Since its formation in Mechelen, Belgium, at the dawn of 2008, Marche Funèbre has carved its indelible mark into the annals of heavy music. Inspired by the renowned triumvirate of Peaceville bands - My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, and Anathema - Marche Funèbre has long since shaped those influences into a sound that is all its own, a unique distillation of melancholy, atmosphere, beauty and soul-crushing heaviness. With revered albums like 2017s Into The Arms Of Darkness and 2020s Einderlicht, the band has risen to prominence within the mournful ranks of doom metal's elite - and its creative star continues to rise. With a new deal with Ardua Music, Marche Funèbre is ready to unveil its fifth full-length, After The Storm - the most impactful and emotive set of songs to bear its name.
Magnificently produced, mixed and mastered by Martin Furia (Destruction, Nervosa, Toxik, etc.), After The Storm is overwhelmingly impressive from the very first notes of the lilting melody that begins the opening track "In A Haze". Vast chords and superbly powerful, guttural vocals bleed into passages of bittersweet reflective melody, as poignant, clean vocals add washes of colour to the deep shadows of sorrow. With every instrument so vibrantly alive, with each note carrying such weight of purpose, "In A Haze" sets the tone perfectly for all the sombre magic that is to follow. Marche Funèbre has never sounded better than on the majestic "Palace Of Broken Dreams" and never captured the essence of its spirit so completely as with the wonderful slow thunder of "Enter Emptiness". As the tempo smoothly shifts in "Devoid Of Empathy", as the vocal melodies soar above the ringing chords of "Stranded", and as the final notes of "After The Storm" fade to black... these are just some of the moments that will entrance you, stay with you and let After The Storm find a home in your heart forever.
After fifteen years of service, guitarist Peter Egberghs stepped down from the ranks of Marche Funèbre following the recording sessions for After The Storm, with his place taken by Fré De Schepper, making this album an even more pivotal one in the story of Marche Funèbre.
Out on 27 September through Ardua Music, featuring the sumptuous artwork of long-term collaborator Brooke Shaden, After The Storm is simply unmissable. Link
MARCHE FUNÈBRE - Offers Title Track; After The Storm Out In September
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