Songs from the North I, II & III

On this vast triple album from Finnish doom metal lords Swallow the Sun, each side represents a journey through specific realms of atmospheric metal, intense prog, and melodic doom. *I* swings from the thundering churn of “10 Silver Bullets” to the space opera of “Heartstrings Shattering,” while the acoustic *II* evokes a contemplative soundscape, with “Songs from the North” the aching centerpiece. *III* makes for a furiously bleak finish, with “The Gathering of the Black Moths” announcing the band’s punishing vision.

A review of Songs From the North I, II, III by Swallow the Sun, available worldwide November 13th via Century Media. Triple trouble!

Swallow the Sun - Songs from the North I, II & III review: Lost and catatonic