Five years on from their debut album Daimonion, the Hungarian band Eclipse of the Sun now return with a second full-length, Brave Never World. It presents music that has evolved into an epic formulation of doom/death metal, combining dramatically varying vocals, dark melodies, granite-heavy riffs, and astute use of symphonics, which in union present stirring yet gloom-cloaked experiences on a monumental scale, interwoven with passages of poignant sorrow.

The labels that will release the album on April 25th, Satanath Records and More Hate Productions, recommend it for fans of Isole, Paradise Lost, Swallow The Sun, My Dying Bride, and Amorphis, which of course is very good company to be in. Apart from the appeal of those references, we also have tangible evidence of what Eclipse of the Sun have accomplished on this new album, because today we’re premiering a multi-faceted and relentlessly gripping song called “World Without Words“. Continue reading »