With their fourth release, NEGATIVE MEGALOMANIA, Italian dark/doom metal combo Forgotten Tomb continue on the twisted path they've been traveling, albeit with some new forks in the road.
Like their previous releases, the music is oppressively bleak, with slow to mid-tempo dirges dominating.
This time, however, the band's evolution includes surprisingly clear vocals from lead depressive Herr Morbid.
His usual tormented growls are now paired with more traditional singing, only making the grim, suicidal, lyrical content all the more crystalline.
While black metal is an obvious stylistic touchstone, Forgotten Tomb also looks to classic doom influences like Black Sabbath and Mercyful Fate.
With atmospheric guitars creating a gloomy haze and coloring the aggression a moody, introspective shade, NEGATIVE MEGALOMANIA marks a comfortable fusion of metal crunch with funereal ambiance.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Dish Best Served Cold | Forgotten Tomb | Play | 07:49 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | No Rehab (Final Exit)Razor Skyline, Forgotten Tomb | Forgotten Tomb | Play | 11:47 | 27 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Negative MegalomaniaRazor Skyline, Forgotten Tomb | Forgotten Tomb | Play | 11:40 | 26 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | The Scapegoat | Forgotten Tomb | Play | 11:39 | 26 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Blood and Concrete | Forgotten Tomb | Play | 14:07 | 32 MB | 0 MB |
| 57 mins | 130 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algol | Guitar (Bass), Member of Attributed Artist |
| 2 | Asher | Drums, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 3 | Forgotten Tomb | Audio Production, Composer, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Herr Morbid | Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist, Slide Guitar, Vocals |
| 5 | Daniele Mandelli | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mastering, Mixing |
| 6 | Razor SK | Guitars, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 7 | Razor Skyline | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |