| DUST Review |
Mourning
Beloveth - "Dust" When it comes to doom/death, it seems as if England outdoes everybody, but it seems as if their irish neighbours also thrive pretty well in the world of somber music. I suppose it has something to do with that grey sky pregnant with rain that dominates their skies almost throughout the whole year. Anyway, with Mourning Beloveth the irish prove to us that their scene might not be that big, but nevertheless delivers quality stuff. In the past here, you have already read a review on their demo "Autumnal Fires", but meanwhile the band has become much more professional and stronger and on "Dust", they bring us some funeral doom which could wipe out the smile on the face of even the happiest guy imaginable and replace it with a tortured expression. Irritatingly slowly (though this is not meant in any negative way! - MG) Mourning Beloveth drags you through the dust of the perishable, and with a pulverising wall of guitars (its bricks were layed in the legendary Academy Studio) the remaining bones of the deceased are being crushed to boneflour.Their sound contains elements of the old Cathedral, Anathema and My Dying Bride (it's hardly possible to avoid this, as they gave birth to this whole movement), yet M.B. surely gives its own interpretation on all this. In one or another way the guitars contain this specific irish sound in the bottom layer and next to this, frontman Darren and guitarplayer Frank regularly switch vocallines, which prevents the grunts to take over the whole thing. Especially since they write really long songs, it's a good thing for the necessary variation that the clear vocals can somehow be compared with the 'complaining' vocals of St Vitus and Trouble. "Dust" may only contain five songs, but nevertheless lasts for about an hour, yet the band never gives you the chance to get bored. MB surely succeeds in what they do, so as a doomfanatic, you should definitely give this band the chances it deserves. Morbid Geert-Spin
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