Dying Age
Bitume, 2024
9/10
The solo project of the multi-instrumentalist Tamas Albert, as Faded Remembrance he blends a wealth of influences into these 9 unclassifiable but heavy tunes.
“Vanquished Dreams” starts the listen with the sounds rain, before soft ambience unfolds with melody, and the title track follows with bright brass and chugging guitars for a doom influenced climate of abrasive metal and bellowing vocals.
In the middle, “Tragic Journey” blends razor sharp electric guitar with an ominous backdrop, while “Shroud Of Mourn” carries a mesmerizing mood of swirling and mysterious ideas that segue into a thick and biting delivery.
Further still, “Sublime In Agony”, the album’s best, pairs grungey moments with metal and no lack of atmosphere, and “A Silent Embrace” exits with bright synth and a black metal presence that pounds just as it does retain melody.
A very contrasting effort of light versus dark textures, similarities to Pan Thy Monium will be appreciated, as Albert meshes gothic, doom and old school ‘90s flavor meticulously.
Travels well with: Ektör- Ektöristan; Onioroshi- Shrine