Mourning Beloveth 'A Disease for the Ages'

Mourning Beloveth are a band I really should be a rabid fan of. I'm sure our paths crossed back in their demo days, and despite being aware of them and having heard a couple of songs before, this is the first album of theirs I've actually owned. I'm sure that will be rectified after this review, as A Disease For The Ages is such a great album, that I'll need to own their entire back catalogue. But I didn't think that way at first as this album is a bit of a grower. The first couple of listens didn't really hit home, but by the third play, The Sickness really did have me hooked. If you were a fan of older style My Dying Bride, then Mourning Beloveth are a band you are going to love. This is torturous, bleak and soul destroying Death/Doom. Darren's growled vocals are utterly engaging and work perfectly with guitarist, Frank's cleaner tone, and for the style, it doesn't get much better than this. This is an album to totally immerse yourself in. The guitars are hypnotising, the rhythm, ponderous and the vocals full of despair and emptiness. Just what we need as the summer season approaches. With five songs, spread over 55 minutes, you are pulled under with every new number, and just as you are starved of oxygen, another monstrous riff comes crashing in and you begin the process all over again. It really is a beautiful experience, and one I urge you all to partake in, as this is quite possibly, the best Death/Doom album since Turn Loose The Swans.

Live4Metal