Abysmal Growls Of Despair is a solo funeral doom band that comes out of France and this is a review of the latest full length.Torn is a concept album containing four songs of emotional,dreary funeral doom songs that are well written amd performed.Up first is Prologue To Agony starting off with crushing guitars and some well performed keyboards each instrument is performed with power and excellent musicianship.The vocals are powerful death metal growls that are full of despair.Up next is Growth a very slow dreary song with some death metal growls that sound full of despair.The guitars and drums are extremly slow yet do create a mood of crushing doom that is full of despair and anguish.Up next is Mourning Has Broken starting off with some slow guitars and drums and growls that are full of despair.About halfway through the song the drums pick up a little faster but only last for a minute or two before going back to the ultra slow pace that really works for this band.Torn closes out this release and does so in a dreadful and dreary way with powerful drums and death metal growls that are full despair and anguish.The drums and guitars pick up a little faster pace through the song.If you are a fan of funeral doom that is full of despair and dread then be sure to check out Torn today.
Abysmal Growls Of Despaire