Shores Of Null -- Italian gloomers streaming segments of new downward spiral called "Beyond the Shores (On Death And Dying)"

The new album is a single-track of 38 minutes. They kind of roll up proggressive extremity, like death and black, with growling and singing, and just let all the chips fall where they may. As long as the listener is not frustrated by the changing landscape for the duration of this adventure, things are going to be fine. It is not crazy experimentation, and it is certainly melodic in plenty of places, but the growling and singing and the tempos changes are a central part of the music. The recording sort of moves by segments, if anything, or by moods, actually. Sometimes things get very doomy and at other times things seem more proggy, while melancholy never seems too far behind. In fact, the creation of melancholic vibes through the guitar work seems to be the one objective that the music never abandons. If you enjoy melancholic guitar, and you have 38 minutes of free time, the recording should be rewarding. After a few listens, it won't even matter if it's minute 6 or minute 16 or 26 or 36, it all just kind of melts into one big pool of melancholy. By the way, we are not ready to say accurately how much of the music is copied and pasted and used again, and how much of it is not, but you know how it is with technology. Depending on the situation, this could be a case of lots of copying/pasting the same parts in order to make it seem ambitious. To get more accurate information on that issue, fans might need to see if the band has done any interviews on this matter and explain the situation. --Metal Bulletin Zine

Shores of Null

Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying)

Spikerot Records

27 November 2020

This is the official propaganda from Spikerot Records: Shores Of Null is a Rome-based metal band, an unwavering presence within the metal underground since their musical outset in 2013. They have churned out two impressive records: the melodic and somber “Quiescence” (Candlelight, 2014) and the darker and more complex “Black Drapes For Tomorrow” (Candlelight/Spinefarm, 2017), both of which were highly praised by the worldwide music press. Shores of Null stands out from its contemporaries with its ability to blend seemingly disparate elements and their ability to sound overwhelmingly heavy and soothing at the same time. Blackened aggression stands alongside gothic-doom sections without either sounding out of place. Their music can be both melancholic yet majestic, made of chorale-like guitar textures across the instrument’s entire range, sustained by a powerful rhythmic section and punctuated by a refined mixture of clean and growled vocals, along with extensive use of pleasing vocal harmonies which have become the band’s trademark through the years.

Shores Of Null has performed over 150 shows, including six European tours (with In The Woods, Ereb Altor, Hooded Menace, Mourning Beloveth, Novembre, Harakiri For The Sky, Sylvaine, and more), dozens of shows and tours in their home country (with Primordial, Arcturus, Candlemass, Moonsorrow, Leprous, Saturnus, Negura Bunget, etc.) and many European Festivals (Inferno Festival, Eindhoven Metal Meeting, Winter Days Of Metal, Doom Over London, Metalitalia Fest, Frantic Fest, and more). Shores Of Null’s third work, “Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying),” is expected to be released in November 2020 via Spikerot Records, continuing to prove the band’s willingness to go off the beaten path and create their ultimate doom manifesto, a 38 minute-long suite emphasizing their heavier, slower and dramatic side, inspired by the five stages of grief formulated by the Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. The band has collaborated on the dark opus with many special guests, including two doom-titans, Mikko Kotamäki (Swallow The Sun) and Thomas A.G. Jensen (Saturnus), along with the angelic voice of Elisabetta Marchetti (Inno). The band is able to present an even more diverse and eclectic sound on the album thanks to the addition of classical instruments like piano and violin, along with the return of the talented Marco “Cinghio” Mastrobuono (Hour Of Penance, Fleshgod Apocalypse) behind the production desk.

Discography: 2020 – Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying) (Spikerot Records) - LP; 2017 – Black Drapes For Tomorrow (Candlelight/Spinefarm) – LP; 2014 – Quiescence (Candlelight Records) – LP.

Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying) by Shores Of Null