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What is it?

Call Down the Sun, second full album from Danish blackened death doom band Konvent (that's Konvent with a K, thanks).

Konvent is;

Rikke Emilie List - Vocals Sara Helena Nørregaard - Guitars Heidi Withington Brink - Bass Julie Simonsen - Drums

What is it like?

Having a wall fall on you. But in audio. And in a good way. I think ;)

This band has a truly massive sound, skirting the edges of epic funeral doom, but they are very much their own thing. The bass and drums are uncompromising throughout, but there's also an underlying groove to the bass and guitar that means it's more than just a (glorious) wall of noise.

As for the vocals, Rikke List is one of my new favourite vocalists; it's deep and fierce and powerful, and listening to her reminds me of the first time I ever heard Angela Gossow.

Finally, some of the tracks (particularly Harena, the album's closing track) have that certain something that gives me a shiver when I listen to it.

Also, guest cello (and violin) by Feliz Havstad (more doom + cello? I'm starting to think I have a taste :D )

You might like this if you are a fan of:

Ahab, Bolt Thrower, Cult of Luna, Yob

Lyrics such as:

The will is just a grain of dust The will is just a grain of dust But I find that when whirlpools replace the grasp of desert storms Then each grain of sand is just as clear as day, how it forms! Eyes on the horizon, I stand right where I fell And here she comes, the shining orb I know so well

Don't just take my word for it:

Carcharadon from Angry Metal Guy thinks highly of the album;

Angry Metal Guy

Konvent - Call Down the Sun [Things You Might Have Missed 2022] | Angry Metal Guy

A look back at Call Down the Sun by Konvent, a Thing You Might Have Missed in 2022, available now on Napalm Records.

Toilet ov Hell has an interview, and thought the album was great;

The Toilet Ov Hell

Heavy, Dark, Fierce, and Beautiful: An Interview with Konvent

I’m no stranger to Konvent, and if you’re an admirer of doomed atmospherics you shouldn’t be either. The Danish quartet first launched onto

Revolver magazine talk with the band about some of their influences;

Revolver

Konvent: Danish Death-Doom Band Highlight 8 Albums That Most Influenced Them

From anti-human death-grind to world-building post-metal

Standout tracks:

Pipe Dreams, Never Rest, Grains, Harena

Where can I find it?

Youtube;

YouTube

Konvent

Doom of Death from Copenhagen, Denmark..

Bandcamp;

Napalm Records;

And, Spotify;

I feel there's some stuff I need to check out in here...

Think my top 5 albums of the year are probably...

Remnants of the Vessel, by Faetooth

Call Down the Sun, by Konvent

Violate Consensus Reality, by Psychonaut

The Saberlight Chronicles, by Fellowship

and...

Shunka Ryougen, by Haru Nemuri

Honourable mentions to Cool it Down, by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Myriad by Gaupa, Where's the One? by Congotronics International, making it! by Montaigne, UGLY DEATH NO REDEMPTION ANGEL CURSE I LOVE YOU, by Ada Rook, Tlazcaltiliztli by Tzompantli, Rakshak by Bloodywood, and the self-titled albums by Lybica and by Zeal and Ardor.

I tend to come to albums a bit late, so a lot of my listening in 2022 was catching up on albums from the last few years. I have finally listened to Ordalies by Véhémence, which is rad as heck :)

Véhémence - Ordalies Crisix - Full HD Dragged Under - Upright Animals Dynazty - Final Advert An Abstract Illusion - Woe Soilwork - Övergivenheten Lorna Shore - Pain Remains Saor - Origins Ghost - Impera Shadow Of Intent - Elergy