I was introduced to Mourning Dawn's self-titled debut with a mixed sense
of doubt and apprehension, but all my concerns were soon to be allayed
by the album's unmistakable quality. The oppressively tense feelings
that this album exudes really do stir the most sensitive souls among us,
but this is only one part of the equation. Even if a song is dragging
at pain-staking paces or culminating in aptly placed black metal
climaxes, it is evident that the people behind this work have actually
put effort into making a convincing and repressive piece of delightfully
morose black/doom metal. To further add to the necessary poetics,
Mourning Dawn is the audial equivalent of a dilapidated milieu of utter
desolation (sorry, I just can't help it), and this is the truth. Aided
by the tattered production, the atmosphere here becomes gripping and
penetrating; no wonder at first I had a feeling of cathartic release
when the album's near one hour long duration hit its finish mark.
If you're into bands like Bethlehem, Deinonychus or one of those people who think that Katatonia just sold out after Dance of December Souls, be sure to check this one out.
If you're into bands like Bethlehem, Deinonychus or one of those people who think that Katatonia just sold out after Dance of December Souls, be sure to check this one out.
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