In Mourning/Garden Of Storms/Agonia Records/2019 CD Review

  Sweden's  In  Mourning  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  into  a  progressive  mixture  of  black,  goth,  doom  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2019  album  "Garden  Of  Storms"  which  was  released  by  Agonia  Records.

  Acoustic  guitars  start  off  the  album  while  also  mixing  in  with  the  heavier  sections  of  the  music  at  times.  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  can  also  be  heard  along  with  the  riffs  also  adding  in  a  lot  of  melody  and  the  vocals  also  bring  in a  mixture  of  death  metal  growls  and  black  metal  screams.

  At  times  the  music  gets  very  progressive  sounding  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.  All  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length  while  clean  singing  and  synths  can  also  be  heard  at  times  as  well  as  the  solos  and  leads  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  style.

  Elements  of  doom  metal  can  also  be  heard  in  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs  along  with  the  music  also  adding  in  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  some  touches  of  goth  also  being  utilized  at  times,  clean  playing  can  also  be  heard  in certain  sections  of  the  recording.   The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  thoughts,  feelings,  dreams,  memories  and  esoteric  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  In  Mourning  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Black  Storm"  "Magenta  Ritual"  and  "The  Lost  Outpost".  8 out  of  10.

https://youtu.be/MxSKxiPRGTI  

In Mourning/Afterglow/Agonia Records/2016 CD Review

  In  Mourning  are  band  from  Sweden  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  mixture  of  goth/doom  metal,  progressive  death  metal  and  black  metal  and  this  is a  review  of  their  2016  album  "Afterglow"  which  was  released  by  Agonia  Records.

  Nature  sounds  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  heavy  riffs  and  melodic  guitar  leads  being  introduced  into  the  music  a  few  seconds  later  and  after  awhile  black  metal  screams make  their presence  known  on  the  recording  along  with  a  great  amount  of  death  metal  growls  and  you  can  also  hear  a  great  amount  of  prog  metal  elements  in  the  songs.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to them  and  most  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  some  songs  also  bring  in  clean  playing  and   melodic  vocals which  also  adds  a  touch  of  goth  metal  onto  the  recording  while  the  slower  riffs  are  very  heavily  influenced  by  doom  metal and  all  of  the  songs  stick  mostly  a  slow  or  mid  paced  musical  direction  while  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  fast  playing  and  blast  beats.

  In  Mourning  creates  another  recording t hat  is  mostly  rooted  in  progressive  doom/death  metal while  also  having  some  goth  and  black  metal  elements  as  well  as  a  great  amount  of  melody  in  their  musical  style,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  thoughts,  feelings,  dreams,  memories  and  oceans.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  In  Mourning  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Fire  And  Ocean"  "Below  Arise  To  Above"  and  "Afterglow".  8  out  of  10.   

https://youtu.be/ex8ufngkKrA

 

In Mourning/Monolith/Pulverised Records/2010 CD Review

In Mourning are a band from Sweden that mixes a very progressive brand of melodic death metal/gothic metal and a little bit of black metal together to create their own sound and this is a review of their 2010 album "Monolith" which was released by Pulverised Records.

Drums are a mixture between slow to mid  paced playing with little to no fast drumming or blast beats being employed, while the bass playing has a very heavy and powerful sound with some progressive riffs that are death metal influenced.

Rhythm guitars are mostly slow and mid  paced riffs that mix death metal with metalcore style riffing and there is also a good amount of melody that is gothic/doom metal influenced mixed in with some fast parts that have a black metal edge, while the lead guitars are very melodic and progressive sounding guitar solos and there is a small amount of acoustic guitars being used on occasion.

Vocals cover a variety of styles with some deep death metal growls mixed in with some high pitched black metal screams and clean vocals, while the  lyrics cover poetic and depressing themes, as for the production it sounds very professional giving each musical instrument a very heavy sound.

In my opinion In Mourning are a very talented band that should appeal to people that are into melodic death metal, gothic metal and the more mainstream sounding black metal. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "For You To Know" "The Poet And The Painter Of Souls" and "Pale Eye Revelation". RECOMMENDED BUY.

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