Ippocalyptica
Do you like Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata? Of course you do, though you have never heard it remotely like this before! The sorrow, the agony, and the sheer emotiveness of Déhà’s vocals is something to behold, especially as contrasted against the haunting beauty of these melodies. These seven minutes elicit more emotion from me than the vast majority of doom metal released in 2021, which is equally a testament to the source material’s enduring genius as it is Déhà’s handling of it.
Favorite track: Lunam Quaeruntur (Off-album single).