DOOM^{or be doomed}

Shape of despair

Misery, loneliness, pain, suffering are the words which can describe this slow tempo, extreme riffs funeral doom. Their style is somehow unique thanks to their singer Pasi Koskinen (ex Amorphis) who is taking shape of despair to the new ground.

These funeral doom band from finland is well known to people who loves slow, mourning, somehow sad but also very mystical, they might just take you to another world.
Some ask: "How can you listen to the same riff for 100× times?" Well the answer is simple, they are just great. Your thoughts fall away and they are great for background music. I've found this amount of mystical sound only in this band. Their lyrics are also very depressed and mystical, and Pasi makes it even better.
If you like songs which are 15min long with mybe 3 riffs than you will find them interesting.
I havent seen them on concert, that kinda sucks, because they dont have almost any.
You can see their Myspace and listen to song Angels of distress, it is common song in their repertuar.

Discography:
Shades of - 2000
Angels of distress - 2001
Illusions's play - 2004
Shape of despair - Best of - 2005

Official website:
www.shapeofdespair.com

Also see:
Interview with Jarno Salomaa >>>
Shape of despair - Angels of distress review >>>