Death/doom veterans On Thorns I Lay released their new album with Season of Mist. There are only six songs on this album which lasts a little under 45 minutes long. What do we have here? The mixture of doom and death metal with occasional funeral doom thrown in the song structures. Sombre melodies, topped with growling and anguished vocals, rolling doom drums and atmosphere that sometimes meets death metal aggression but main and best part of this album are the melodies, main guitar hooks and melodies which get into your ear as a listener and make you want to listen to over and over again. Although some of the songs are long, there is absolutely no boring part in any second of this album, there are no filler songs, I can only imagine how this material sounds live. So, if you are into crushing doom/death metal go get this one.

8/10 axes