Epic Down - Days Of Oblivion (Album Review)

Release Date: September 27th 2024. Record Label: Argonauta Records. Formats: CD/DD

Days Of Oblivion - Track Listing:

Twisted Perceptions

Leave Banger

Faded Legacies

Days Of Oblivion

Lords Of Doom

Downfall Of Being

Lone Ruler

Members

Mitzschi (guitar(s)/bass)

Fabian (drums/vocals)

Review

Days Of Oblivion is the new album from Doom Metallers EPIC DOWN is what Black Sabbath would sound like if Peter Steele was their lead singer. As this is Doom Metal with a depressing style of emotionally charged angst that Type O Negative were masters at back in the day. The record is powered through down-tuned and distorted FUZZED DOOM passages with a sullen Industrial sound which is quite sludgy and unforgiving in places.

The production side of things is quite abstract and has an aggressive DIY based approach which allows EPIC DOWN to have a brooding presence to their music which becomes quite Sludge based with heavy industrialised beats airing on the right side of Drone/Ambient Metal experimentation that is used quite well within the opening tracks of Twisted Perceptions, Leave Banger and Faded Legacies.

Days Of Oblivion does have an unforgiving Post-Metal mentality with the clunking and thuggish guitars veering into a deft style of Progressive explorations that feels that EPIC DOWN are a much bigger band than the duo of Mitzschi and Fabian currently within their ranks. This is a Drums/Guitar DUO and Mitzschi’s guitars have a muscular presence around them which allows Fabian’s drumming to dive right into the thick of the musical action.

The record isn’t melodic as such but EPIC DOWN allow themselves to create their own blend of surreal Psychedelic instrumental movements along the way. Fabian’s vocals constantly remain within the theatre of Doom, Gothic, Occult Rock and Post-Punk surroundings. They can be quite experimental but if you're a fan of the more sullen style offered here then the album will resonate more emotionally with you like it did with me.

Days Of Oblivion works at it’s best when EPIC DOWN strip away their AMPLIFIER DISTORTED surroundings and venture further into the Gothic, Industrial and Post-Punk themes of their work which builds into heavier strands of Doom/Sludge Metal especially on tracks such as: Days Of Oblivion, Lords Of Doom and Lone Ruler. There's also some fantastic Ambient and Psychedelic interplay where EPIC DOWN show an aggressive and catchy style of COSMIC grooves on the later stages of the record.

Overall, EPIC DOWN have crafted a subversively different style of Doom Metal which blends the legendary mythos of BLACK SABBATH with the emotionally charged destructive energy of TYPE O NEGATIVE whilst exploring and building their own creative dominance within the whole album. 

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Grand Sounds Promotion for the promo.

You can buy Days Of Oblivion via Argonauta Records from Friday 27th September 2024.

Links

https://www.facebook.com/epicd0wn
https://epicdown.bandcamp.com/

Exclusive Album Premiere For Doom/Sludge Metallers EPIC DOWN New Album DAYS OF OBLIVION

After releasing the Equinox EP's and signing to Argonauta Records we decided to produce an album with almost new material and starting it from scratch. Since we already messed around with some new songs and didn't want to only re-release, there was only one way to go. It took a few months to get everything together and after a long summer in the studio the concept of the record started to emerge. With the release of "Days Of Oblivion“ we now ring the bells of doom again and celebrate the dance on the volcano.

You can listen to the bone crunching new album DAYS OF OBLIVION below thanks to the great folks over at Grand Sounds Promotion and Argonauta Records.

About Epic Down: (a short bio)

Epic Down is a duo from Leipzig, Germany dedicated to the sluggish grooves and lumbering riffs of sludge & doom. Founded in the pandemic turmoil of the year 2021, by Mitzschi (guitar(s)/bass) and Fabian (drums/vocals) to musically express the deeply felt horror about the excesses of the established abysses of a consumerist civilization with pronounced destructive traits and a reality marked by war, disease and destruction, and to preserve it as a defining sound of this so-called turn of the times.

Influenced by primal doom, drone and stoner legends like Sleep, Earth, Melvins and Spirit Caravan, the sound of Epic Down is mainly characterized by solid downtempo grooves and rolling walls of guitars, complemented by slightly melancholic vocals.

With the release of their first EP "Equinox Pt 1" and it’s sequel "Equinox Pt 2" in 2023, which were only available in digital way, the band stepped into the light of publicity.

You can buy Days Of Oblivion via Argonauta Records from Friday 27th September 2024.

Links

Linktree | BandCamp

Thanks to Grand Sounds Promotion for all of the details.

German Doom-Sludge Duo EPIC DOWN Unveils Details for Days of Oblivion Album; New Single Out Now

The German doom-sludge duo EPIC DOWN will release their debut album, Days of Oblivion, on September 27th via Argonauta Records.

Album tracklisting and cover art are as follows:Twisted Perceptions

Leave Banger
Faded Legacies
Days Of Oblivion
Lords Of Doom
Downfall Of Being
Lone Ruler

Today, the band also released their new single, "Faded Legacies," which is now available here

You can buy Faded Legacies from here https://ingrv.es/faded-legacies-4ey-6

Epic Down is a duo from Leipzig, Germany dedicated to the sluggish grooves and lumbering riffs of sludge & doom. Founded in the pandemic turmoil of the year 2021, by Mitzschi (guitar(s)/bass) and Fabian (drums/vocals) to musically express the deeply felt horror about the excesses of the established abysses of a consumerist civilization with pronounced destructive traits and a reality marked by war, disease and destruction, and to preserve it as a defining sound of this so-called turn of the times. 

Influenced by primal doom, drone and stoner, the sound of Epic Down is mainly characterized by solid downtempo grooves and rolling walls of guitars, complemented by slightly melancholic vocals. With the release of their first EP "Equinox Pt1" and it’s sequel "Equinox Pt2" in 2023, which were only available in a digital way, the band stepped into the light of publicity. 

After signing to Argonauta Records the band decided to celebrate that deal with an album with almost new material. With the release of „Days of Oblivion“ they now ring the bells of doom again and celebrate the dance on the volcano.

For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/epicd0wn
https://epicdown.bandcamp.com/
https://www.argonautarecords.com/

Thanks to Grand Sounds Promotion for all of the details.