Evoken "Evoken - Embrace the Emptiness (Remastered) / CD" CD
The essential debut full-length from funeral Doom/Death legends Evoken remastered and available again! A majestic sight of everlasting reign!
Evoken are an essential Funeral Doom Metal band. Give āEmbrace the Emptinessā a listen and end up being immensely impressed...
First, thereās an intro track that portrays what can be found on the rest of the album: light sounding guitar played with the regular Funeral Doom followed by a section of quiet, dark ambient on the second half of the intro. You might be feeling two vibes here. It sounds mournful like most traditional Funeral Doom, but it also sounds deep and void-like like Esotericās take on the genre. One might think Evoken found the sweet spot between the two and made something great out of it.
Lead guitars exist and do break into solos at least once per song. Production wise, the guitars sound the rawest of all the instruments, but itās barely noticeable when layered with the keyboards and drums which are well produced. The clean sounding soft guitar is one of the key players here and fits in well at any part of the album, be it melancholic pieces like āTragedy Eternalā or more menacing ones like āChime the Centuries Endā, though there is much more of the latter than the former. The keyboards also do their part to augment the atmosphere with the presentation on āChime the Centuries Endā making one feel like staring downward into an abyss. It all feels so dark and empty, hence āEmbrace the Emptinessā.
We feel like Evoken issued forth the modern wave of Funeral Doom with the cleaner sound. Though they were a little late bringing out their debut full-length in 1998 when Skepticism and Esoteric already belted out two albums each, Evokenās āEmbrace the Emptinessā is still very inspirational.
Put on āEmbrace the Emptinessā, shade your windows, turn off the light, lie down in bed and let yourself get overwhelmed with emotions. Drift away in your mind and just let the feelings of solitude hit you. An utterly dark album that every fan of Funeral Doom/Death Metal should own.
Tracklist:
- Intro
- Tragedy Eternal
- Chime the Centuriesā End
- Lost Kingdom of Darkness
- Ascend into the Maelstrom
- To Sleep Eternally
- Curse the Sunrise
The essential debut full-length from funeral Doom/Death legends Evoken remastered and available again! A majestic sight of everlasting reign!
Evoken are an essential Funeral Doom Metal band. Give āEmbrace the Emptinessā a listen and end up being immensely impressed...
First, thereās an intro track that portrays what can be found on the rest of the album: light sounding guitar played with the regular Funeral Doom followed by a section of quiet, dark ambient on the second half of the intro. You might be feeling two vibes here. It sounds mournful like most traditional Funeral Doom, but it also sounds deep and void-like like Esotericās take on the genre. One might think Evoken found the sweet spot between the two and made something great out of it.
Lead guitars exist and do break into solos at least once per song. Production wise, the guitars sound the rawest of all the instruments, but itās barely noticeable when layered with the keyboards and drums which are well produced. The clean sounding soft guitar is one of the key players here and fits in well at any part of the album, be it melancholic pieces like āTragedy Eternalā or more menacing ones like āChime the Centuries Endā, though there is much more of the latter than the former. The keyboards also do their part to augment the atmosphere with the presentation on āChime the Centuries Endā making one feel like staring downward into an abyss. It all feels so dark and empty, hence āEmbrace the Emptinessā.
We feel like Evoken issued forth the modern wave of Funeral Doom with the cleaner sound. Though they were a little late bringing out their debut full-length in 1998 when Skepticism and Esoteric already belted out two albums each, Evokenās āEmbrace the Emptinessā is still very inspirational.
Put on āEmbrace the Emptinessā, shade your windows, turn off the light, lie down in bed and let yourself get overwhelmed with emotions. Drift away in your mind and just let the feelings of solitude hit you. An utterly dark album that every fan of Funeral Doom/Death Metal should own.
Tracklist:
- Intro
- Tragedy Eternal
- Chime the Centuriesā End
- Lost Kingdom of Darkness
- Ascend into the Maelstrom
- To Sleep Eternally
- Curse the Sunrise
Description
The essential debut full-length from funeral Doom/Death legends Evoken remastered and available again! A majestic sight of everlasting reign!
Evoken are an essential Funeral Doom Metal band. Give āEmbrace the Emptinessā a listen and end up being immensely impressed...
First, thereās an intro track that portrays what can be found on the rest of the album: light sounding guitar played with the regular Funeral Doom followed by a section of quiet, dark ambient on the second half of the intro. You might be feeling two vibes here. It sounds mournful like most traditional Funeral Doom, but it also sounds deep and void-like like Esotericās take on the genre. One might think Evoken found the sweet spot between the two and made something great out of it.
Lead guitars exist and do break into solos at least once per song. Production wise, the guitars sound the rawest of all the instruments, but itās barely noticeable when layered with the keyboards and drums which are well produced. The clean sounding soft guitar is one of the key players here and fits in well at any part of the album, be it melancholic pieces like āTragedy Eternalā or more menacing ones like āChime the Centuries Endā, though there is much more of the latter than the former. The keyboards also do their part to augment the atmosphere with the presentation on āChime the Centuries Endā making one feel like staring downward into an abyss. It all feels so dark and empty, hence āEmbrace the Emptinessā.
We feel like Evoken issued forth the modern wave of Funeral Doom with the cleaner sound. Though they were a little late bringing out their debut full-length in 1998 when Skepticism and Esoteric already belted out two albums each, Evokenās āEmbrace the Emptinessā is still very inspirational.
Put on āEmbrace the Emptinessā, shade your windows, turn off the light, lie down in bed and let yourself get overwhelmed with emotions. Drift away in your mind and just let the feelings of solitude hit you. An utterly dark album that every fan of Funeral Doom/Death Metal should own.
Tracklist:
- Intro
- Tragedy Eternal
- Chime the Centuriesā End
- Lost Kingdom of Darkness
- Ascend into the Maelstrom
- To Sleep Eternally
- Curse the Sunrise
