I was actually a bit disappointed with this. It might have been due to the length, but there seemed to be too little going on to justify three 20+ minute songs.

The first time I listened to it I almost forgot about it immediately after, which is already a bad sign. I listened to it a few weeks later and felt the same way about it. Decent, but nothing I'd recommend to anyone looking to get into funeral doom.

I liked this album very much. I think, that Fuimus, Non Sumus is not such frightening, as previous, but atmosphere of cold darkness and horror is present here in large quantities. I give it 9 and and plus one point for stylish funeral cover.
Excellent work.

Much more polished and "mainstream" (if I can use this term ) than their previous effort, but still one of the best funeral releases this year. It lacks the intensity and aggressiveness of bands like Abstract Spirit, but it's great background music for a full moon night with the lights off...

Review a bit short and superficial, if I have to tell the truth... and BTW, the title translates as "We have been, we are not", (fuimus is past tense in Latin, not present... otherwise it would have been "Sumus, non sumus") and this, I'm afraid, wrecks the first few lines of your review...

Mid-range doom band. A 6 from me.

Written by Merchant of Doom on 28.10.2011 at 11:01

Much more polished and "mainstream" (if I can use this term ) than their previous effort, but still one of the best funeral releases this year. It lacks the intensity and aggressiveness of bands like Abstract Spirit, but it's great background music for a full moon night with the lights off...

Review a bit short and superficial, if I have to tell the truth... and BTW, the title translates as "We have been, we are not", (fuimus is past tense in Latin, not present... otherwise it would have been "Sumus, non sumus") and this, I'm afraid, wrecks the first few lines of your review...

meh. sorry you find my review superficial (well, not really) - perhaps that is a reflection of the impression the album left? maybe an intentionally succinct approach to counter an album with three songs exceeding twenty minutes in length?

sounded good but didn't leave a significant emotional impression.

Written by BitterCOld on 28.10.2011 at 18:13

Written by Merchant of Doom on 28.10.2011 at 11:01

Much more polished and "mainstream" (if I can use this term ) than their previous effort, but still one of the best funeral releases this year. It lacks the intensity and aggressiveness of bands like Abstract Spirit, but it's great background music for a full moon night with the lights off...

Review a bit short and superficial, if I have to tell the truth... and BTW, the title translates as "We have been, we are not", (fuimus is past tense in Latin, not present... otherwise it would have been "Sumus, non sumus") and this, I'm afraid, wrecks the first few lines of your review...

meh. sorry you find my review superficial (well, not really) - perhaps that is a reflection of the impression the album left? maybe an intentionally succinct approach to counter an album with three songs exceeding twenty minutes in length?

sounded good but didn't leave a significant emotional impression.

sorry, I can see I worded it badly... I meant "superficial" as in "not in-depth enough"... I re-listened it to it today... I think they just overdid it a bit with the keyboards...

"Non Sumus that whole brevity thing."




Seriously though, this review did intrigue me. Funeral doom is not my usual brand of doom but I'm too curious not to have a listen. It was probably the burrito reference. I'm addicted to burritos.

Written by Susan on 02.11.2011 at 05:54

Seriously though, this review did intrigue me. Funeral doom is not my usual brand of doom but I'm too curious not to have a listen. It was probably the burrito reference. I'm addicted to burritos.

i'm not so much addicted to burritos as, specifically, bacon, potato, egg, and cheese breakfast burritos... and the ones in that foodstand in Portland, with mushrooms as well.. zomg.