Along with stunningly heavy guitar work that can be very raw at times, the band also has a tasteful grasp on how to use a synthesizer and that adds a lot of atmosphere to the pieces. The tempos are mostly painfully slow but they do explode into uptempo death metal beats at times that comes as a bit of a shock on first listen. Despite the length of these tracks, it is hard to get bored when you have so much overwhelming heaviness and raw emotion on display here. A track-by-track breakdown of the album is pointless in this case, this is an album that has to be enjoyed as one monster epic piece of funeral doom drama. However there is some highlights; 'Dead Desires' is 14 minutes of great riffs, hooks, melodies, mood swings and tempo changes and is gripping stuff right up to the end. The following track 'Maybe the Time Shall Come' is similar but a 5 minute shorter jab of sorrow and misery but with the spectacular amount of crushing guitar needed to get the job done.
The rest of the album is equally impressive. The only other thing worth mentioning is the vocals and the production of this killer release. The vocals or should I say monstrous otherworldly growls are excellent and are perfectly in context with the songs, sound and the production job. Some bands over-do the growls and grunts but this is a nicely balanced job that is done on this album and with the tracks being so long, the album is a lot better off for it. For funeral doom fans out there reading this, this is essential listening. I am hard pushed to find any flaws with the album at all. As a piece of funeral doom, this beast is a winner.....10/10.
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