Well, to start it of, I love doom metal, but I usually hate funeral doom. I also have a huge disgust towards gothic, but somehow the combination of female vocals with funeral doom seems to appeal to me.

This is also the case with Draconian. The dark and depressing atmosphere seems to be able to relax me, but also enchant me into a forest of minor chords, opera singing, deep grunts and classical piano parts. And surprisingly, this forest can easily be cut down with chainsaw death metal eruptions in certain songs, or just some slight up-tempo parts. Now I don’t immediately say My Dying Bride (but it’s probably the best resemblance) because I hate that band and I like this one way better. So let me linger in my fantasy will ya!

 

The power of this band surely lays in epic compositions that almost give new meaning to the word drama. The female singing is outstanding, she actually reminds me of that one gothic girl that I can stand, Within Temptation’s Sharon. Only this girl is a bit slower in getting all the words out of course. The grunts are fortunately not irritating. I can’t really explain why, they just seem to strike me in the right place. Or the irritating facets are dissolved by the enchanting tones miss Lisa Johansson sings.

 

This is a release that is surely worth checking out for anyone into gothic, doom or funeral doom. My Dying Bride can better beware, she’s about to be consumed by a Draconian.