Arising from the darkest doomed depths of music Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin join forces to create the ambitious philosophical opus “Stygian Bough: Vol II”.
Wandering through the monochromatic sonic maze of “Waves Became The Sky” surely feels like a trippy voyage as vocals remain calm and distant while the dominant grave riffage becomes your only guide through a murky atmospheric realm where in the end you can feel a vibrant melodic soul.
The shadowy soundscapes of “From Dominion” emphasize a poetic mood through a series of emotional acoustic passages and reveal a magical dark folk essence that eventually evolve into a classic funeral doom composition to build an ominous heavier rhythmic ensemble.
The monolithic final track “Told and Leadened” that clocks at just over nineteen minutes is a hypnotizing doom affair as there is a recurring major lugubrious guitar riff that makes you space out while the soulful arpeggios and the mellow vocal harmonies could be the right soundtrack for your nostalgic daydreams, plus you will be dazzled by the extensive wild soloing.
Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin both dare to explore further musical territories and the convoluted human mind, such eloquent artistic journey is naturally embodied by the heavy weight and the endless gloom of “Stygian Bough: Vol II”.