Doom metal, at the turn of the century, after the dawn of its discovery, seemed to evolve into a self indulgent art. Bands sought epic construction and grandness at the expense of song values and general common musical sense. The mantra of the day seemed to be; "the thicker, the better!". Thankfully we still had Solitude Aeturnus. On "Through The Darkest Hour" they show how the art should be practiced. The songs here are lean and mean-epicness and grandiosity being more of enveloping concepts that govern than literal devices with which to tire the listener. Edgar Rivera and John Perez' guitar work uses simplicity to make its points and as a result they deliver some memorable riffs like the ones that grace "Falling", "Haunting The Obscure" and "Pain". [...more...]
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... The band was formed in the spring of 1987 by guitarist John Perez, a few months after he left his previous thrash metal group, Rotting Corpse. Being influenced by power metal bands (Metallica, Jag Panzer, Metal Church, Fates Warning), as well as the early crop of doom metal bands (Candlemass, St. Vitus, [...]
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