Shores of Null, from Rome, Italy has been ensnaring doom metal fans around the world for years with their particular blend of doom metal, one that ebbs and flows with melancholy, soothing vocal harmonies, and epic guitar work. Their latest work “The Loss Of Beauty” is their fourth album and the single “Destination Woe” is the fourth single and the opening track. The band comments on the personal intricacies of the song:
“The lyrics take inspiration from the aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi, which in Japanese culture consists of the appreciation of all that is imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, and transient. This is actually a recurrent theme throughout the entire album. Beauty can also be intangible, like it can be a childhood memory or a pleasant episode in our life that will never come back, thus giving us a feeling of melancholy. Nothing is forever and we must be aware that everything comes to an end, in this perspective everything that is ephemeral becomes even more beautiful.”
Since their well-received debut album “Quiescence,” Shores of Null has been refining their sound and putting the emphasis on melodies. With the sophomore “Black Drapes For Tomorrow” they brought in more complex structures and with “Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying)” they took the doomier, heavier, and darkest aspect of their sound and poured it into a 38-minute track. “The Loss Of Beauty” continues where “Black Drapes For Tomorrow” left off, initially conceived to be the band’s third album and preserved until today. Stylistically, it is melancholic dark metal with an assorted palette of genres.
Watch and listen to the music video for “Destination Woe” through the YouTube player below:
“The Loss Of Beauty” is due out March 24th, 2023.
Album pre-order (Digital, CD, Vinyl) – https://linktr.ee/thelossofbeauty
Music Video – “Nothing Left To Burn” – https://youtu.be/wuP14Dgx4F4
Music Video – “The Last Flower” – https://youtu.be/W_LV8-Mz8qA
Music Video – “My Darkest Years” – https://youtu.be/DUgQC52vyOY
Tracklist:
- Transitory – 1:20
- Destination Woe – 4:52
- The Last Flower – 4:59
- Darkness Won’t Take Me – 4:14
- Nothing Left To Burn – 4:55
- Old Scars – 4:23
- The First Son – 2:17
- A Nature In Disguise – 6:26
- My Darkest Years – 4:56
- Fading As One – 5:19
- A New Death Is Born – 4:54
Bonus Tracks (CD and digital only) - Underwater Oddity – 4:18
- Blazing Sunlight – 1:57
Lineup:
Davide Straccione / Vocals
Gabriele Giaccari / Guitars
Raffaele Colace / Guitars
Matteo Capozucca / Bass
Emiliano Cantiano / Drums
Shores Of Null on their upcoming European tour with Swallow The Sun, Draconian and Avatarium in April/May 2023: https://www.shoresofnull.com/tour
02/04/2023 – Parkteatret – Oslo (NO)
04/04/2023 – Pumpehuset – Copenhagen (DK)
05/04/2023 – HeadCrash – Hamburg (DE)
06/04/2023 – Doornroosje – Nijmegen (NL)
07/04/2023 – Het Entrpot – Brugge (BE)
08/04/2023 – Rebellion – Manchester (UK)
09/04/2023 – Slay – Glasgow (UK)
10/04/2023 – Limelight 2 – Belfast (UK)
11/04/2023 – Whelan’s . Dublin (IRE)
12/04/2023 – The Underworld . London (UK)
13/04/2023 – Essigfabrik – Köln (DE)
14/04/2023 – Matrix – Bochum (DE)
15/04/2023 – Colos-Saal – Aschaffenburg (DE)
16/04/2023 – Im Wizemann – Stutgart (DE)
17/04/2023 – Le Grillen – Colmar (FR)
18/04/2023 – Backstage – Paris (FR)
19/04/2023 – Le Ferrailleur – Nantes (FR)
20/04/2023 – Le Rex – Toulouse (FR)
21/04/2023 – Sala Changó – Madrid (ES)
22/04/2023 – Sala Bóveda – Barcelona (ES)
23/04/2023 – Secret Place – Montpellier (FR)
24/04/2023 – CCO Villeurbanne – Lyon (FR)
25/04/2023 – Legend Club – Milan (IT)
26/04/2023 – Orto Bar – Ljubljana (SLO)
27/04/2023 – Schüür – Luzern (CH)
28/04/2023 – Undertown – Meyrin (CH)
29/04/2023 – Caves du Manoir – Martigny (CH)
30/04/2023 – Backstage – Munich (DE)
01/05/2023 – Dürer Kert – Budapest (HU)
02/05/2023 – Viper Room – Vienna (AT)
03/05/2023 – Futurum – Prague (CZ)
04/05/2023 – Hole44 – Berlin (DE)
05/05/2023 – Drizzly Grizzly – Gdansk (PL)
06/05/2023 – Klub Łącznik- Wrocław (PL)
07/05/2023 – UT Connewitz – Leipzig (DE)