Fading Sun - Yawning Void ...

Fading Sun is a two-man band from Belarus who I confess I know nothing about except they have a split release available with another equally obscure band called DSOLTB, whatever that means. I imagine by listening to this, they are young, fresh and very green in the art of song construction. This release has just one 19 minute monolithic track titled 'Yawning Void.'

The style can only be described as a funeral doom/death doom blend of atmospheric, mostly repetitive dirge. It must be said that the production on this is very rough and raw and doesn't do anything to enhance what they are trying to do so it is automatically a tough listen just for that alone.

The track is long, meandering, and kind of industrial in the why everything sounds machine-like. The vocals are the usual generic growling type and the musicianship is solid enough but unremarkable and certainly nothing to be mesmerized by. One thing that they have though is a great vision for the "doom-epic." Despite the extra-long playing time of this track, it flows very well and never falls into the trap of going in circles even though it is a little repetitive.

There are small but still interesting variations in the style and approach which is the main reason I manage to sit through the rather sub-standard production values. This is another band that falls in the "Has Potential" file but they still have a way to go and while this is nothing to get excited about, it shouldn't be totally ignored either. If you are an extreme doom listener and you treat this as a "rough demo," then you should get something out of this. For fans of Wormphlegm, Hierophant, and Evoken. I am looking forward to hearing (hopefully) more polished works in the future from this band....6/10.

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