A Somber Funeral are a duo from Germany that has been featured before in t his zine and on this recording goes for an atmospheric form of post black metal and this is a review of their album "Since You Left These Shores" which will be released in 2026 by Silent Watcher Records.
A very fast and raw sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the riffs also add in a great amount of blast beats as well as the music also having its atmospheric moments and synths are also utilized at times.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic post metal style when they are utilzied. Clear singing is also added into certain sections of the album along with the clean playing also adding in touches of shoegaze when it is utilized.
a good portion of the tracks are also very long and epic in length as well as a later track also adding in a brief use of spoken words and some of the tracks also add in session work from members of Waldgefluster, Uada, Vorga and Faidra. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover lost friendship, unspoken love and the shadow life leaves behind.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from A Somber Funeral and if you are a fan of atmospheric post black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "You Left Me In My Hardest Time" "An Eternal Traveler" "Light Of Big Cities" and "Since i left These Shores". 8 out of 10.
Bandcamp: https://asomberfuneral.bandcamp.com/
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