Eternal Grief

Almost seventeen years of sepulchral silence have passed since we first heard “Dirge”, the first screamed of despair from the Colombian melodic death/doom act Nameless. But now they came back from the void to claim their dome of doom once again with their second full length called “Eternal Grief”.

First of all, its valid to say that this is a very solemn album, the feelings and atmospheres that are evoked are sadness and torment all over the place. It doesn’t mean is boring, it means you have to be in the right mood to let the grief and pain invade your soul. From ceremonial acoustic passages to deeply emotive death/doom tunes, the pallet is varied in grey and dark colors. You have been warned.

The intro track kicks and prepares the listener to fall into an abyss of deepest solemnity and melancholy, it is short sad piano sample that sets the mood for the first track.

The title tracks fit just right with the music and general ambient, for example, “Lament”, “Quiet Melancholy” and “Pain beyond the grave” are anthems of mourn that conjure the torment of a condemned soul that is rather dead than alive to continue suffering earthly existential misery. Melodic guitars and slow chugs of doom influence are the perfect company for the high and low forlorn growls that we can call inhuman singing. “Thy coffin” distorts the profound and solemn mood to give our ears some quality death metal but little by little the misfortune comes back again and we find ourselves oppressed by the bottomless melancholy of Nameless once again. “Abisina” and “Manifesto” serve as instrumental passages that shape the whole experience into a profound feeling of loss and spiritual decay. “Manifesto” displays some spoken words that demonstrates the variety of vocal resources that the singer possesses to lead through this via dolorosa. To mention my favorite part of the whole album I have to say that the track “Dome of Doom” wraps everything this release represents; a perfect and balanced blend of melodic/depressive death/doom metal. Instrumentation, vocals as well as the grim atmosphere already mentioned are present in this song.

The complete recording is very worthy to listen but as I mentioned before you have to be in the right mood to enjoy the solemn and dismal feeling you experience through the 10 tracks that decomposed Nameless second full length. The long awaiting really paid off and sets high hopes to know what would be the next funeral procession of this Colombian band.