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Sorrow of the Angels

While Heaven Wept · 1998

39 min · 4 tracks · heavy metal

A sprawling journey through melancholic melodies and crushing riffs, blending the grandeur of epic doom with profound emotional depth.

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Top tracks — play these first

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    Thus With a Kiss I Die — Clocking in at nearly seventeen minutes, this track embodies the album's grand scale and emotional intensity, weaving intricate melodies with powerful crescendos.
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    Into the Wells of Sorrow — This track showcases the band's ability to balance heavy riffs with hauntingly beautiful passages, making it a standout representation of their signature sound.
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    The Death of Love — An exploration of loss and heartache, this track highlights the lyrical sophistication and musical complexity that defines the album's overarching themes.

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

58 /100
Treeline
Higher than 49% of albums we've rated

The album's lengthy tracks and dynamic contrasts create a compelling listening experience within the doom metal genre.

What we noticed

  • The album features lengthy tracks, with each song averaging over eight minutes, allowing for extensive development of musical themes.
  • Melodic guitar solos frequently intertwine with heavy riffs, creating a dynamic contrast that enhances the emotional weight of the music.
  • The vocal delivery alternates between clean singing and harsher styles, adding to the dramatic tension throughout the record.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 4/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Thus With a Kiss I Die 16:58
  • 2 Into the Wells of Sorrow 9:43
  • 3 The Death of Love 9:57
  • 4 September 2:21

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