features and themes, ranging from 10 to 20 minutes roughly. Especially Suffocation II sticks out a whole lot and is one of my favourite songs of all time. But would it have been if it was 90 minutes long? I doubt that. What I mean by "mixing things up", is that they have enough distinct parts for me to not get bored. Not necessarily that they experiment a ton or bring in other genres. You know, something like Suffocation II or the end of Rows (of Endless Waves). I'm also more of a song person (as in that I rarely listen to albums from beginning to end), so for me the album also has to overcome that hurdle. In just one track I'd like a bit more variety than Four Phatoms had.

Written by Desha on 08.08.2017 at 14:21

Written by [user id=162327] on 08.08.2017 at 14:00

Written by Desha on 07.08.2017 at 17:39

Cover looks amazing and they haven't let me down yet, but I really am unsure wether I can be hyped for this album. A single 83 minute track might be too much for my tastes. Let's hope they can mix things up more than before, or else this might end up being way too long for its own good.

Ive spun Four Phantoms today and its the best genre offers imo, it certainly doesnt need any " more mixing up". Ive never understood people who listens to albums and then wants them to be different or sound like another genre. This is funeral doom and then the most interesting thing you can do with it is taking the genre to its limits. So I am hoping that this is the most boring, repetetive and drag out album of all time - then it will appeal to my funeral doom taste.

Four Phantoms is probably my favourite in the genre as well (at least of the more emotional funeral doom variety), but Four Phantoms is really different here. Those are 4 songs with distinct features and themes, ranging from 10 to 20 minutes roughly. Especially Suffocation II sticks out a whole lot and is one of my favourite songs of all time. But would it have been if it was 90 minutes long? I doubt that. What I mean by "mixing things up", is that they have enough distinct parts for me to not get bored. Not necessarily that they experiment a ton or bring in other genres. You know, something like Suffocation II or the end of Rows (of Endless Waves). I'm also more of a song person (as in that I rarely listen to albums from beginning to end), so for me the album also has to overcome that hurdle. In just one track I'd like a bit more variety than Four Phatoms had.

Ok, I can see your doubts. But the cover(in relation to the concept of the album), the bands description of the album and their earlier releases makes me pretty sure that this, despite the length of that single track, will be great. And then there is also this now: "Mirror Reaper sees the band explore the more meditative, melancholy, and introspective aspects to their sound through the introduction of long, lonely organ passages." Those parts could be up to 30-40 minutes and then there isnt much left so this could actually be a bit short

Written by [user id=142921] on 10.08.2017 at 12:58

If Beksinski was still alive i'd have wagered it were his work. So good. Love the colour palette.

It's actually Mariusz Lewandowski--indeed his work is somewhat similar to Beksinski, which is part of what drew me to it. He has an awesome Facebook page if you want to see more if his work, and in fact I had never heard of Bell Witch until he shared this album cover on his own page.

From what I hear in the clip is that the growls has changed which was expected as the line up isnt the same - with all respect to Adrian the growls here sound awesome. But also that some of the minimalism is gone since there is an organ going in the background? I loved the minimalism on FP but this sounds as good as that with the organ. And they have added a bit of atmosphere or reverb to the cleans as well. Overall this actually sounds like Bell Witch and I havent heard anything....blablabla.

I don't usually delve into funeral doom all that much but that artwork!

Oh fucking joy just received the download promo for Lords Of Metal. Btw the dowload promo is just one track of 83 minutes. SO it seems the CD en LP version will have the song split up into two parts.

Imagine this is gonna be a swell release. can't wait.

Hmmm, really don't think I like those vocals at the beginning of So Below.

Has been basically on repeat the last three days and yeah it's pretty great.

This must be here:



It took me a while to really appreciate this band's sound.. Mainly due to the tracks length and modest instrumentation. But damn, the atmosphere compensates for everything else. Terrific album!

Written by Paz on 21.10.2017 at 23:36

It took me a while to really appreciate this band's sound..

Took you long enough

Written by [user id=142921] on 22.10.2017 at 05:12

where's the wallpaper version? D: 2small

Let me know if you find it!

I appreciate this as something when you want music that does not require the least bit of conscious focus on the music.

I can't imagine wanting to attend a concert of this, unless the concert included a massage table. The tempo is slower than a heartbeat and should not include standing while listening.

Nice mournful doom, I usually don't like long songs whit weird titles , but in FD that works fine. Nice doom, melancholic journey, mice way to wake up after time zone changes

Funeral doom metal? These guys sound like ________ - insert band here.

Written by tea[m]ster on 30.10.2017 at 10:46

Funeral doom metal? These guys sound like ________ - insert band here.

What do you mean?

Written by Bad English on 29.10.2017 at 14:58

I usually don't like long songs whit weird titles

It's not that weird of a song title..

Written by [user id=159927] on 30.10.2017 at 16:34

Written by Bad English on 29.10.2017 at 14:58

I usually don't like long songs whit weird titles

It's not that weird of a song title..

doesn't fits my nature and surroundings, as I use to like and still like song titles,

Written by Bad English on 30.10.2017 at 16:40

doesn't fits my nature and surroundings, as I use to like and still like song titles,

I'm sorry, I can't really understand what you are trying to say with your Bad English

Written by [user id=159927] on 30.10.2017 at 16:42

Written by Bad English on 30.10.2017 at 16:40

doesn't fits my nature and surroundings, as I use to like and still like song titles,

I'm sorry, I can't really understand what you are trying to say with your Bad English

OK Mirror reaper maybe is good title but there are bands what has untiteled 1, 2,3 APOG ,Xc// song tittles as those examples, those are lame.

Written by Bad English on 30.10.2017 at 16:47

OK Mirror reaper maybe is good title but there are bands what has untiteled 1, 2,3 APOG ,Xc// song tittles as those examples, those are lame.

Oh I see what you mean.. I think

So as final thoughts, basically most of what I feared I'd dislike due to it being a single song came true (albeit my complaints here are not as bad as I initially expected). There's basically two parts to this - both of which fit into eachother at first sound very different (due to the harsh cut from one to the other) but ultimately fit fairly well when you think about it. Which is both the biggest strength and biggest weakness of the album imo. The first part has some downtime before things really kick into gear after 25 minutes or so. Oddly enough it's not as sad as Four Phantoms was to me. Though that tends to be the case when bands write albums about people close to them dying.

Overall I like it about as much as Longing (maybe a bit more, while Longing's "Rows (Of Endless Waves)", "Beneath the Mask" and "I Wait" hit me as much as the best parts of Mirror Reaper, the other tracks aren't as good as the not as exciting parts of the new one), but nowhere near as much as Four Phantoms.

I only needed to listen to this once so I can rate it.

Written by [user id=142921] on 22.10.2017 at 05:12

where's the wallpaper version? D: 2small

This is the biggest version I've found.

Written by [user id=142921] on 12.11.2017 at 01:21

we're getting somewhere!

Who cares about wallpapers anyway? You can get the print here. Meow

Written by Paz on 11.11.2017 at 17:07

This is the biggest version I've found.

Desktop Background, Mobile Background, forever.

Seriously awesome artwork.