From time to time a band releases an album that fits my personal taste such perfectly like Bliss Of Solitude by Swedish Doomsters ISOLE. Everything matches: right doses of melancholy, endearing melodies, partly choral-like, partly accusing, wonderfully elaborated vocal arrangements and at least an enormous portion of powerful Metal! The two guitarists Daniel and Crisper are responsible for the vocal performance; both are endued with a gorgeous organ. Additionally drummer Jonas plays perfectly dosed double bass attacks hitting every Doom fanatic’s heart like hammer strokes.
Formidable: the gentle beginning, calm augmenting Imprisoned By Sorrow; in the song’s middle the speed is throttled down to zero, the voice gets slightly distorted, ere daunting drum beats end the silence and change the sentiment’s course immediately preparing for the next beloved double bass adoption. ISOLE juggle with floating changeovers from blue funk heaviness over mid tempo darkness to hefty elements. Excellent acoustic guitar interplays contribute additional beauty to the compositions. Furthermore the refrain of the track Aska lets me melt away, ere the variable Dying turns me into an ISOLE adept irrevocably because of its augustness and harshness at the same time.
Finally, to put the cherry on the cake, Bliss Of Solitude was wrapped into earthy sound vesture, which delights my ear in transparent and bass dominated style. The group afforded best work in the home recording temple called Studio Apocalypse.
ISOLE enthuse me in similar manner as the grandiose Funeral with their marvelous work From These Wounds in prior year – 2008 starts brilliantly for all lovers of extra-class musical tardiness!