Swallow the Sun

Swallow the Sun is a Finnish extreme metal band whose sound melds classic funereal doom with elements of melodic death and gothic metal, Scandinavian folk melodies, and beautifully dark atmospherics. As evidenced by their debut long-player, 2003's The Morning Never Came, their sound balances often-lithe, crystalline piano interludes alongside crushing guitar and bass riffs, nearly tribal low-tuned drums, wafting keyboards, and the unearthly vocals of frontman Mikko Kotamäki. This signature has been embellished, expanded, and improved upon over long periods of studio experiment...