Widescreen Mode - Until The End(2007) and The Hanging Man(2009)

Some time passed since my last post in this format. One of these days I remembered a band I used to hear a lot from Finland, no I am not talking about Poets of the Fall this time. They are or were, don't know their current status, called Widescreen Mode, If such thing as doom rock even exists they would be really close to that sound, dark lyrics and sounds, amazed at the time 2008/2009. But forgot about them for some years.

Starting with "Serotonin", a song about a neuroreceptor is always something different right? this is a good way to talk indirectly about depression and mood problems, as Serotonin usually regulates our moods. This song comes in "The Hanging Man"

The Other song from the 2007 album, "Until the End" and is my favourite, Dead Inside. Both song and video are pretty violent talking about a sudden turn in life that leaves you thinking if "it" is still worth it or not. For those darker days this sounds so good.

This is a more usual song from rock/metal, called Everlasting Bomb. But I think is always good to show at least three songs to help you decide what you think about the bands whenever I can.

Selected Songs 3: Therion - Wisdom and the Cage; Pyramaze - She Who Summoned Me

Keeping for a little while this format

Therion - Wisdom and The Cage from Gothic Kaballah

This as little to do with the last song but is a song which brings me back to a happy time in my first graduation year. I didn't knew back then how good it was. When I hear the last bit I remember what  I felt back then. Because music can also save us in certain moments. And this song is beautiful

«Sophia, please rescue me,
from the carnal darkness in the shades of reflections

Sophia, i believe in you, your light...
 Shine inside my soul, I feel the sun from above »

Sophia -> Wisdom
This song makes me cry so hard for those times you can't imagine but in a good way it replenishes a bit my sanity as so I could say.

Pyramaze - She Who Summoned Me

This song I can say bring me hope and ease when I needed the most I came from a really hard last high School year transitioning to University where everythingwas new and emotionally and I close on myself, a bit like I am doing now, and at that moment I listen to this and noticed I was feeling the same as the song for someone that was without she knowing taking me back of those shadows, I guess she will never know what happened back there, I guess this time I will have to find another way around 12 years later

«Why am I here, Where do I go
Has someone called me
Then please tell me so
And as I leave the shadows
I see her sitting there
Night turns into day
She's looking my way»

Selected Songs 2: Antimatter - Monochrome; Skunk Anansie - Charlie Big potato

Back to this format. Lets pick where we left last week and go back to Antimatter.

Antimatter - Monochrome from Fear of a Unique Identity
This for me makes me thing of when we keep waiting for a sign, a hint to move to act, and while that we conforme and accept what is happening around. I always say the auto-pilot life is dangerous you are doing things but not thinking about them, we use the excuses you find to explain yourself even though inside you know you are wrong.

Skunk Anansie - Charlie Big Potato from Post Orgasmic Chill

This song evokes a bit of despair/anger to me sometime sreleasing the anger is something well needed. Sometimes the most violent of screams are the silent ones no one can hear.  I think if someone could hear those the magnitude would be abismal.

«I awake
Dry the scream
Spit the vile breath
Till my tongue bleeds»

Selected Songs 1: Anathema - The Untouchable, Antimatter - Uniformed & Black

Today I wanted to share specific songs instead of an album, I need to collect more bands to present as a album and now  I have no time for that. So the first two songs are those in the title.

Anathema - The untouchable part 1 and 2, from Weather Systems
This song as been echoing in my mind, It has a mix of hope and despair combined in a single song, Hope to find our way and despair to know it is over, but it seems like he doesn't want to go on, He had to letter her go but he didn't want, maybe a romantic love, or paternal love for his daughter? I don't know, but evokes so well the idea of feeling too much and then the emptiness that remains for so long. I understand this so well.

»I Had to let you Go, to the setting Sun.
I Had do let you go. And Find a way Back Home»

Antimatter - Uniformed & Black from Fear of an Unique Identy

 This song calls too close to home, like when things keep on trying to mess with your sanity oh, so thin with each passing day. Like it is already running thin but everyday life still keeps on stretching it like it's nothing, waiting for us not to eventually snap. the last part of lyrics is specifically strong, Embracing a Lie, Got stuck on Rewind, when you keep reviving the past moments you can't go on.

«They'll wake you up when you're sane
Come rape what morals remain

Embracing a lie
Got stuck on rewind
Requiem in constant replay »


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Both songs seem to revolve around the innerself and not being able to surpass a specific dark moment and to let the feelings fade away, whatever that feeling is, being it love, hate, despair....

Oceanwake - Lights Flashing In Mute Scenery(2019)

Something new this way comes. I would put Oceanwake somewhen between Doom, Black and Post-metal. a Really dark atmosphre where the Growls are justified for me. The music is also pretty dark and it something to absorve.
The first song, called "Posthuma", has all the said parts pretty evident to me

The Second song, called "Travelogue" has a slightly different beat to it right in the beginning of the song, being more what I imagine from Doom and less of the others.  The voice also helps a lot to this idea to me.

LABIRINTO - Divino Afflante Spiritu(2018)

I don't remember the last time I posted a post-Rock/metal band but the time returned Hearing Labirinto makes me remember of God is an Astronaut and that must be a good thing to say to anyone. They seem darker in several moments though which I really enjoy.
The first song Ia m sharing with you is called "Demiurge"

The second song is the Title track and is called "Divino Afflante Spiritu"

Merzhin - Nomades (2018)

Once in a while I stumble upon bands I've never heard about, This is another one of those bands, from France, Seems France bands are more and more present  in myu life recently. The first song I head seems to have a nothern African vibe to it, the song is called "On Marchera" at some points made me remember of Myrath

the second song is more folky with less influences from northern Africa, but still a nice once to hear. The song is called "No One is Innocent"