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Evoken - Atra Mors



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Release date: 31 July 2012
Style: Death metal, Funeral doom metal

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01. Atra Mors
02. Descent Into Chaotic Dream
03. A Tenebrous Vision
04. Grim Eloquence
05. An Extrinsic Divide
06. Requies Aeterna
07. The Unechoing Dread
08. Into Aphotic Devastation

Additional info
Atra Mors is officially the 100th album to be released on Profound Lore Records.

Recorded at SoundSpa Studios (Edison, NJ), November 2011-May 2012.
Produced by Evoken.
Co-produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Steve DeAcutis (SoundSpa Studios).

Artwork and layout via Robert Høyem (www.attheends.com).
Band photo via WK Imagery (www.wkimagery.com).

Staff review by
Auntie Sahar
Rating:
9.1
They're baaaaaaaaack! Put on your battle armor Ahab and Esoteric, because funeral doom titans Evoken have returned and they're ready for war with yet another excellent contribution to the overlooked style from which they come. Apparently Atra Mors is the 100th album to be released on Profound Lore Records, and a fantastic celebration of such an event it is indeed.

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published 01.12.2012 | Comments (60)

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08.08.2012 - 19:38
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Boxcar Willy on 08.08.2012 at 19:30


Anyway, do you kno wthe shipping costs by chance?


no idea. Go to their site and find out
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Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
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05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996

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09.08.2012 - 08:29
Rating: 4
Josh Gottret

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 08.08.2012 at 17:49

Written by Troy Killjoy on 08.08.2012 at 15:19

Written by Josh Gottret on 08.08.2012 at 15:12
Well...in big terms, compared with other forms or genres...sounds MEGA BORING!!!

It would seem doom metal and its subgenres are not for you, then.



Look at his favourite bands and it is quite safe to say that doom metal and all its subgenres isn't for him


I think that you say...it's probably true!!!
Hahahahahaha!!! Doom...sounds boring! XD
Compared with other genres!
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10.08.2012 - 20:09
serega25

Written by Josh Gottret on 09.08.2012 at 08:29

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 08.08.2012 at 17:49

Written by Troy Killjoy on 08.08.2012 at 15:19

Written by Josh Gottret on 08.08.2012 at 15:12
Well...in big terms, compared with other forms or genres...sounds MEGA BORING!!!

It would seem doom metal and its subgenres are not for you, then.



Look at his favourite bands and it is quite safe to say that doom metal and all its subgenres isn't for him


I think that you say...it's probably true!!!
Hahahahahaha!!! Doom...sounds boring! XD
Compared with other genres!

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11.08.2012 - 05:58
Rating: 7
advent

It's good, but their is no breakthrough really , and some of the riffs here felt like deja vu to me , it's 6.5 to me.
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13.08.2012 - 18:09
Rating: 9
Oaken
Hipster
I'm not usually a funeral doom fan, but this was purely amazing. My favorite tracks were Descent Into Chaotic Dreams and Grim Eloquence. Kudos! I'm definitely going to check out their whole discography.
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13.08.2012 - 18:16
Rating: 9
Chobo_jokeR

Written by Oaken on 13.08.2012 at 18:09

I'm not usually a funeral doom fan, but this was purely amazing. My favorite tracks were Descent Into Chaotic Dreams and Grim Eloquence. Kudos! I'm definitely going to check out their whole discography.


I've been on a massive Evoken kick, pretty much all I've been listening to last week or two (other than the odd Esoteric / Ophis album). Every release is fantastic, even their Promo albums are worth finding.
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13.08.2012 - 18:18
Rating: 9
Oaken
Hipster
Written by Chobo_jokeR on 13.08.2012 at 18:16

Written by Oaken on 13.08.2012 at 18:09

I'm not usually a funeral doom fan, but this was purely amazing. My favorite tracks were Descent Into Chaotic Dreams and Grim Eloquence. Kudos! I'm definitely going to check out their whole discography.


I've been on a massive Evoken kick, pretty much all I've been listening to last week or two (other than the odd Esoteric / Ophis album). Every release is fantastic, even their Promo albums are worth finding.

They're MUCH easier to get into than the massive Esoteric.
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In that case, man is only air as well.
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13.08.2012 - 18:25
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Chobo_jokeR on 13.08.2012 at 18:16

even their Promo albums are worth finding.


Promo albums? Or do you mean demo?
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Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
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13.08.2012 - 18:28
Rating: 9
Chobo_jokeR

Written by Oaken on 13.08.2012 at 18:18


They're MUCH easier to get into than the massive Esoteric.


Their albums are easier to listen to yes. At first I enjoyed their music, but didn't love it. Then I really sat down with their discography. It's remarkable what they've done over the past 20 years.
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13.08.2012 - 18:30
Rating: 9
Chobo_jokeR

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 13.08.2012 at 18:25


Promo albums? Or do you mean demo?


Well they're the demos yeah, but guess that's just the name given to them.
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13.08.2012 - 18:40
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Chobo_jokeR on 13.08.2012 at 18:30

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 13.08.2012 at 18:25


Promo albums? Or do you mean demo?


Well they're the demos yeah, but guess that's just the name given to them.



mmm, no

Promo albums are the promo versions of regular album which the record companies send around for reviews prior to the release date
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Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal

Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.)
05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996

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13.08.2012 - 18:41
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
I see what you mean. The name Promo (insert year) for those demos hahahahaha
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Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
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13.08.2012 - 18:42
Rating: 9
Chobo_jokeR

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 13.08.2012 at 18:40



mmm, no

Promo albums are the promo versions of regular album which the record companies send around for reviews prior to the release date


Well they're named Promo 1996, Promo 1997 and Promo 2002 on the site here. That's why I referred to them as the "promo" albums.
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13.08.2012 - 18:42
Rating: 9
Chobo_jokeR

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 13.08.2012 at 18:41

I see what you mean. The name Promo (insert year) for those demos hahahahaha


haha yeah, just a bit of miscommunication between us.
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13.08.2012 - 21:25
BlueMobius
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This is in the mail. Can't wait to get it.
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15.08.2012 - 19:34
pisymbol

Written by Chobo_jokeR on 08.08.2012 at 18:10

Is anyone else having a problem with the production on this album? There are several people on Evoken's facebook page whining about the album having a "loudness war" or being too "compressed". Now I'm no sound tech or sound mixing master or whatever, so all I use are my own two ears, but I think the album sounds great (I've listened to it on various devices / headphones too).

Just wanted to see what other people thought who enjoyed the album or didn't because of this ... "problem". It sounds like the band is talking about re-mastering and re-releasing, so I'm curious if people are over-reacting.



Its awful actually....its my biggest gripe about the album...whoever mastered this butchered it...
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15.08.2012 - 19:49
Rating: 8
BloodTears
ANA-thema
I'm having a hard time getting into this album, maybe because it is doom after all
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29

Like you could kiss my ass.


My Instagram
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15.08.2012 - 20:17
Rating: 9
Chobo_jokeR

Written by pisymbol on 15.08.2012 at 19:34


Its awful actually....its my biggest gripe about the album...whoever mastered this butchered it...


I only noticed the "loudness" problem when I had it turned up quite a bit. Once I turned it down it was fine for me. But then again, the problem shouldn't exist in the first place.
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19.08.2012 - 21:51
Rating: 9
Reaper_Redeemer

Should be considered one of their best albums. Waiting for the review to make things clear!
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21.08.2012 - 20:46
BlueMobius
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I haven't heard any of the sound issues mentioned here. I played the album in my car today and it sounded like a beast.
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24.08.2012 - 04:59
Rating: 10
Azalyn

There are a lot of boring doom bands (mainly the funeral, drone, or stoner variety), but Evoken is surely NOT boring.
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31.08.2012 - 00:52
Rating: 6
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
This shit is pure evil. Woa, I'm like...scared...when I hear this...I'm gonna go listen more!
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31.08.2012 - 01:36
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by tea[m]ster on 31.08.2012 at 00:52

This shit is pure evil. Woa, I'm like...scared...when I hear this...I'm gonna go listen more!


You never feel trully alive until you are fucking terrified... Dark music ftw.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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31.08.2012 - 07:06
Rating: 9
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
This is so good omg,

leik srs, omg.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS
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10.09.2012 - 21:32
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Tage Westerlund
I was in mood for Evoken so i decide try myspace but since Im familiar whit band I like long song pasadges n lenght so I was in mood to such songs inply lie in bed and listen at myspace, no much need to move near desctop PC .... in end I decide try new album, I dXXXXXX it Im not disapointed its good doom
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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10.09.2012 - 21:46
Rating: 6
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Written by X-Ray Rod on 31.08.2012 at 01:36

You never feel trully alive until you are fucking terrified... Dark music ftw.


Gotta love Profound Lore records and the great northwest of the states; Some eerie shit going on over there
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11.09.2012 - 01:57
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted
Written by tea[m]ster on 31.08.2012 at 00:52

This shit is pure evil. Woa, I'm like...scared...when I hear this...I'm gonna go listen more!

Are you talking about Evoken? Evil or scary is the last thing I'd call them.
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06.11.2012 - 21:31
Rating: 7
Draugen

While I have known about Evoken for quite some time, it was not until just recently that I took the time to actually listen to their music properly. This is something that I definitively do not regret as all of the albums I have checked out so far have been really great and Atra Mors is no exception. Come to think of it, it is probably my favorite of the bunch.

One of the main strenghts of this album in my opinion is the more dynamic sound overall comapred to previous offerings. The slightly more prevalent keyboard and cello as well as the interludes are a welcomed touch amidst the immense wall of suffering and despair. As a whole, this creates a truly dense and crushing atmosphere that I simply can't get enough of.
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15.11.2012 - 01:58
IronAngel

Must say I'm still not completely sold on this band or album. They're the definition of consistency, and I certainly appreciate how this album is both solid and dynamic. But compared to some of the other extreme doom albums this year (Faal, Profetus and Monolithe especially) there's that certain something missing. A feeling, an atmosphere, not sure what it is.
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09.12.2012 - 22:50
Rating: 10
Absolutely love this album, but its a shame, I really hate the production. It sounds much worse than their previous albums. It's real boomy, and unnatural sounding, especially in the drums. It actually ruins the flow of the album for me alot of the time. But other than that, the music is fantastic
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