Thoughts: Two songs, thirty minutes. That's all we get on this EP. The title track being the first and main part of the album at over twenty minutes long. When listening to the album again, I find that the band has taken a more melodic and possibly even gothic approach to their melodies this time around. In fact they seem to have an influence from a certain My Dying Bride in the way that the melodies progress and play off of each other.
This is by no means a bad thing, MDB creates some of the best melodies in the doom genre and having their influence here elevates the music. There are extended sections where the band drops the drums completely and let the two guitars play off of each other... call and response style. It's my favorite parts of the album.
Despite the shorter length, Mournful Congregation has created a great EP, especially the title track. While I still prefer The Book of Kings to pretty much anything else these guys have put out, this is a strong entry into their catalog.
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