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Umbra

by Gévaudan

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BoneWalker
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BoneWalker An EPIC one-song elegy of darkness, melancholy and inner struggle - this is DOOM METAL at its best!
Fallenin77
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Fallenin77 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English Post-Progressive Doom Metal Masters... There are times when, in order to fully interact with the experience of a musical work of this level that Umbra presents to us, we need to be in an altered state of reality... a good dose of a special distillate or any hallucinogenic substance is the gateway to a magical universe of an astral journey between physical and spiritual feelings that this album projects. Incredible cover art that deserves a double gatefold and booklet. ⛧
Reek Of STOOM
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Reek Of STOOM An Epic in every sense of the word - a miasmic, sprawling and tumultous tumble through the Ocean of Gevaudan!
FDJ (Desert Psychlist)
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FDJ (Desert Psychlist) Forty three minutes eleven seconds of the best traditional flavoured doom you are likely to hear this year!
Full review here .... stonerking1.blogspot.com/2023/10/gevaudan-umbra-review.html
SIR LIEBLING CHIHUAHUA SNEEN
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SIR LIEBLING CHIHUAHUA SNEEN If anyone had doubts that a 43 minute track could remain interesting then upon listening to this exceptional album those fears are completely overcome with this album. From start to finish this is the best doom metal that the U.k has to offer right now. Iter was amazing but Umbra takes a further step along the progressive tinges and is without doubt the best doom album from the U.K since Warnings last effort. There are traces of Warning within the sound but this is unique too
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Umbra 43:11
I'm waiting in the dawn light, clawing, tongue like dirt Bleeding wounds that unwind, nails worn through Screaming, wordless prayer Euphoria, distressed bough Evoke now the monolith, sepulchral pyre beneath the earth Veins of glass, skin of sand A glance upon madness, to extort the flesh ever changing Am I me?' I muse, through the fetid hollow Leaves of tar, toxic sap, constricting bark Limb of torment, drag me down, beneath the shadow And I slumber, in His embrace He cradles me to death And I slumber, in His faith He caresses, within my flesh And I slumber, in His embrace And I slumber, in His faith He calls my name, deathless sin, in the moonlight Uttering madness, please forgive me, endless nightmare Peel my bones, shifting grass, fractal worship Ageless god, nameless one, always within me Fixate the blind, upon the egress, lidless eyes, a starless void A new psychosis, fresh neurosis, an aberration of my mind At once to subjugate myself, ties that bind through bloodless skies Myriad eyes, peer through my sleeve, a tide of skin, ever shifting, sedulous A monolith of sin, obsidian form engulfing him, feed me blind, feed me bitter truth of mind A blanket of stars, to keep me warm under the sun, collective delusion, intrusion, illusion Revealing his name, enthralling, sublime, I see too much beyond the pale, grand cold void, with rotted fang Death grey flesh, birthed in ashen wastes, a tide of bone, ever screaming, lachrymose I'm waiting in the dawn light Screaming, euphoria Sightless woodland Breathless blood Scraping at the dirt, I am building my home Loose foundations, I am building my throne Growing inside, resident fear of mine Lightless eyes, reflecting through mirrors Lingering soul of mine, incense of blood in the skies Ever waiting god, empty heart within The clutches of heavens eye, my teacher, my soul, my pride I worship and adore, come not here, no more Shrouded mist, befall the hill Cascading down to me Bleeding skies of crimson eyes Entombed, a veil of thee Standing at my hearth, I am showered with gold Strong foundations, I am king, I am known Growing inside, fearless soul of mine Brightest eyes, reflecting through mirrors Lingering call of blight, a whisper of insight divine Ever waiting god, calling me to back to him The presence in the moon, my teacher, my heart, my guide I fear and abhor, come back to me, my love

about

Welcome to Gévaudan's second full length album: Umbra. This is epic, progressive and highly emotive doom.

Through a single concept, Umbra explores depression through the eyes of eldritch horror, culminating in an unrelenting shadow that’s imparted on its sufferer.

As you may have come to expect from Gévaudan, this album gives you monolithic riffs, soaring and tortured vocals, melodic instrumental interjections and lyrical guitar solos. Umbra, however, evolved from the depths. The battle of light stalked by darkness is reflected throughout the concept - the lyrical story, musical tonal shifts and cover artwork all combine in a completely immersive thematic journey.

Umbra delivers 43 minutes of expressive and dynamic doom - from the opening bar to the last, closing note.

Please sit back, lower the lights and crank up the volume to indulge in this epic musical journey.

"with Umbra, Gévaudan are back on a path to be funereal genre greats in their own right." - Kerrang!

"This album is going to blow people’s minds. It’s simply an exquisite album from start to finish." - Outlaws of the Sun

"Umbra has a lot to offer with its particular blend of doom not afraid to dabble in the progressive or epic to really expand the scope of what the massive effort is willing to take on with Gévaudan proving exceptional in virtually all of them.....this is what happens when a band truly finds their own sound and falls fully into it." - Head-Banger Reviews

credits

released October 13, 2023

Produced, mixed and mastered by Mike Exeter.
Recorded at Gospel Oak Studio.
Album artwork by Erskine Designs.
All music written arranged and composed by Gévaudan.
Label collaboration with Meuse Music Records.

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Gévaudan England, UK

Blending heavy, progressive riffs, lyrical solos, dynamic song writing and a strong story thematic, Gévaudan have carved out their own musical
niche. Whilst they lean on epic and traditional doom influences, the band also draw upon progressive, black metal and 70’s psychedelia influences to create their own unique brand of heaviness.
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