Really hoping this turns out to be as good as the debut.

Checking it out NAO.

Superb stuff. Very dynamic and varied for the style.

Fantastic album. Really enjoyable.

Only heard the song they have on their Bandcamp and it was awesome.

Very good album, it has all this kinds of things that you find in a funeral doom metal of today. The psycho intentions and emotional harmonies are very enjoyable

This is one of those albums that required numerous listen-throughs before I could get somewhat of a grip on it. That it was good, excellent actually, was evident from very early on however.

The Clouds Are Burning has got a lot of interesting ingredients and is surprisingly diverse despite its rather short duration. There is no shortage of melody and luckily those details are incorporated in a nice way as to not get too prominent. In addition, the shifts in tempo and atmosphere work great, creating a pleasant(?) symbiosis between the slower sections and the more up-tempo ones.

The production could have been slighty clearer in my opinion and it would not have hurt with an additional track but in the end that are just minor gripes for one of my favorite albums of the year so far.

Magnificent! There've been some excellent doom releases this year, with Faal definitely belonging amongst the upper tier of those releases. Faal do an excellent job of injecting a powerful aura of mystery, granting the album an archaic atmosphere. There are tempo shifts and a lot of dynamics involved, and overall, this is an excellent outing. One of my top 10 this year.

I was having a good day, life was enjoyable, smiles everywhere, laughter abundant, just in a good mood...then I played this for the first time...now I want to hang myself. God life sucks. I am cranky. How sad. I put this up there with Arcana Coelestia as the most depressing music I've ever heard.

Written by tea[m]ster on 09.02.2013 at 23:14

I was having a good day, life was enjoyable, smiles everywhere, laughter abundant, just in a good mood...then I played this for the first time...now I want to hang myself. God life sucks. I am cranky. How sad. I put this up there with Arcana Coelestia as the most depressing music I've ever heard.

Weird, this album never depressed me at all.

It does have a suffocating atmosphere for sure but it always uplifted me instead.

If I bothered to listen to the extreme doom candidates, I'd probably end up voting for this anyways since this is one of my favourite doom albums altogether but I don't feel very dooming right now so I am not sure if I'll ever bother.

For me it's always an advantage that music evokes such an extreme emotions...

Written by tea[m]ster on 09.02.2013 at 23:14

I was having a good day, life was enjoyable, smiles everywhere, laughter abundant, just in a good mood...then I played this for the first time...now I want to hang myself. God life sucks. I am cranky. How sad. I put this up there with Arcana Coelestia as the most depressing music I've ever heard.

Not really depressing to me, actually a bit uplifting. I guess it's not odd for people to get different emotional reactions to music

Soon as I started this album, a heavy thunderstorm brewed outside.
Should I be concerned or what?

Great album. The atmospheric stuff is amazing though i find it a bit short or maybe i am wrong :/

Fuck, this is awesome stuff. Can't believe I only checked it out for the first time just now.

Written by Erik M. on 10.11.2014 at 22:25

Fuck, this is awesome stuff. Can't believe I only checked it out for the first time just now.

I'm surprised you hadn't checked this out given how much certain people on the site rave about Faal, and generally how similar to your tastes the style is. Definitely an album I should revisit more often, loved it when it came out, loved it the last time I listened to it.

Written by Alex F on 10.11.2014 at 22:41

I'm surprised you hadn't checked this out given how much certain people on the site rave about Faal, and generally how similar to your tastes the style is. Definitely an album I should revisit more often, loved it when it came out, loved it the last time I listened to it.

Yeah, I agree with you (about that it's surprising I hadn't checked it out before).

Seriously great album. Going to have to spin it a few times more. As a first impression I'd say it's definitely 8.5-9 material.

Written by Erik M. on 10.11.2014 at 22:25

Fuck, this is awesome stuff. Can't believe I only checked it out for the first time just now.

What only now? Some of the band members are from Tilburg, you know? YOUR HOMETOWN!!!!!!!!!!

^

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 11.11.2014 at 01:27

What only now? Some of the band members are from Tilburg, you know? YOUR HOMETOWN!!!!!!!!!!

True enough.

All I can say is: better late than never, eh?

The artwork is wrong

Written by cobrapel on 22.07.2017 at 17:12

The artwork is wrong

Fixed.

Full album now on youtube.

Recent death of their guitarist lead me to revisit this after a long time, and I totally forgot how good this album is. Just varied and just short enough to keep me hooked throughout. Softer parts in particular are so soothing.