Evoken - Antithesis Of Light
Intro
In Solitary Ruin
Accursed Premonition
The Mournful Refusal
Pavor Nocturnus
Antithesis Of Light
The Last Of Vitality
Coveting Elysium (2002 promo)
"Third album from one of the purveyors of US death/doom metal, including a rare bonus track.
“Antithesis of Light’ is the dark esotericism that lies behind every twisted imagination… a new doom metal diamond” METALSTORM
Evoken is a funeral doom metal band from New Jersey USA, & were among the first wave of US doom/death bands, along with Novembers Doom. The band’s style draws comparisons to acts such as early My Dying Bride & also Finnish band Thergothon - the name Evoken was even taken from an old Thergothon demo track.
The band was founded by guitarist Nick Orlando under the name Funereus in April 1992 & along with Rob (Bass/Vocals); Phil (Guitar) & Vince (Drums), they recorded what would be the only Funereus release, a rehearsal demo. The band eventually changed to Evoken in 1994 after several line-up changes.
Antithesis of Light, the band’s third studio album, was recorded at Hermit Hole in New Jersey with Bumblefoot (of Guns N Roses fame). It was originally released in 2005 & continues with Evoken’s trademark funeral doom sound; a thick wall of pounding guitar riffs, assisted by layers of keyboard effects to heighten the overall dark ambience of this doom /death metal classic.
This edition of Antithesis of light contains an extra song from a promo demo from 2002 made on a 4-track recorder, which was never released & is extremely rare."
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