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Just when most may have thought darkness
had no deeper or blacker of a hole to delve through, Skepticism
then arrives with "Farmakon". Farmakon, the 3rd Skepticism
release, is without a doubt as relentlessly painstaking as their previous
two albums (Stormcrowfleet and Lead & Aether). Maintaining the
balance between melody and tragedy with epic funeral dirges often
reaching into the 15 minute range, and creating slow, sonic atmospheres
that would only be peaceful if you were 3 feet tall, had greyish-eyes,
lived in a cave and were called "Gollum". Of course, Skepticism
takes nothing away from a certain special listening pleasure called
atmospheric funeral doom metal!! My favorite track on this album would
be the 12 minute opus entitled, "Nothing"... which is in
essence (in my opinion) the great back-bone of the album. This one
reminds me of a slower My Dying Bride with a Morgion melancholy, but
a true Skepticism atmosphere. So, liven your spirits in anticipation
because it'll be the only shred of light you'll bear..... Rating: 82 Reviewed By: Thomas Mitchell |
