Blazing Eternity – A Certain End Of Everything
Origin: Copenhagen / Denmark
Release: 19.04.2024
Label: Mighty Music
Duration: 46:13
Genre: Gothic Doom Metal
Photo Credit: Maiken Kildegaard
Is it really possible for a band to return after more than twenty years of abstinence from albums? When I the name Blazing Eternity When I read it, I could hardly believe that the Danes, who had disappeared silently at the time, would suddenly exist again.
After a few clicks and some more information, I was sure that I wasn’t dreaming or that there was a mix-up. And so stands the old childhood love that I’m with Times And Unknown Waters and with A World To Drown In in love, suddenly smiling again in the doorway. Already after the first notes I feel that you are still you and that I missed you so much!
Old splendor in a soft robe
Blazing Eternity sound from the first song of A Certain End Of Everything trusted. The album is an emotional journey into the beginnings of melodic doom and symphonic gothic metal. Although at first glance the Danes sound the same as they did decades ago, the new album is a mix of the two predecessors mixed with the maturity and depth of human tragedy.
The debut work Times And Unknown Waters sounded edgy. The harsh vocals were presented as growls. There was symphonic death doom, which was lightened up by acoustic pieces. The successor A World To Drown In was then a turnaround towards alternative and gothic rock. The feeling was much softer, as was the singing, and with the big melodies that made for an almost radio-friendly result.
Between Doom and Gothic
From both previous albums A Certain End Of Everything Elements adopted. The keyboard melodies and the melancholy of the compositions also push the album into the Gothic corner. The soft and flowing melodies and synthesizer arrangements are featured as a guest Flemming Kaspersen from the electronic band Delayscape responsible.
But Blazing Eternity have become significantly harder again in 2024 and as a result have arrived at symphonic doom metal. The album is very emotional lyrically and musically. This is of course due to the private losses of close partners and loved ones, which continue to affect the musicians even after years.
Melody arcs span the tragedy
The band incorporated these deep losses and their mood into seven songs. Superficially one might think that the compositions are similar, but what is similar is the style, the sadness and melancholy set to music. Blazing Eternity play a very special mix for us Saturn, Paradise Lost and Catatonia.
There are also tragic moments My Dying Bride and melodic lines that are reminiscent of the German ones Empyrium remember. This is particularly noticeable in the second, solemn part of the opener One Thousand Lights into the ear. The song can get you in the mood HERE be heard. All that remains to be said is that Markus Stock von Empyrium the album in his Studio E mixed and mastered.
Golden rays in the dark
Blazing Eternity play through the songs with deep feeling and avoid musical detours or fast parts. The lyrics and growls bring darkness, but the epic melodies and emotional guitars cast the compositions in a golden light. After the opener, the first highlight is certainly the brilliant title song A Certain End Of Everythingwhich HERE can be heard. But who wants to attribute less greatness to the following songs?
You don’t want to miss out on a single composition. The Ghosts Of Another Broken Life literally floats and No Bringer Of Light is driven by the guitar present in the background. The pace picks up Your Mountains Will Drown Again at. The growls are temporarily juxtaposed with a clear voice and massive keyboard carpets.
Everything is rounded off by The Bells. Symphonic, guitars and emotions bubble over and intertwine into a luminous drama in the album’s longest piece. Blazing Eternity are back and with every note I feel how big the loss was and how much I needed this album.
Conclusion
Blazing Eternity have risen from nothing. The Danes intertwine epic melodies, guitars, harsh growls and melancholy to create a golden glow in the darkness. A Certain End Of Everything is perfect symphonic doom metal, whose dramatic keyboard carpets also open the door to gothic metal. Beautiful 9 / 10
Line Up
Peter Mesnickow – Gesang
Morten Kroll Lybecker – guitar, bass, synthesizer
Lars Riis Korsholm – Schlagzeug
Tracklist
01. One Thousand Lights
02. The Secrets Of White
03. A Certain End Of Everything
04. The Ghosts Of Another Broken Life
05. No Bringer Of Light
06. Your Mountains Will Drown Again
07. The Bells
Links
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Instagram Blazing Eternity
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