Hermh where a band from Poland that played a mixture of black, doom and gothic metal and this is a review of their 1994 demo "Oremus Peccatum (Refaim)" which was re-issued in 2024 by Via Nocturna.
Dark soundscapes start off the demo before going into more of a heavier and melodic direction while the slower sections of the songs also bring in elements of doom metal. Vocals are mostly grim black metal screams along with the keyboards also being more heavily rooted in gothic metal and the solos and leads also add in a lot of melody.
One of the songs also adds in some session work from Cemetery Of Scream while most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length. Acoustic guitars can also be heard briefly along with one song also adding in a brief use of spoken word parts and the whole demo sticks to either a slow or mid tempo direction and clear singing is also added on the closing song.
Hermh played a musical style that took black, doom and gothic metal and mixed them together to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very old school while the lyrics cover darkness, mysticism and war themes.
In my opinion Hermh where a very great sounding mixture of black, doom and gothic metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Neverending War" and "Troubled Outlines". 8 out of 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgXC6pSWYso
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