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(This is a "ported" topic from the old board written by Ryan Henry not me. However I have added to parts of this.) For those who have never heard funeral doom, but are curious as to what it's all abo

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Re: Funeral Doom Some of the newer, more melodic acts like Shape of Despair and Ahab are great, but I like the otherworldly feel of Skepticism, Thergothon, Worship, Esoteric, Evoken, Hierophant/Catac

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Mournful Congregation are a favourite of mine. That being said I found their last album 'The Book Of Kings' to be incredibly boring. I also like Longing For Dawn quite a bit. Particularly 'Between El

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This style is limitless IMO. There are plenty bands that follow the Skepticism & Thergothon molds but there are even more who are coming out and doing their own thing. I'd really like for Nevertanezra to make at least one Funeral Doom album. I've been working a few funeral riffs over the last couple of years and most get turned into more uptempo (relatively speaking of course) doom/death riffs. Either way it's some that continues to fascinate and captivate me.

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This style is limitless IMO. There are plenty bands that follow the Skepticism & Thergothon molds but there are even more who are coming out and doing their own thing. I'd really like for Nevertanezra to make at least one Funeral Doom album. I've been working a few funeral riffs over the last couple of years and most get turned into more uptempo (relatively speaking of course) doom/death riffs. Either way it's some that continues to fascinate and captivate me.
I thought you were going to try and do a solo funeral doom album? Some of our new stuff has that feel, but it doesn't always fit, so it wouldn't hurt for you to get those ideas out another way. I'm doing another project, so it's not as though it would take away from what we're doing. Then again, maybe after we get this next album done, we'll head further down the funeral path, who knows... Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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I thought you were going to try and do a solo funeral doom album? Some of our new stuff has that feel, but it doesn't always fit, so it wouldn't hurt for you to get those ideas out another way. I'm doing another project, so it's not as though it would take away from what we're doing. Then again, maybe after we get this next album done, we'll head further down the funeral path, who knows...
The next thing I put out will be NTNR. I'm far too focused on it to do anything else. Not that it hasn't crossed my mind, but that's where all my thoughts are.
Oooh' date=' will you call the album "Further Down The Funeral Path"? That would be dope.:D[/quote'] That is a pretty cool title, lol. Good call. :)
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He's come up with a few gems like that now. I can see Nevertanezra as a sort of Funeral Doom/Death hybrid I think that would work very well indeed. As for this style of music I need to be in the right mood to listen to it. When I am the atmosphere and heaviness of the music make it my absolute favourite genre of music. My favourite bands in this style are Reclusiam, Mournful Congregation, Thergothen, Lethian Dreams and disEMBOWELMENT

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He's come up with a few gems like that now. I can see Nevertanezra as a sort of Funeral Doom/Death hybrid I think that would work very well indeed. As for this style of music I need to be in the right mood to listen to it. When I am the atmosphere and heaviness of the music make it my absolute favourite genre of music. My favourite bands in this style are Reclusiam, Mournful Congregation, Thergothen, Lethian Dreams and disEMBOWELMENT
I'm glad you like Lethian Dreams. They kick a LOT of ass. Their sister band is Remembrance and are perhaps a little more Funeral. Their first album isn't much to get excited about but their second and third albums are just amazing! If you like Thergothon you should get the tribute album 'Yog-Sothoth Rising' released through Solitude Productions. Two CD's full of incredible bands playing their stuff. Very worth your time and money. I too need to be in the mood, but that's not really a stretch since I usually am. :)
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There was a stretch of a couple months where funeral doom was pretty much all I wanted to listen to (I attribute that to depression) now there's just some days where the mood hits and I need it but other days where my iPod brings funeral doom and I just have to skip it.
Moods ebb and flow, it happens. I've finally come down off of my death metal kick and have been feeling more like 80's metal (most varieties), progressive/technical stuff, and extreme doom. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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You're both off the chain! Getting back on topic, I think Russia and the Ukraine are putting out the best funeral bands. I swear I find another one every week from that part of the world and their not just one man outfits, they're full bands. They must have a pretty good scene given the quality and numbers they have.

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My interest in funeral doom have so far only got me into bands like Esoteric, Evoken or Doom:VS When time comes i will go deeper into the genre.
Yes, you should do that. Maybe help the transition with more black metal influenced funeral doom like Nortt and Stabat Mater. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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I haven't looked yet it'll be another month or so before I go back to amazon and ebay looking for albums (mainly because I hate waiting for it to arrive). Found a small record store dealing mainly in rare albums so I may be able to find a copy there (and they're pretty cheap as well)

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I haven't looked yet it'll be another month or so before I go back to amazon and ebay looking for albums (mainly because I hate waiting for it to arrive). Found a small record store dealing mainly in rare albums so I may be able to find a copy there (and they're pretty cheap as well)
Ever considered finding a distro in Australia? It would probably help with shipping time and rates. Just found out about a new one the other day, and they have a few things that I would be ordering if I were in the area: Crawling Chaos Productions | HEAVY METAL! I think Modern Invasion does a lot of Australian licensing, but I don't know if they actually have their own distro or not. Could be worth checking out.
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I don't know about y'all, but for most music I'm pretty satisfied with mp3s, given that I hardly ever have time, space, or good speakers around to enjoy my music properly. Amazon has a lot of stuff available as mp3 downloads, sometimes for a lot cheaper than physical copies, and shipping takes maybe a minute...:D though I do understand the collector's impulse towards buying physical albums.

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I don't know about y'all' date=' but for most music I'm pretty satisfied with mp3s, given that I hardly ever have time, space, or good speakers around to enjoy my music properly. Amazon has a lot of stuff available as mp3 downloads, sometimes for a lot cheaper than physical copies, and shipping takes maybe a minute...:D though I do understand the collector's impulse towards buying physical albums.[/quote'] Yeah, I don't get into downloading. I would much rather have a physical copy, especially with how many times my digital copies have been corrupted and had to be ripped from CD again. That, and I feel weird about paying for something that isn't tangible. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Yeah, I don't get into downloading. I would much rather have a physical copy, especially with how many times my digital copies have been corrupted and had to be ripped from CD again. That, and I feel weird about paying for something that isn't tangible. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
You know what they say about digital data, it doesn't really exist til you've copied it to three different locations. My worst nightmare with my recordings is having my hard drive fail. I don't have a backup. And I've lost a lot of good stuff over the years when other computers have died. Maybe if or when we move, and have a bit more money and space, I'll be able to add more to my physical collection. Speaking of downloads, I just downloaded the Thergothon album from Amazon for six bucks...:)
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