REVIEW: SKEPTICISM - THE PROCESS OF FARMAKON - EMANATING DARKNESS

 

SKEPTICISM - THE PROCESS OF FARMAKON - EMANATING DARKNESS (Red Stream Recs., 2002)

Produced by Skepticism

Artwork by Tuomas Laitihen

Tracks: 1- Backward Funeral and the Raven, 2- The Process of Farmakon

This is a two track MCD from this extremely doom metal band !!!! This are two long tracks that allows the band to develop in a very creative way their songs (in fact one song is over seven minutes long and the other is over 10 minutes). The main aspect here is the dense atmosphere and feelings that Skepticism music creates for the listener: the music is very very very dark and slow as hell, with multiple clean guitar passages that help the music to be darker through its melodies. It seems to me that this guy knows how to create a very dense track adding a feeling of oppression and loneliness to their songs. The guitar riffs are great with some Trouble and Saint Vitus influences that contrast with the vocals that are definitely very guttural. Fans of doom will love this !!!

Favorite tracks: Both tracks are really good.

Contact: www.redstream.org