Swallow The Sun - Shining (2024)
Shining by Swallow The Sun offers a slightly more accessible and melodic approach to their signature doom metal sound. While retaining the band's deep melancholy, the album is sprinkled with moments of brightness and optimism, most notably on tracks like "MelancHoly" and "Under the Moon & Sun." The production, handled by Dan Lancaster, brings a more polished sound, merging the band’s haunting vocals and heavy riffs with symphonic and gothic elements. While it doesn’t reach the grief-stricken intensity of Moonflowers, Shining still captivates with its introspective lyricism and striking balance of aggression and beauty, making it a strong addition to the band’s discography
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Genre: Melodic Doom Metal
Country: Finland
Final Verdict: 72% (Very Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 32th / 769
Highlight: Innocence Was Long Forgotten (added to my 2024 best of)
Made me think of:
Katatonia
Paradise Lost
Anathema
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