HANGING GARDEN · The Garden | TRANSPARENT RED LP

Transparent red vinyl, limited to 250 copies.

Background information about 'The Garden'

Hanging Garden delivers a masterpiece of atmospheric doom with "The Garden", an album that showcases the Finnish band's evolution into darker, more introspective territories. This collection of eleven tracks weaves together crushing heaviness with moments of haunting beauty, creating a sonic landscape that feels both desolate and strangely comforting. The opening title track sets the tone perfectly, building from whispered melodies into towering walls of distorted guitars, while "The Four Winds" and "The Construct" demonstrate the band's ability to balance aggression with ethereal passages that drift like morning mist.

What makes "The Garden" truly special is how each song feels like a chapter in a larger narrative, from the hopeful "The Song of Spring" to the apocalyptic "The Fire at First Dawn". The album's second half maintains this emotional journey through "The Stolen Fire" and "The Journey", before concluding with the contemplative "The Resolute". The production captures every nuance of the band's sound, from the crushing low-end to the delicate guitar harmonies that dance above the chaos.

For fans of:
Swallow the Sun, Draconian, Katatonia, My Dying Bride, Novembers Doom

Track listing

A1. The Garden
A2. The Four Winds
A3. The Construct
A4. The Song of Spring
A5. The Fire at First Dawn
B1. The Nightfall
B2. The Stolen Fire
B3. The Journey
B4. The Derelict Bay
B5. The Fireside
B6. The Resolute

Manufacturer: Agonia Records, P. O. Box 273, 64-920 Pila 1, Poland, Contact: agoniarecords.com