Who Dies in Siberian Slush - Bitterness of the Years That Are Lost (2010)

   Death/doom metal looks back to a kind of long past, and even though it was never in the focus of the metal scene, similar to other styles, nearly all possibilites have been depleted in it's old times. Still, as the style was kind of reanimated by the formation of numerous new bands who didn't disappear after one or two album releases, and thanks to them new aspects of death/doom are getting introduduced.
   Who Dies in Siberian Slush debuted with a stunning album, that sympathized with both of the melancholic, emotional direction, and the heavy-noisy, endlessly extended version of death/doom. In similar cases usually the first is the more influental, but this mix is still way heavier than what is usual from the romantic death/doom bands of the middle and late '90s. In classic death/doom there is no chance to hear keyboards, since the instrument supports a more emotional and atmospheric approach, but in this case, with funeral doom-like background, it's not able to go too far with that. Heavily depressing and painful impression gets carried through the album, and the soft melodies are completing the main view, otherwise it would be more down pulling. Also the use of keyboards in doom and gothic metal is usually one sided, but Who Dies in Siberian Slush creatively introduced other ways how it could fit to a heavy sounded album. The obscure image that gets painted by the slow, extended themes and the deep growling vocals is also not turning monotonous, because the themes aren't too repetitive, and always somehow changing before that point could be reached. There is an expected endeavor to keep a certain balance in the music, to not go too deep onto a desperate level, to not sound too noisy and ravaged, and also to avoid the romantic, gothic style. "Bitterness of The Years that Are Lost" might be enjoyable for the fans of  death/doom in general.