Umbra Nihil - The Borderland Rituals
(From our archives): Finnish doom of the weird variety. I guess that’s a self-fulfilling prophecy — since it’s Finnish doom, of course it’s weird! At times Umbra Nihil’s music feels almost acoustic because of the big spacious mix, although there are definitely electric instruments being played. Other times there are more traditional heavy distorted guitars vying for attention with some over the top theatrical vocals.
I guess this ends up being some sort of prog-doom record, less avant-garde than Aarni (speaking of really weird Finnish doom), but definitely in the same general genre.
Despite the complicated classification, the open, uncluttered sound of the music makes it extremely easy to listen to and this record has seen near constant play here over the past few months.
Drew Webster
Umbra Nihil -- The Borderland Rituals
CD -- Epidemie Records: 2008
Tags: album of the day, doom, doom metal, finnish doom, umbra nihil
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Great album indeed. Creepy and comforting at the same time