MyWitchMyBlood - Dying Sky

 

 

MyWitchMyBlood - Dying Sky
Self-released - 2025
Doom Metal, Acoustic Doom, Drone
Rated: ****1/2

Last year MyWitchMyBlood released their first album 'Yetzer Hara', which was a heavy slab of sludge-infused doom with some drone sidesteps that was bound to guide you to the deepest depths of the underworld, where you were happy to stay while being engulfed by the sounds of this Oklahoma City band. Now they're back with a new three track ep titled 'Dying Sky' and I just know you're as eager as me to find out how it sounds and if the sky will indeed breathe its last breath.

Things kick off with the heavy, rumbling doom of 'The World Hates Us Both.', with the point at the end of the title bearing all the essential characteristics of an exclamation mark. It starts with some feedback before settling for a classic doom riff, drenched in distortion and fuzz, stretched out to to perfection for a maximum hypnotic effect, while the gritty vocals add an eerie touch that's rapidly becoming a trademark feature of MyWitchMyBlood sound. The world indeed hates us both.

Next up is the title track - a beautiful acoustic guitar ballad. But don't get fooled. This is not another 'More Than Words' or 'To Be With You'. It's the dark, haunting variety with lyrics to match - bound to send shivers up and down your spine and leave you to rot in the remnants of your own misery once it's finished. It's got that kind of huge effect on your psyche.

And what's more befitting than ending this surprising release than with almost ten minutes of atmospheric doom that comes across as a soundtrack to a world where the sky has indeed died, the atmosphere has vanished, gravity no longer exists and where you - the subject of this listening experience - is floating between planets and stars, orbiting around the sun of your own accord? Yes, this is the perfect ending to one of the most surprising releases so far this year where the mood doesn't really change that much despite the variety of styles on offer. It more or less shifts between the different corners of a circular room while serving you life questions and wavering answers on a bottomless plate, so you can open the gates to some undiscovered layers of your inner soul.

(Written by Ronny Dijksterhuis)

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