Estatic Fear

A somewhat obscure Austrian band, Estatic Fear was formed in 1994, with the goal being to fuse classical melodies with a traditional gothic/doom metal base. By the time of the band’s second album, A Sombre Dance, the band was essentially the solo project of Matthias Kogler, who hired a set of session musicians to record the album. A Sombre Dance is a lush gothic doom album, with the expected range of vocals (death, black, clean female), instruments such as pianos, flutes and cellos making major contributions, and sprawling, epic songs. Though not purely a doomdeath band, it’s that crowd that will most likely find something of interest here. The band has kept a low profile and it’s been nearly ten years since the release of Dance, placing the band’s status in question.

http://www.myspace.com/estaticfearaustria

I
LOVE
THIS
BAND

and i recommend it to whoever hasnt listened to them yet...its an interesting band seriously...A sombre dance is awesome

EDIT: hey doom do you have their first album?

Yes I do, have both albums and they will be on the blog... some day in the future

Ah a sombre dance is some fantastic beautiful work. Been a wiel since i've lsitened to them though.

Both albums are masterpieces in this generes but Thorns you probably should stay away from the first one... the songs are to long for you

Haha yeah long as hell, but stil if the music is great, it will the worth the time.

long songs tend to get boring SOMETIMES coz they repeat the riffs.....but its all good, i dont mind them

You have a point there, it's a skill to make long songs that are good.

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A sombre Dance is fucking awesome !

Just discovered the band. I agree, A Sombre Dance, are really great...