SOLITUDE AETURNUS - Through The Darkest Hour, Downfall Reissues Detailed

February 12, 2008, 16 years ago

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SOLITUDE AETURNUS are one of the most respected names in the doom metal field with a style that borrows from classic doom as well as progressive metal. Formed in the spring of 1987, Solitude Aeturnus are still pummeling souls into doom metal submission! Robert Lowe's haunting vocals, unbelievably heavy and slow riffs, strange melodies and sublime compositions - all this complemented by the band's desperate, insane, theatrical yet profoundly personal appeal.

This legendary doom metal band from US returns today with two albums re-released by Metal Mind Productions - Through The Darkest Hour and Downfall.

Through The Darkest Hour - Solitude Aeternus’ third full-length release from 1994. Recorded in March in England at Rhythm Studios, the album showed a simpler and heavier direction, proving to be the band’s best achievement yet, mainly because of an excellent production and top notch composing. New digipak edition includes 2 bonus tracks recorded during band’s show in Warsaw in February 2007.

Downfall - re-release of the fourth album on which Solitude Aeturnus is celebrating again their very own brand of epic, powerful and variable doom metal. With this album the band prove that they have an exceptional place in the doom metal! They have managed to stay true to their roots, but still go through an evolution. New digipak edition includes 1 bonus track recorded during band’s show in Warsaw in February 2007.

The material taken from the Crash Music archives will be released in a new digipak edition, limited to numerated 2000 copies. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc. Both titles will be available on March 3rd 2008 in Europe.

Through The Darkest Hour CD Digipak (limited edition of 2000 numerated copies) tracklisting: 'Falling', 'Haunting The Obscure', 'The 8th Day: The Mourning', 'The 9th Day: Awakening', 'Pain', 'Pawns Of Anger', 'Eternal (Dreams Part III)', 'Perfect Insanity', 'Shattered My Spirit'.

Bonus tracks: 'The 9th Day: Awakening', 'Pawns of Anger' live at Stodola Club, Warsaw, Poland, 12th February, 2007.

Downfall CD Digipak (limited edition of 2000 numerated copies) tracklisting: 'Phantoms', 'Only This (And Nothing More)', 'Midnight Dreams', 'Together and Wither', 'Elysium', 'Deathwish', 'These Are the Nameless', 'Chapel Of Burning', 'Concern'.

Bonus track: 'Phantoms' live at Stodola Club, Warsaw, Poland, 12th February, 2007.



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