Sorrows Path - The Rough Path of Nihilism

Well, I can’t hide my satisfaction and this smile on my face for having here this promo cd from the Athenian outfit Sorrows Path. After 14 years (without counting the remastered demos) the band eventually made it and they got their debut album out!! For us, who we are familiar with the band’s past we know that despite the fact that tragic events occurred, these guys managed to get over all these bad situations and at last they their debut album “The Rough Path of Nihilism” is out from the German label Rock It Up Records.
\r\nMusic wise Sorrows Path is somewhere between the lyricism of Solitude Aeturnus, the gigantic riffage of Candlemass , plus the majesty and musicianship of the well known Swedish Power Doom scene (Memento Mori, Memory Garden etc) with some strong progressive touches! Well, progressive but not in the way that i.e. Dream Theatre is, the friends of the Swedish doom metal scene will understand for sure what I mean.
\r\nSo, despite the great musicianship on this particular release we also deal with something, which I consider more important, the dark, eerie atmosphere of the whole album. I am sure that this unique atmosphere occurs due to the unique voice of Angelos Ioannidis, which in specific parts reminds me of “darker” vocalists, although he is a metal vocalist. So If we add also the background use of keyboards you got the whole picture, of the “The Rough Path of Nihilism” atmosphere, that sometimes sound like “out of this world” for sure!
\r\nIf the previous paragraph sounds a little bit weird, let me explain that “The Rough Path of Nihilism” is pure Heavy Doom Power album, with the classic music structure of the genre, lots of “Swedish” riffage, great solos, many melodic lines, and well bound rhythm section, plus some orchestral parts.
\r\nThe cover and lay out is a creation of Seth, something that helps for sure the whole package
\r\nSo if you feel like listening to something dark, obscure, well produced, with some distinctive differences from the classic sound of the doom metal genre and a Swedish essence, go get the album now!!
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\r\nLampros “Witchfynder” Tennes\r\n