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Band Name: Fall of Empyrean Demo Title: Fall of Empyrean Band Members: Richard Medina (Vocals), Justin Burning (Guitar), Dan Sobeck (Bass), o Steven Henson (Drums) Location:Peoria, AZ Email for This Artist Official Web Site for This Artist Discuss on the Metal Judgment Web Board

Musashi's Review:
Music like this is so fucking depressing. Fall of Empyrean call themselves atmospheric doom metal and cite influences such as: Agalloch, My Dying Bride, October Tide, Katatonia, Skepticism, Evoken and Opeth. Basically, every song is a depressing dirge. I want to kill myself after listening to this demo a couple of times. I'll file this demo away for a rainy day.
If there is any bright side to this, it is that Fall of Empyrean are good musicians and write good dark music. There is an epic feel to this demo meaning that everything seems to be on a grand scale. The songs are long and have many different parts to them. The songs are also very melodic and the lyrics are powerful and dark. I find that the more I listen to Fall of Empyrean, the more enjoyable they become. I guess these slow songs take a while to grow on me.
Despite the good music on the CD, I am a little disappointed at the quality of the production. On one hand the production fits the mood of the CD, which is dark and lugubrious, but on the other hand it sounds muddy and dull. The vocals are mixed way too low and overall there is no crispness or richness to the recording.
Nonetheless, a demo of this quality is good enough to highlight the band's strengths. For fans of atmospheric doom metal, FOE should provide some fun listening. Personally, I think FOE is one-dimensional in that they only play slow, depressing songs. I think there is room in this genre for the occasional tempo change or perhaps some notes in the higher registers. Low and slow gets old for me.

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