"So, based on earlier material, where you might have expected some sort of easy ride into anodyne Peaceville-worship, what you're actually getting is something worthy of buckling your seatbelt and taking a white-knuckle ride on a Death/Doom rollercoaster. I'll be honest, and say I really didn't anticipate it throwing quite such a flanker, but this really has turned out to be a top-notch example of how to make a melting-pot of different elements work coherently, and finish it off with the meticulous polish and slickness typical of many Swedish projects. Sure, it's not exactly new ground, and, sure, I can find the occasional miss-step that doesn't quite work to the same standard, but those fleeting imperfections are in no way a barrier to 'An Empty Frame' deserving a thorough recommendation - it's earned its higher-profile label backing, and I hope it'll get the recognition that deserves."
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Tracklist:
00:00 Eye of the Storm
07:20 Earthly Confine
13:09 The Sorrow Path
20:27 With or Without
26:51 The Observer
34:39 Procession
42:54 Fear Not
Line-up:
Stefan Nordström - Vocals/guitars (Desolator, Ending Quest)
Jonas Bergkvist - Bass (Desolator, Ending Quest, Wolfcross)
Mortuz - Drums (Eufori, Mist of Misery)
Mike Watts - Electronics (Sleepwalkers, Terminus)
Some our influences range from death/doom to progressive, shoegaze and sludge metal:
Alcest, Anathema, Daylight Dies, Ghost Brigade, Katatonia, Mourning Beloveth, My Dying Bride, Novembers Doom, October Tide, Paradise Lost, Slumber, Swallow the Sun.