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Splendidula - Absentia

"“This is our pain…”"

https://getmusic.fm/l/ZXAmYD

#metal #blackmetal #doommetal #atmosphericblackmetal #dsbm #atmosphericdoommetal #atmosphericmetal #music

Rotten Light – IV - Black Deeds: Unfolding the Acts that Created and Destroyed Us
#BlackMetal #DSBM #Experimental #Metal #Burgos
CC BY-NC-SA (#CreativeCommons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike) #ccmusic
https://rottenlight.bandcamp.com/album/iv-black-deeds-unfolding-the-acts-that-created-and-destroyed-us

Only Smile – Damn Sad Joy
#DSBM #DepressiveRock #DepressiveSuicidalBlackMetal #Metal #Russia
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https://onlysmile.bandcamp.com/album/damn-sad-joy

Очень нравится музыка Shining, особенно откровенный незацензурированный нигилистический и мизантропический посыл. При этом никогда прослушивание DSBM не вызывало у меня никаких суицидальных или мрачных мыслей, а строго наоборот - дарило силы и жизненную энергию.

#DSBM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxYEMj3HdSk

When I nabbed the promo for Oak of Weeping, I had no idea what DSBM stood for. Death something black metal? It was a bit of a gut punch to learn it stands for depressive suicidal black metal. Of course, depression has been the scourge of artists from Sylvia Plath to Robin Williams. Metal serves as a musical outlet that allows artists to express their darkest thoughts through a unique means. Sure, pop musicians can sing about depression, but only metal allows one to dive into the raw ugliness of those feelings. I hope it’s a useful outlet for artists who play DSBM, and for anyone who suffers from depression, please seek help. DSBM generally distinguishes itself from other forms of black metal with pained, anguished vocals and a doomier tempo. This all serves as the backdrop for the debut record from Hungary’s Oak of Weeping, The Grave My Father, the Worm My Sister. András Lipták bases this one-man project not on his own personal life, but on scripture, pulling its lyrics straight from the Book of Job. With its colorful, poetic album and song titles, as well as a novel lens on biblical text, this is about as tempting as the fruit that doomed Adam and Eve to mortality.

Oak of Weeping builds its music upon simple yet catchy foundational riffs. Each song has as its base a single riff or trem while snappy blast beats set a mostly brisk pace. While I can’t speak for the lyrics, as they are all in Hungarian, the overall mood is certainly not depressive—at least not instrumentally. Often the opening trems or arpeggios set a mournful mood, but the blast beats convey a much more upbeat tone. In many ways, the music here reminds me of the joyous, Latin dance-inspired black metal of To Escape. By the end of the final song, “Now That My Eyes See You, I Despise Myself,” the trems are uplifting and triumphant enough to convert the non-believers.

Lipták’s vocal style, on the other hand, is like an emotional wrecking ball. On opener “Let the Day Perish on Which I Was Born,” he sounds agonized and in the painful throes of death. I understand his performance will likely turn many listeners off, but I found its raw nakedness mesmerizing. Each song brings a different side to him. “You Have Turned Cruel to Me” brings much mellower pained shouts, to the point that in the final minutes, he’s merely whispering his pain. Then on “For I Am Full of Words” he wails like an otherworldly creature, cartoonish and over the top almost to the point of parody. Lipták conveys pain and suffering on a primal, animalistic level that’s certainly not pleasant, but it is effective. His voice contrasts with the pleasant sound of the guitars and drums, as if purposely throwing the joy from the instruments off-kilter with the anguished cries from his throat.

A few issues do hold The Grave My Father, the Worm My Sister from being a better record. The major issue is the repetitive nature of the instrumentals. While Oak of Weeping play some fantastic guitar parts, the songs carry on for too long without any real variation in the riffs/trems. The unpredictable nature of Lipták’s vocals does make this somewhat less of an issue, however. Another weak link is the penultimate track, “The Gates of Deep Darkness,” which lacks the musicality of the other tunes. Harsh guitar tones serve to create noise rather than establish any sort of rhythm. There are a few other minor quibbles as well, such as the 40 seconds of silence to end the opening song. It’s the kind of thing that pulls you out of the music’s spell and makes you wonder if your app crashed.

Despite the genre, Oak of Weeping has crafted a very enjoyable and non-depressing black metal record. Fans of DSBM or atmoblack will find plenty to like, even if the vocals are rawer and more troubled than the usual fare. I suspect there’s some deeper meaning in choosing to create a DSBM album about the Book of Job, but alas, I haven’t brushed up enough on my Hungarian to read more deeply into it. Still, Oak of Weeping has a good ear for an enjoyable riff and an unconventional approach. That’s enough for me to want to hear what Lipták creates next.1

Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: 10 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Self-Released
Website: Bandcamp
Releases Worldwide: May 29th, 2026

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Splendidula - Absentia

"“This is our pain…”"

https://getmusic.fm/l/mPVF3A

#metal #blackmetal #doommetal #atmosphericblackmetal #dsbm #atmosphericdoommetal #atmosphericmetal #music

Mais naaaan
Sadness est passé à KEXP 😭

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCRqWwjIqLw

#Sadness #DamiánAntónOjeda #KEXP
#Shoegaze #BlackGaze #screamo #PostBlack #DSBM
#AznörthMusique #PouetRadio

Nordicwinter – Sorrow
#BlackMetal #DSBM #DepressiveSuicidalBlackMetal #Metal #atmosphericblackmetal #deathdoom #depressiveblackmetal #doommetal #metalnoirquebecois #postrock #quebecblackmetal #suicidalblackmetal #Amadora
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https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/sorrow

#Caturday

"Katzenjammer (Metallkatze)"

by Annelieses Zerstörung unter gefrorenen Monden (AZugM)

is a song about a dead tomcat, including the sound of him biting into the edge of his food bowl.

inspired by:
#GarfieldMinusGarfield
#Gorefield
I'm sorry, Jon
Lasagna Cat

Genres:
#HarshNoise
#DungeonSynth
#DepressiveSuicidalBlackMetal (vocals)

Lyrics:
"Max minus Max
I'm sorry, Max"

#Noise #BlackMetal #DSBM #Garfield #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #FediMusicians #FanArt #Music #Audio #Art #weird #Horror

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Splendidula - Absentia

"“This is our pain…”"

https://getmusic.fm/l/VVpcte

#metal #blackmetal #doommetal #atmosphericblackmetal #dsbm #atmosphericdoommetal #atmosphericmetal #music

Kval – Kval
#BlackMetal #DSBM #Metal #ScandinavianBlackMetal #atmosphericblackmetal #deathdoom #doommetal #finnishblackmetal #postrock #Amadora
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https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/kval

Hagoroth – Fabric
#BlackMetal #BlackenedDeathMetal #DSBM #Metal #progressiveblackmetal
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https://hagoroth.bandcamp.com/album/fabric

Listless – selftitled
#BlackMetal #CanadianMetal #DSBM #DepressiveBlackMetal #Metal #atmosphericblackmetal #canada #deathdoom #doommetal #postrock #Amadora
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https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/selftitled-3

It’s been some time since Splendidula has visited these pages. The fearsome Carcharodon reviewed their sophomore record, Post Mortem, as a wee n00b long ago in 2018, wherein he saw glimmers of potential in the gothic doom metal. He didn’t cover 2021’s Somnus for unknown reasons, though I think he might have been pleased with the heavier post-metal inclinations that permeated the record. The years since then have been rough for this Belgian group, marred by the passing of several loved ones, including their bassist Peter Chromiak. Absentia emerges in the wake of these tragedies as a means to both express and confront this debilitating heartache and loss.

Chromiak’s absence is felt in the very essence of Absentia. Although drummer Joachim Taminau took up the bassist role, the burly bass presence from the prior two records is all but gone. Splendidula kept much of their gothic doom but, fittingly, chose to fill the void with another of metal’s most expressive subgenres—DSBM. Whereas Kristien Cools previously stuck to clean vocals (for the most part), she now becomes both beauty and beast, dividing her time between sorrowful singing and shrieking. She also leans on a couple of notable guest vocalists. Tim Yatras (Austere) adds blackened snarls and backing cleans to “Absentia,” followed by Aaron Stainthorpe (ex-My Dying Bride, High Parasite), who contributes his rumbling growls and velvety baritone to “Echoes of Quiet Remain.” These guest selections neatly encapsulate the two different aspects of Absentia.

Absentia by Splendidula

While much music (and art in general) is born from a place of grief, Absentia is practically synonymous with it. Underneath the stoic exterior lurks a raw torment that flares up whenever and however it wants. For example, “Donkerte” begins with despondent singing, but as the verse progresses, Cools’s voice escalates until finally a primal scream spills out. Later, the double-tracked cleans and screams give the impression of one putting on a brave face as anguish roils inside. When her voice dips into the lower ranges (particularly in “Absentia” and “Let It Come to an End”), it takes on a sort of nasally drawl which augments the mournful atmosphere, though this likely won’t appeal to everyone. Also like grief, sections of certain songs tend to linger for longer than one might like (“Echoes of Quiet Remain,” “Kilte,” “Absentia”).

Absentia musically conveys the importance of a healthy support system during times of grief. Though much hinges on Cools’s vocal performances, the other two members of Splendidula help to sustain her in subtle but important ways. During “Dalkuldar,” a forlorn respite from the turmoil, the snare rhythms and bass drum beats are akin to a bolstering drumline. The tempestuous percussion also heightens the sense of desperation in “Kilte.” Closing track “Let It Come to an End” flips the script, letting Cools take a backseat and bringing guitarist Guy Van Campenhout’s growls to the forefront, perhaps emblematic of leaning on loved ones during times of crisis.

In terms of emotional devastation, Absentia is as potent a record as you’re likely to find. Kristien Cools keeps improving with each release, and the compositions complement her increasingly diverse vocal styles well. The deeply personal nature of Splendidula’s work of art is both strength and weakness. The intense and authentic expression of grief is harrowingly beautiful, but in a way that seems impossible for an outsider to fully appreciate. Like attending a funeral for someone you didn’t know, it’s easy to empathize with those in mourning but difficult to feel the same deep personal connection. That said, the next time grief comes for me personally, I may be very grateful that I became acquainted with Absentia.

Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Argonauta Records
Websites: splendidula.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/Splendidula
Releases Worldwide: April 3rd, 2026

garden of sadness – ...but always delusion
#BlackMetal #DSBM #DepressiveBlackMetal #DepressiveSuicidalBlackMetal #Metal #depressive #BytomOdrzański
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https://gardenofsadness.bandcamp.com/album/but-always-delusion

garden of sadness – cage of glass
#BlackMetal #DSBM #DepressiveBlackMetal #DepressiveSuicidalBlackMetal #Metal #depressive #BytomOdrzański
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https://gardenofsadness.bandcamp.com/album/cage-of-glass

garden of sadness – five ropes
#BlackMetal #DSBM #DepressiveBlackMetal #DepressiveSuicidalBlackMetal #Metal #depressive #BytomOdrzański
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https://gardenofsadness.bandcamp.com/album/five-ropes

Review: ‘We Love Hating Each Other’ by Asthildr/There is No Light Here (Split, 2026) | Black metal

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://abmn.noblogs.org/we-love-hating-each-other/

I've discovered a new DSBM/romantic black metal outfit based in Czechia and consisting of members Draugveil and Selvnatt. I was very taken by their album and its little lyrical and musical nods in various directions.

https://coldlovegang.bandcamp.com/album/blades-roses

Pink vinyl LP coming soon on Phantom Lure: https://phantomlure.myshopify.com/products/bloody-keep-the-early-years-lp-copy?variant=56702146576728

#DSBM #BlackMetal #RomanticBlackMetal

Notturno – Our
#BlackMetal #DSBM #DepressiveBlackMetal #Metal #atmosphericblackmetal #atmosphericdoommetal #deathdoom #doommetal #postrock #Amadora
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https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/our

SPIRULINE + SENSUCHT + DRAGNET + MALUM MORTEM @CSAnEXtEmerson

https://lapunta.org/event/spiruline-sensucht-dragnet-malum-mortem-csanextemerson

#Caturday

"Katzenjammer (Metallkatze)"
by Annelieses Zerstörung unter gefrorenen Monden (AZugM)

#AudioArt about a dead tomcat, including the sound of him biting into the edge of his food bowl

inspired by:
#GarfieldMinusGarfield
#Gorefield
I'm sorry, Jon
Lasagna Cat

Genres:
#HarshNoise
#DungeonSynth
#BlackMetal / #DSBM (vocals)

lyrics:
"Max minus Max
I'm sorry, Max"

#Noise #BlackMetal #DepressiveSuicidalBlackMetal #Garfield #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #FediMusicians #FanArt #Music #weird #Horror