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Dutch doom metal pioneers Celestial Season are returning with the second release of the Mysterium trilogy, Mysterium II, which follows the first album Mysterium I released earlier this year via Burning World Records. Set for release on the 2nd of December once again via Burning World Records, Mysterium II dives further into the more funeral and melancholic side of Celestial Season, songs which are reminiscent of their 1994 demo leading up to the '95 classic Solar Lovers, with a greater focus on long violin and cello interludes woven in with the signature Celestial Season twin guitar melodies.
Formed in the early nineties, the Dutch group attained international acclaim with their first two full-length albums, Forever Scarlet Passion from 1993 and Solar Lovers from 1995, both still regarded as seminal doom-metal releases right next to Anathema's Serenades, Paradise Lost's Gothic and My Dying Bride's Turn Loose The Swans.
A mix of the Forever Scarlet Passion line-up and Solar Lovers line-up re-grouped to create what they labelled as the 'Doom Era' line-up; with Stefan Ruiters back on vocals, Lucas van Slegtenhorst on bass, Olly Smit and Pim van Zanen on guitars, Jason Köhnen on drums and Jiska Ter Bals back on violin and Elianne Anemaat on cello.
Together, they've created and recorded The Secret Teachings, an hour-long musical journey that perfectly recaptured the magic and splendour of their early years. Now the Mysterium trilogy follows the same path, delivering a poignant and melancholic doom-metal that cements Celestial Season status as one of the best European doom-metal bands. Tracklist and cover artwork of the upcoming album Mysterium II are below. Link
Mysterium II tracklist:
01. The Divine Duty Of Servants
02. Tomorrow Mourning
03. Our Nocturnal Love
04. In April Darkness
05. The Sun The Moon And The Truth
06. Pictures Of Endless Beauty - Copper Sunset
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