Evoke Thy Lords are a band I knew absolutely nothing about so turning this one up for the first time made me squirm because I did already know this is a Stygian Crypt Productions release and they have some female vocals so I thought here we go, another Goth-Doom band! Luckily they are less Gothic Doom and more of a Epic Doom band with folksy overtones. A gloomy atmosphere hangs over their songs and the melancholic atmosphere is quite superb. Musically their style is very straight forward of a classic mold of Doom Metal but you can hear bands that have influenced their sound which is everything from Katatonia, Type O Negative to My Dying Bride. "Longing From Beyond", "Daemonolatry" and "The Dreamlands" stand out as being the strongest cuts on the album but the rest seem a little under-done and un-original. They stick a little too close to their influences at times and the omnipresent flute parts and the frequent acoustic guitar passages disturb the flow of some tracks. The female voice is operatic and angelic, while the other voice of Alexey's is much deeper and of a growling style. Lyrically the band is inspired completely by H.P. Lovecraft and the lyrics are well written and performed, musically its laced with some folk music elements and the flute adds tons of melody. While a keyboard work enhances the melancholy, it is mostly kept in the background of the songs keeping everything just that little bit heavier. This can be best described as subtle Epic Doom, even though they change tempos fairly often and sometimes they overstep the boundaries of what would normally be considered doom metal,the atmosphere stays dark and eerie. The band has been around since 2002 so this debut took its time coming out so I am hoping these are old songs that they just wanted to get out their system and there is better stuff around the corner. This band has the potential to be a force within the scene, I just hope they drop the obvious Goth cliches and move towards a more original style. 7/10
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