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Sermon

“Till Birth Do Us Part” (Bitume, 2023)

 

Sermon is a Turkish Death Doom band formed back in 1997. Highly influence by the Death Doom scene of the time, the band’s sound was not affected by the changing of time, nor the waves that followed the British Wave of Doom Metal and “disfigured” the genre. Harsh words, right? They might be, however… this vein of the genre is a very specific, and particular one. When we think of Doom, we think of Black Sabbath, and those that do not, are unaware of what the genre is about. Obviously, the genre grew and spawned a multitude of sub-genres and similar melodic existences. I mentioned the British, and their influence must be accounted for, of course, as they are, in my opinion, the milestone for the Death Doom genre. Bands like Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, and Anathema, very well-known for their work, are still seen as that milestone triad, and their influence is seen to this day. Check out Athanasy, from Portugal, and be delighted by “Pentecost” era Anathema.

Sermon, the Turkish Death Doom entity that carries the flame of ancient Doom, offers us an excellent rendition of what the genre was, and what many of us wish it was still. Slow, melodic, beautiful, delicate… Paradise Lost and Anathema are very much present in these 8 lengthy tracks but tracks that never sound repetitive or uninspired. There is this atmosphere that at times reminds me of Greek titans, Septic Flesh… Sermon’s sound has this aroma that we associate with a country like Turkey, and at times, Greece.

Each song is a journey, every vocal performance a story being told, the slow-paced guitar, the pacing drums, the delicate synthesizers and keyboards, old-school musicians that wish to capture all these elements and keep them alive. Each song is a delicate page of a fantasy story, filled with moments of horror and light. Doom is not an easy genre; its tempo, its melodies, and atmospheres… the slowness of it all, sometimes it pushes people away. Thankfully, the sounds of the 90ies are different, dynamic, and more varied than most of today’s Doom Metal. Now imagine this formula today, and this is the result. Sermon has captured the essence of Old-School Death Doom Metal, and they have done it exceptionally.

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