Marche Funebre/After The Storm/Ardua Music/2024 Full Length Review

 

  Belgium's  Marche  Funebre  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  for  a  blackened  form  of  doom/death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2024  album  "After  The  Storm"  which  was  released  by  Ardua  Music.

  Melodic  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  atmospheric  sounding  synths  a  few  seconds  later.  Elements  of  doom  metal  are  also  added  into  the  slower  sections  of  the  recording  while  the  vocals  bring  in  mostly  death  metal  growls  mixes  in  with  some  black  metal  screams.

  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  while  all  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length.  Clear  vocals  are  also  utilized  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  along  with  some  of  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  decent  amount  of  clean  playing  as  well  as  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  whole  album  also  sticks  to  a  slower  direction.  

  On  this  recording  Marche  Funebrae  goes  for  a  very  slow,  atmospheric  and  melodic  style  of  doom/death  metal.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  melancholic  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  album  from  Marche  Funebre  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric  and  blackened  doom/death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "In  A  Haze"  and  "After  The  Storm".  8  out  of  10.

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Marche Funebre/Einderlichit/Hypnotic Dirge Records/2020 CD Review

  Belgium's  Marche  Funebre  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  continues  the  mixture  of  black,  doom  and  death  metal  from  their  previous  releases  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2020  album  "Einderlichit"  which  will  be  released  in  September  by  Hypnotic  Dirge  Records.

  Atmospheric  soundscapes  and  a  powerful  sounding  bass  guitar  starts  off  the  album  while  clean  playing  is  also  added  on  some  of  the  tracks.  Some  songs  also  add  in  some  clear  vocals   along  with  the  music  also  introducing  death  metal  growls  onto  the  recording  once  the  music  goes  into  a  heavier  direction.

  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  while  elements  of  doom  metal  can  also  be  heard  in  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs.  Black  metal  screams  can  also  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  music  along  with  the  solos  and  leads  also  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  and  all  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  can  also  be  heard  and  most  of  the  music  sticks  to  either  a  slow  or  mid  tempo  direction  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  can  also  be  heard. The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  literature,  philosophy  and  grief  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Marche  Funebre  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  black,  doom  and  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Scarred"  and  "Deformed".  8  out  of  10.

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Marche Funebre/Death Wish Women/Grimm Distribution/Cimmerian Shade Recordings/2018 EP Review

  Marche  Funebre  are  a  band  from  Belgium  that  has  been  featured  in  this  zine  before  and  plays  a  mixture  of  black,  doom  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2018  ep  "Death  Wish  Women"  which  was  released  as  a  joint  effort  between  Grimm  Distribution  and  Cimmerian  Shade  Recordings.

  Clean  playing  starts  off  the  ep  before  going  into  more  of  a  heavier  and  melodic  direction  while  the  vocals  bring  in  a  mixture  of  death  metal  growls  and  black  metal  screams  along  with  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs  being  very  heavily  rooted  in  doom  metal  as  well  as  a  couple  of  the  songs  being  very  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  while  the  solos  and  leads  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  along  with  some  clean  vocals  being  added  into  certain  sections  of  the  recording  as  well  as  a  couple  of  the  tracks  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  they  close  the  ep  with  a  cover  of  Paradise  Lost's  "As  I  Die".

  On  this  recording  Marche  Funebre  remains  true  to  their  mixture  of  black,  doom  and  death  metal,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  literature,  philosophy  and  grief  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Marche  Funebre  and  if  you a re  a  fan  of  black,  doom  and  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Broken  Wings"  and  "A  Departing  quest".  8  out  of  10.

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Eye Of Solitude/Marche Funebre/Hypnotic Dirge/Cimmerian Shade Recordings/2018 Split CD Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  United  Kingdom's  Eye  Of  Solitude  and  Belgium's  Marche Funerbre  which  will  be  released  in  March  as  a joint  effort  between  Hypnotic  Dirge  and  Cimmerian  Shade  Recordings  and  we  will  start  off  the  review with  Eye  Of  Solitude  a  band  that  plays  funeral  doom  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  tragic  sounding  clean  playing  along  with  some  melodic  vocals  a  few  seconds  later  and  after  awhile  the  music  goes  into  more  of  an  atmospheric  and  heavier  funeral  doom  metal  direction  which  also  introduces  death  metal  growls  onto  the  recording.

  Their  track  is  16  minutes  in  length  while  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  dark  sounding  melodies  along  with  the  solos  and  leads  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  fashion  as  well  as  the  music  always  sticking  to  a  very  slow  direction,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  sorrow  and  negativity  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  track  from  Eye  of  Solitude  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  funeral  doom  metal,  you  should check  out  their  side  of  the  split.

  Next  up  is  Marche  Funebre  a  band  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  an  atmospheric  mixture  of  black,  doom  and  death  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  clean  playing  and  powerful  sounding  bass  guitars  along  with  some  melodic  vocals  a  few  seconds  later  before  going  into  a  heavier  musical  direction  while  the  solos  and  leads  also  use  a  great  amount  of  melody  as  well  as  the  vocals  being  mostly  death  metal  growls.

  Black  metal  screams  can  also  be  heard  at  times  while  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  melody  along  with  the  track  being  14  minutes  in  length  and  the  music  always  sticks  to  a  very  slow  direction,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Literature,  Grief  and  Philosophy  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  track  from  Marche  Funebre  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric  black,  doom,  and  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  would  recommend to  all  fans  of  blackened  doom,  funeral  doom  and  atmospheric  doom/death  metal.  8  out  of  10.   

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Marche Funebre Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording and release of the new album?
Hey, first of all thanks for your interest in Marche Funèbre! We did quite a few killer release shows, most notable a mini-tour with Primordial, which was beyond awesome!
Right now we are in writing modus and it feels great to be writing new music again, since ‘Into the Arms of Darkness’ was already fully written by the end of 2015.

2.In February you had released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?
The album contains only long(er) songs, unlike our previous albums. And somehow we integrated a bit more (post-)black metal influences. Other than that I guess there’s only some kind of natural progression, for instance the clean singing has improved a lot according to most critics.
We have a fantastic production this time by the magic of Markus Stock (of Empyrium & The Vision Bleak fame).
So to sum up what this album stands for I guess this description will do just fine: death doom metal spiced up with strong clean vocal melodies and a subtle hint to (post-)black metal.

3.This is the first album you have released since 2013, can you tell us a little bit more about what has been going on during that time frame?
4 years seems a long time, but actually they went by in no time for us. We did over 50 shows, played in almost a dozen countries, and toured with some of the coolest bands around (Saturnus, Eye of Solitude, Ophis, Officum Triste to name a few). Next to that we released a 7” EP at the end of 2015, with a shorter, more death metalish song that came out of the same writing sessions as the new album.
In the end there is only 3 years between recording ‘Roots of Grief’ and ‘Into the Arms of Darkness’. This time we needed an extra half year to find a decent label to release the album.

4.Your lyrics cover some literature and philosophical themes, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in those topics?
This interest came natural, as most of us have a university degree, we ‘had to’ investigate the great philosophers of old. Naturally that led to developing our own ideas, eventually leading to some lyrics. Next to that we found some true inspiration in the romantic poetry of the 19th century, EA Poe and the likes. There is some real doom and gloom in their words. Probably in this day and age they would be making some doom music as well ;-)

5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Marche Funèbre'?
Literally it means ‘funeral march’. We got the inspiration for the name from the song by Frederic Chopin, more specifically the funeral doom version by our fellow countrymen ‘Until Death Overtakes Us’.
In spirit it means to us that every step you take is one step closer to your grave, so you better enjoy every single step!

6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
Our first show with Saturnus, in the renowned Biebob venue in 2011 sure was one of them. Bands like Agalloch, Novembers Doom or Ancient Rites recorded their live DVD’s there. We had just released our first album and it was so much more than we had hoped for.
Both our appearances on ‘Under the Doom’ fest in Lisbon, Portugal can easily be called highlights, as we played with some of the scene’s coolest bands (Samael, Forgotten Tomb, Shape of Despair, …) and well, the audience was every time fantastic. Same goes for both sold out shows we did with Primordial this year to present our new album to the audience.
I guess our stage performance can be described as full energy and emotion. The 5 of us totally dive into the music for a long trip, with the audience. We love the stage and I think it shows when you have the chance to witness a gig of Marche Funèbre.

7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
We have some really cool gigs lined up in Fall, but the real touring we will keep for 2018. I can’t reveal much of our plans, but something huge is coming, to celebrate our 10th anniversary as a band.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black, doom, and death metal?
We are overwhelmed by the positive feedback we get on the album. We have always been a love it or hate it kinda band, but this time there’s only a few haters and lot lovers. It gives a confidence that our way of working is a good one, so yeah, thanks all for your support, we hope we can give you back a lot of great music and concerts in the future!

9.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?
None of us are really active in other bands at the momentexcept for Boris, who plays in several Black Metal bands: L'Hiver en Deuil, Ah Ciliz, and his own project Soul Dissolution.

10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
I guess we will continue doing what we like most: writing music as it comes to us, not limited to any style or genre. We are working on some songs with different influences right now (thrash metal anyone?). There is no pressure at all to release a new album soon, so we can fool around with all our crazy ideas, let them grow on us and eventually decide what we do with the songs.

11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
Since we write our music as a band our influences come from all music each member listens to. The five of us have a different musical background and if I had to sum up all bands and musical styles that we listen to it would be a ridiculously long list.
So it’s pretty safe to say that whatever tune we will write or have written, we only follow our own rules and judgement and never an idea of someone else.

12.What are some of your non-musical interests?
Most of us have a family with kids, so that’s obviously number one. Boris doesn’t have kids so he likes to spend his free time travelling to any place he likes. Next to that we all have our own specific personal interests, Dennis for instance likes visiting our local football team, as another excuse for drinking beers (next to our weekly rehearsals), Arne likes to practice some yoga, ...

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Thanks for your time, check out our music at marchefunebre.bandcamp.com and remember… The March is coming, with the sound of DOOM!

Marche Funebre/Into the Arms Of Darkness/BadMoodMan Music/2017 CD Review

  Marche  Funebre  are  a  band from  Belgium  that  plays  a  mixture  of  black,  doom,  and  death  metal and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "Into The  Arms  Of  Darkness"   which  was  released  by  BadMoodMan  Music.

  A  very  dark, heavy  and  atmospheric  doom  metal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  grim  black  metal  screams  while  the  solos  are  done  in  a  very  dark  and  melodic  fashion  and  death  metal  growls a re  also  used  at  times  along  with  most  of  the  tracks  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  Clean  singing  vocals  can  also  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  while  the  riffs  also  bring  in   a  decent  amount  of  melody and  one  track  also  adds  in  a  brief  use  of  percussion  which  also  gives  the  music  a  more  tribal  feeling  while  a  later  song  adds  in  a  brief  use  of  acoustic  guitars  as  well  as  speeding  up  a  bit  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  brief  use of  spoken  word  parts  can  be  heard and  towards  the  end  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard..

  Marche  Funebre  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  black,  death  and  atmospheric  doom  metal  and  mixes  them  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics cover  literature,  grief,  and  philosophy  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Marche  Funebre  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  black,  doom,  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Capital  Of  Rain"  and  "The  Garden  Of  All  Things  Wild".  8  out  of  10.

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