The second full-length album from Finnish funeral doom entity Stabat Mater, spearheaded by Mikko Aspa (Clandestine Blaze), and released in 2021 through Northern Heritage (Finland). This release sees the project descend deeper into a bleak and punishing realm where funeral doom and black metal converge. Towering riffs drag like chains through pitch-black atmospheres, while tormented vocals and dissonant textures conjure a mood of absolute desolation. A harrowing step forward in both intensity and vision, this album stands as one of Stabat Mater’s most cruel and crushing works to date.
