Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
Tracklist
01. Below The Sun02. The Pacific
03. Old Thunder
04. Of The Monstrous Pictures Of Whales
05. The Sermon
06. The Hunt
07. Ahab's Oath
Line-up
Daniel Droste - vocals, guitars, keyboards
Christian Hector - guitars
Stephan Adolph - bass, backing vocals
Session musicians
Cornelius Althammer - drums
Daniel Droste - vocals, guitars, keyboards
Christian Hector - guitars
Stephan Adolph - bass, backing vocals
Session musicians
Cornelius Althammer - drums
Additional info
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Stephan Adolph.Produced by Stephan Adolph and Ahab.
Cover painting: "Moby Dick" by Kinuko Y. Craft.
Rating:
9.4
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I bet many of you know the story of Moby Dick that traumatized Ahab and eversince Ahab swore to lead this whale to its doom for all the suffering it caused him, yet the only doom that was lurking was his own and his men that followed him in this dreadful journey in the shadows of the sea, to finally find themselves in the depths of the ocean, in oblivion. But how would it seem to you if a funeral doom metal band covered musically and lyrically this story? I believe it would seem obscure to most of you, but not until you listen to Ahab's debut album, "The Call Of The Wretched Sea". All the answers lie in there and all the signs lead to only one conclusion, this German trio knows how to create overwhelming funeral doom that will strike you down to the lowest parts of the sea. Read more ›› |
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9.2
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Have you ever sat in your back yard at night staring up at the stars when you suddenly come to the unfortunate realization that your life is completely pitiful and insignificant? What? You haven't? Then I assume you have never heard this album! Funeral doom... that's that really boring genre with no face-melting solos and the guitars going too slow, right? Wrong! The name of the game here is atmosphere, and never have I heard a band set up such a perfect atmosphere. Being a man who generally appreciates ferocious riffs above anything else, the word "atmospheric" generally doesn't attract me to an album, but after hearing "The Call Of The Wretched Sea" my eyes were opened to a whole new power some music can have. The tranquil, yet ominous, grandiose guitar leads, interspersed with the occasional heavy chugging "heave-ho!" type rhythm based sections would have made a great instrumental album on its own, but it doesn't end there. Laced in between the fantastic guitar work is some grotesque (albeit fairly unremarkable) growls, and some Gregorian-chant like clean vocals, that both really do justice to the type of scenes they are trying to portray. Now lets not forget the drumming! Though it usually plays its part effectively, yet fairly predictably - slow and thundering, occasionally you'll hear some great speed put into the drum work, while managing to maintain the tempo at a crushingly depressing crawl. Read more ›› |
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My personal Top 3 songs from the album: Old Thunder The Hunt Below The Sun
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Posts: 4287 Written by Plattner on 10.09.2025 at 22:09 So we go back to the letter A? Damn bruh 
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Posts: 1273 Written by Paz on 11.09.2025 at 10:36 I purchased the album when I was at the letter C with this series. Thus, this is a logical addition. Thank you for noticing the series.
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