Funeral doom is one of those genre's I love in concept but in execution it's very difficult to find something I truly enjoy. I love the idea of incredibly slow dark passages, incredibly long songs, and this mountain of music slowly crushing everything in its path. Rarely does that potential ever get realized though.
Profetus have all the elements of an amazing album. The pace never seems to go above 30 bpm, the vocals are deep and powerful, and they use a fucking pipe organ for most of the album. The songs themselves are even well written and draw me in... something is just missing though.
When I sit back and really think about it I think it's the production. The Sadness of Time Passing is a well produced album, everything is clear and easy to make out. There is something missing on the bottom end though. I want my funeral doom to be absolutely c r u s h i n g and it simply does not quite get there. The riffs certainly have the potential to be that, but they lack that glacier sized punch that I need with this genre.
That said these songs do have a LOT going for them. The dark ambient passages that naturally come with the genre are exceptional, especially on Northern Crown where female vocals are weaved in... this section gives me goosebumps. The pipe organ is something I wish more bands would use, it creates such a strong atmosphere and it works perfectly with funeral doom.
God I wish this album had just a tad bit more oomph on the bottom end. If it did that then I think we may be looking at a top ten contender. As it stands though the album is a very good release with untapped potential. I think I would love to see these guys live with the immense sound that normally brings... I think these songs would strongly benefit from that.
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