Sunset Forsaken is a Melodic Doom solo artist from Ukraine. Established in 2018 by Andrey V. Tollock 1. He is releasing his third studio album (4th April 2024), Novembryonal Echoes, with a musical crossroads between heartbreaking gloom and depression, which would gratify fans of October Tide and Swallow The Sun. The album was released through Soundage Productions.
Introduction:
Sunset Forsaken, Novembryonal Echoes: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Novembryonal Echoes
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Sunset Forsaken and his Novembryonal Echoes album.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Features comprise distorted guitar harmonies and brooding rhythms. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involves a transition between haunting growls and throaty whispers. The Third Sin—The Percussions: Delves into the vast world of diverse tempos, patterns, percussions, and fills.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: With a musical crossroads between heartbreaking gloom and depression
As soon as the listener presses the play button, the opening piece, Echo I—Viral Sorrow, greets the listener with a dense atmosphere and melodic sections with sub-par, clean/harsh singing that continues throughout the remaining four pieces.
Novembryonal Echoes comprises five songs, with various time stamps between eight and eleven minutes, for a total runtime of under an hour of melodic doom and the harshest death metal. It creates this odd crossroads between heartbreaking gloom and depressing but from a fresh perspective musical spectrum.
Andriy‘s musical creations are a testament to his exceptional talent for composition, apparent in the well-written lyrics, harmonious melodies, and fruit-of-art instrumentation. Andriy‘s diligence and precision in execution are simply remarkable, culminating in a captivating and powerful sound. The production quality of his music is a testament to his unwavering commitment to excellence, resulting in a polished and professional sound.
Andriy‘s exceptional devilmanship is apparent in his distorted guitar harmonies and brooding rhythms, which evoke various emotions. He skillfully employs heavy bass riffs to create a haunting atmosphere. His drumming is equally impressive, featuring diverse tempos, patterns, percussions, and fills.
With additional moments of clean inspiration, vocals, dark sections, and atmospheric/sound effects, the album becomes darker, dragging the listener deep within the music with these additional moments.
Andriy‘s vocal prowess is nothing short of impressive. His ability to seamlessly transition between haunting growls, throaty whispers and mighty screams is a testament to his skill and dedication to his craft.
Novembryonal Echoes is a fruit art album that commands and keeps listeners’ attention with its unique blend of sorrow and malice. Its dark duality creates an atmosphere that is both haunting and mesmerising, leaving the listener captivated throughout.
The album comes to an end with the last song, Echo V—Forsaken Till Eschaton. We want to give a shoutout to Andriy for letting us review his Novembryonal Echoes album. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
The last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Sunset Forsaken and his Novembryonal Echoes album.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, The creative output displayed in Novembryonal Echoes and its five songs are a fruit of art and Andriy‘s exceptional devilmanship. It has done an excellent job of capturing the essence of the music, making this album a must-listen.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
The artwork perfectly captures the essence of the music—a heart-wrenching, melancholic mood that will leave you with goosebumps. The depiction of the woods, forest, or park, with their eerie emptiness, is chilling and will leave you unsettled, just like the music.
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Sunset Forsaken, and his album Novembryonal Echoes.
This concludes the Sunset Forsaken, Novembryonal review.
Track-Listing:
- Echo I—Viral Sorrow
- Echo II—Suspiria De Profundis
- Echo III—Thorns Of Woe/Slow Motion Sadness
- Echo IV—Molten In Endless Oblivion
- Echo V—Forsaken Till Eschaton
Sunset Forsaken is:
- Andrey Tollock – all instruments & vocals
