Funeris "Ghostly, Gloomy Notes (Limited Edition, Russia, Silent Time Noise Records, STNR-20)"

Funeris is an Argentinian Funeral Doom Metal band formed in 2014 by sole member Alejandro Sabransky, based in Buenos Aires.

Their fifth album, Ghostly, Gloomy Notes was released August 2016.

Tracklist:

1. Initium 03:06  
2. Estrella polar 10:52  
3. Nightmare Scenes 12:29
4. Canon for a Misty Sunset 05:58
5. Damnation in Disguise 11:16   
6. Numen Divina 10:32  
7. Agobiante sufrir 08:01   

Time:  01:02:14

Track 1 (Latin) = "The Beginning"

Track 2 (Spanish) = "Polar Star"

Track 6 (Latin) = "Divine Number"

Track 7 (Spanish) = "Overwhelming Suffering"

Track durations do not appear on this release.

Standard clear jewel case release including a trifold, six-panel booklet and a two-sided rear tray insert, limited edition of 1,000 copies.

 The song titled "Agobiante Sufrir" is one of the very first Doom Metal tunes Alejandro wrote. It was originally recorded on 1997 by his project Seol.

The song titled "Estrella Polar" is based on Polaris by H. P. Lovecraft.

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed during December 2015.

Mastered during May 2016.

All tracks written by Alejandro between October/December 2015 except "Agobiante Sufrir", written on April 1997 (then recorded by SEOL).

Frowning/Aphonic Threnody "Of Graves, Of Worms, And Epitaphs (Split Album, Limited Edition Digipak, Russia, GS Productions, GSP 32)"

Of Graves, Of Worms, And Epitaphs is a limited edition split album by German Funeral Doom Metal band Frowning an British Funeral Doom/Death Metal band Aphonic Threnody, released April 5th, 2014.

Tracklist:

1. Aphonic Threnody - Scorched Earth 13:08   
2. Aphonic Threnody - The Last Stand Against the Gloom 09:52
3. Frowning - In Solitude 07:31  
4. Frowning - Funeral March 09:21   

Time:  39:52  

Tracks 3-4: All music by Val and Zacharias Wutzler.

Limited edition of 100 hand-numbered copies.

Comes in a 6-panel Digipak with a transparent tray on the middle panel; no booklet, all lyrics are printed on the inner left and right panels.

Track durations do not appear on the release, they are measured by a computer.

Recording information:

Aphonic Threnody side:

Recorded on December 2013.

Mixed and mastered on January 2014 at 322 Studio.

Guest appearance by Jarno Salomaa courtesy of Shape Of Despair.

Frowning side:

Recorded & produced on autumn 2011.

Frowning "Death Requiem (Limited Edition Digipak, Russia, GS Productions, GSP 297/STNR-33)"

Death Requiem is the third album by German Funeral Doom Metal band Frowning, released September 12th, 2020.

Tracklist:

1. The Sound of Abandonment 11:29
2. Submerged in Emptiness 10:52   
3. Apocalyptic Essential Misery 11:09  
4. Reflection (As I Lay Dying cover) 08:35  
5. The Threnody (Aphonic Threnody cover) 13:56  
6. Ad Finem 04:15  

Time:  01:00:16  

Co-released with Silent Time Noise.

Edition of 1000 copies.

Released in a 4-panel clear-tray digipak with a die-cut slot; includes an 8-page booklet with lyrics.

Track durations are not printed on the release.

Esoteric "Parangon Of Dissonance (2CDS, France, Season Of Mist, SOM 248)"

Paragon of Dissonance is the sixth studio album by the British doom metal band Esoteric. It is a double album and was released in 2011 through Season of Mist Records. A two-disc vinyl edition of the album was released through Finnish label Svart Records on 25 April 2012.

For unknown reasons, long-time guitarist Gordon Bicknell temporarily left the group early during the recording sessions, the only track that features Bicknell is "Non Being". The majority of the album was written between Greg Chandler, Gordon Bicknell, and Jim Nolan.

Track listing:

Disc one

1. "Abandonment" Chandler, Nolan 13:34
2. "Loss of Will" Chandler 7:05
3. "Cipher" Nolan, Bodossian 9:15
4. "Non Being" Bicknell, Chandler 15:30

Total length: 45:24

Disc two

1. "Aberration" Chandler 15:44
2. "Disconsolate" Chandler, Nolan 15:33
3. "Torrent of Ills" Chandler 13:37

Total length: 44:54

Total time:  90:18

Recording information:

Recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered at Priory Recording Studios, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, England, UK during May/June 2011.

Produced by Esoteric.

Mauro Berchi – graphics, layout

Kati Astraeir – artwork

Esoteric "The Maniacal Vale (2CDS, France, Season Of Mist, SOM 172)"

The Maniacal Vale is the fifth studio album by the British funeral doom metal band Esoteric. It is a double album and was released on 26 June 2008 through French label Season of Mist.  

Track listing

All songs credited to Esoteric. Actual writers listed below.

Disc 1

1. "Circle (Greg Chandler, Gordon Bicknell)" 20:45
2. "Beneath This Face (Chandler)" 11:21
3. "Quickening (Chandler, Oliver Goyet)" 12:18
4. "Caucus of Mind (Bicknell)" 7:21

Total length: 51:45

Disc 2

1. "Silence (Chandler)" 15:44
2. "The Order of Destiny (Chandler, Bicknell)" 11:32
3. "Ignotum Per Ignotius (Mark Bodossian)" 22:42

Total length: 49:58

The album was available from the band (on tour) in May 2008.

Release date in the US: July 9th, 2008.

Recording information:

Recorded in 2008.

Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Esoteric at Priory Recording Studios, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, England, UK.

Artwork by Kati Astraeir.