Skepticism (band)

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Skepticism
Origin Riihimäki, Etelä-Suomen
Genre(s) Funeral doom metal
Years active 1991 - active
Label(s) Red Stream
Website Skepticism
Members
Matti
Jani Kekarainen
Pasi Pöyry
Lasse Pelkonen
Former members
J. Korpihete

Skepticism is a funeral doom metal band from Finland. Formed in 1991, they are regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre.

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[edit] Overview of studio work

Starting out with a death metal sound on their first 7", Skepticism soon began to evolve into a more distinctive style, a combination of slow doom metal and death metal with prolific use of keyboards, especially using an organ sound. The keyboards created a depressive sound, rather than the elaborate or gothic sound that many metal bands using keyboards tend to focus on. This style was first heard on the Aeothe Kaear demo (1994), which was still up-tempo compared to the material that was to follow. The debut full-length Stormcrowfleet took that style a step further, consisting of six long and slow tracks with an average length of nearly ten minutes each.

After this, the band released its first 'pair', an EP and album which are thematically connected. A touch less oppressive in sound, but more abstract in lyrics, Ethere (1997) and Lead and Aether (1998) are perhaps the best known Skepticism albums, especially for the track 'The March and the Stream', which appears in a different version on both releases, and which is considered by some to be one of the most depressing doom metal songs ever recorded. In 1999, Aes was released, a one-track EP lasting almost 28 minutes, and another departure into different stylistic territory from the band. A variety of musical themes are explored before the song turns back upon itself and returns to the theme that began it.

The band's latest releases were contained in the second 'pair', The Process of Farmakon (2002) and Farmakon (2003). These releases involve another slight departure from earlier releases, by introducing more elements of dissonance and experimentation.

[edit] Line-up

[edit] Discography

[edit] Demos, singles & EPs

[edit] Albums

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