ATARAXIE

Release Year: 2013
Artist Origin: FRA
Style: rough oppressive doom death metal

two previous full-lengths and other special releases of French misanthropes made Ataraxie a notorious name in obscure doom metal underground world, but this exceptional, close to eighty minute long double disc heavy-weight output crowns their indomitable way towards the essence of solemn and flesh-ripping sound so far - these five chapters descend as a haunting foray into the most introspective realms of funeral sound, where vast, suffocating riffs intertwine with deep, cavernous growls and ethereal, melancholic harmonies to create as oppressive, grandiose and rough as possible vibe, reviving the best memories of the genre, evoking the somber weight of early Worship or the stark despair of Evoken, yet surprising with a peculiarly thick transcending atmosphere and intense, menacing angles; authentic Japanese edition with OBI strip is limited to 1500 units