FUNERAL · To Mourn is a Virtue (Re-Release) | DIGIPAK CD

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Norwegian doom metal legends Funeral return with this re-release of their haunting masterpiece "To Mourn is a Virtue", a record that stands as one of the most emotionally devastating albums in the doom metal canon. Originally released in the early 2000s, this album showcased the band's ability to craft monumental compositions that stretch beyond conventional song structures, with tracks like "Dancing In a Liquid Veil" and "How Death May Linger" clocking in at over nine minutes each. The album's atmosphere is suffocatingly beautiful, weaving together crushing guitar work with ethereal keyboards and deeply personal vocals that seem to emerge from the very depths of human suffering.

What makes this re-release particularly special is the inclusion of the bonus track "The Swansong of My Heart", adding nearly eight more minutes of the band's signature melancholic brilliance. Funeral's approach to doom metal has always been more about emotional catharsis than simple heaviness, and this album perfectly demonstrates their mastery of creating music that feels like a funeral procession for lost love and broken dreams. The production allows every nuance to breathe, from the subtle bass lines that anchor the compositions to the delicate piano passages that provide moments of fragile beauty amidst the sonic devastation.

For fans of:
My Dying Bride, Anathema, Paradise Lost and Katatonia

Track listing

1. Hunger
2. God
3. Your Pain Is Mine
4. The Poison
5. Dancing In a Liquid Veil
6. How Death May Linger
7. Father
8. Blood From the Soil
9. Wrapped All In Woe
10. The Swansong of My Heart - Bonus

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