Silence Of The Damned -final- -liquid Moon- Review

Do not listen to this on a sunny commute. Listen to it at 2:00 AM, when the moon is high, and the world feels just thin enough to fall through.

SILENCE OF THE DAMNED -Final- -Liquid Moon- : A Descent into Ethereal Despair

The vocals (courtesy of the mysterious vocalist known only as “V.A.”) are treated with a flanger so intense they sound like they are singing from the bottom of a well. The lyrics are sparse: “The tide takes the oath / I held my breath until the bones turned to soap.” SILENCE OF THE DAMNED -Final- -Liquid Moon-

The first two parts were about the rage of being silenced. This “Final” cut is about accepting it.

October 26, 2023 Category: Album Deep Dive / Track Premiere Reading Time: 4 minutes There are songs that wash over you, and then there are hymns that drown you. Do not listen to this on a sunny commute

The middle section features a guitar solo that isn’t technically fast, but it is impossibly wide . It feels like standing on the edge of a cliff during a hurricane. The drums, played almost entirely on the toms and hi-hats, mimic the irregular lapping of waves against a sinking ship. For those following the lore, “Silence of the Damned” began as a black metal scowl, evolved into a sludge metal crawl, and now ends as a neoclassical doom ballad .

If you need a breakdown to mosh to, look elsewhere. If you want a song that feels like watching your own funeral from a drifting boat, press play. The lyrics are sparse: “The tide takes the

Just before the 6:45 mark, everything cuts out. No guitar. No drums. Just a single cello playing a flat fifth interval (the diabolus in musica ) while a field recording of a rainstorm plays. Then, the title hits again—whispered, not screamed: “Liquid Moon.” Rating: 9/10 (Lunar Eclipses)