2006-12-02
Finland's Fall Of The Idols are a doom band created mostly by members of
Black Christ and Blodsoffer, this time the guys turn into slow doom with melodic vocals that have a stoner undertone.
Almost all tracks are long, around the 7 minute time set, all involve heavy doom riffs that brought to mind some early
Cathedral, and melodic, double-channeled vocals; not overly complex, and the music works some of the time, but fails to attract attention in certain points.
The opening "Sown Are The Seeds Of Doom" has quite a simplistic tune, the strong chorus carries it through, but I can't help feeling its centered too much on atmosphere with the musical side of it lost in between. The vocals are pretty strong, but they are lost in a somewhat mediocre guitar delivery.
Some of the better cuts are those with a stronger riff standing at their base, "The Grand Act", with its ethnic sounding main riff and atmospheric verses comes off much better the opener, the double vocals sound almost choir like, and the song goes through well, it reminded me a bit of early early
Candlemass, but with some added heaviness.
The heaviness of the band hinders them in other parts; "Ungodly Thirteen" is overlong… the fact the song is slow and quite simplistic just fails to carry it throughout its 8 minute running time.
It's still a decent release for fans of doom metal, but I think the band could've put in a lot more than they did, doom does not have to be as simplistic as this.
Alon Miasnikov
