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US Melodic Death / Doom Metal. This is doom at its very best imho! The melodies, the vocals & all th songs are practically perfect & you just have to sit back & enjoy the journey! I love travelling & the scenery is stunning here so... :) Highly recommended!!!
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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
We celebrate one year since Mother of Graves released their modern classic "Where the Shadows Adorn." You receive a 3rd edition 12" record on Heavy 180g vinyl as black as the void. Plus, get a limited edition slipmat featuring the stunning cover artwork by Paolo Girardi. Full-color two-sided lyric insert and labels. Stickers included.
Limited to only 100, of which only 50 are available on Bandcamp. The remainder will be sold in person at the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest in Denver.
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edition of 100
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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Where the Shadows Adorn Vinyl and an In Somber Dreams patch (Pull the Plug Patches).
Includes unlimited streaming of Where the Shadows Adorn
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Limited edition 12" record on Heavy 180g vinyl. Stunning artwork by Paolo Girardi. Full-color two-sided lyric insert and labels.
SHIPPING: Shipping worldwide. If you're outside the USA or ordering multiple items it's best to use our other store for cheaper shipping: wisebloodrecords.8merch.com
Includes unlimited streaming of Where the Shadows Adorn
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 7 days
edition of 200
10 remaining
Purchasable with gift card
$10USDor more
CD Bundle: "Where Shadows Adorn" and "In Somber Dreams"
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Jewel Case CD bundle includes a copy of "Where Shadows Adorn" and "In Somber Dreams." Includes high-quality vinyl stickers.
Includes unlimited streaming of Where the Shadows Adorn
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Cassette (Limited Edition)
Cassette + Digital Album
This limited edition tape features silver ink on a stormy grey cassette shell. Full-color 5-panel J-card featuring stunning artwork by Paolo Girardi and lyrics. Limited to 100 copies.
Includes unlimited streaming of Where the Shadows Adorn
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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CD (Jewel Case)
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Jewel Case CDs with full-color 4 panel insert featuring stunning artwork by Paolo Girardi. High-quality vinyl stickers included. Orders outside the USA will start shipping in mid-December.
Includes unlimited streaming of Where the Shadows Adorn
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Vinyl (Limited Edition)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Limited edition 12" record on Heavy 180g black vinyl. Stunning gatefold artwork by Paolo Girardi. Full-color two-sided insert and labels. High-quality vinyl stickers included. Limited to 200 copies.
Includes unlimited streaming of Where the Shadows Adorn
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Where The Shadows Adorn Vinyl + Patch + Button Bundle
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
LIMITED QUANTITY BUNDLE,,,,Putting up just a couple of these limited bundles which include a copy of WTSA vinyl, a white logo patch, and a logo button. Will also throw in a sticker if we have any left (no guarantee on that). These are shipped from the band's merch supply, not Wise Blood Records. US shipping only for these... Appreciate the support!
Includes unlimited streaming of Where the Shadows Adorn
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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CD/Patch Bundle
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Where the Shadows Adorn CD with an In Somber Dream patch (Pull the Plug Patches).
Includes unlimited streaming of Where the Shadows Adorn
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
“Rot with me
Beneath the darkness and mire
In hallowed stone forever etched
Vanished from the eye of the sun
Crowned in glory and death
Follow me - poisoned angel
I wait for you in the searing black
I’ll bury your fears far within the earth
I’ll drink your tears like wine
Flow through me your river of pain
This bitter elixir nourishes my veins
Pale grew thy frost along my flesh
I perish atop your sorrow’s spectral crest
Scarlet lips and hands snow-white
Beheld upon the chasm of my chest
I entreat you - fall into my caress
With what of my formless soul is left”
Wise Blood Records is proud to present "Where the Shadows Adorn," the new album from Melodic Death/Doom guardians Mother of Graves. The album is a masterpiece of crushing darkness and exquisite gloom, mastered by death metal legend Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity, Bloodbath).
Their debut EP In Somber Dreams received acclaim from Decibel Magazine, with Chris Dick calling it “the stuff of melodic (the dark and evil kind) legend.” Jon Rosenthal of Invisible Oranges commented, “Katatonia's lineage is felt here, but Mother of Graves doesn't practice the art of abject mirroring. [They are] distinctly heavier, with an ear for keyboard-laden atmospherics.” The EP’s title track was also featured on the Metal Blade Records compilation Metal Massacre XV, along with Midnight, Ripped to Shreds, and Temple of Void.
Named after a mythological Latvian protector of cemeteries (Kapu māte), Mother of Graves' music honors the memory of a fallen bandmate. "Where the Shadows Adorn" explores mortality and loss in every growl and crestfallen note. Founding guitarists Chris Morrison and Ben Sandman—who also recorded and mixed the record—fill the album with mournful melodies. As Morrison summarizes, “We wanted to write songs that were more melodic, heavier, darker, and memorable.”
The result is an album that perfectly matches the stunning cover painting by Paolo Girardi. Brandon Howe’s acclaimed growls resonate with riveting dark poetry. The album is catharsis through creation. The foundation of old school death/doom is embellished with black blossoms of goth rock and evocative keyboards. Lyrically, the songs were borne from tragedy and pandemic isolation.
“Even after the world began to open back up, I still preferred and chased solitude,” Howe shares. “I didn’t mind the quiet, or the alone time, but it also made it easy to get trapped in your thoughts more often than usual. To really reflect on and face the deepest pits of the self. There became a certain comfort and familiarity in the darkness of things. I suppose you could say “Where the Shadows Adorn” was a place where I found my solace.”
Mother of Graves release "Where the Shadows Adorn" on October 14th with Wise Blood Records. The album will be available on Vinyl, CD, Cassette Tape, and Digital.
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"If this isn't the underground feel-bad hit of the autumn then I don't know what is." - Wonderbox Metal
"Where the Shadows Adorn is an instant classic...this will have you drenched to the bone in solemn atmosphere, mournful melodies, introspective interludes, and massive riffs." - Deaf Forever
"I was waiting for the rain and for the sun to be blotted out of the sky as soon as I started this." - Necrotic Nick, Thralls of Metal
"Where The Shadows Adorn strikes an immaculate balance between subdued and straightforwardness. As a hybrid metal act, Mother of Graves' relationship with both visceral death metal passages and ethereal doom has been prioritized, and they've discovered a dichotomy that employs both sides of their sound as their peak." - Brandon Nurick, Invisible Oranges
"There’s a directness (not aggression) at play with Mother of Graves that complements the group’s marche funèbre. Perhaps it’s the occasional Edge of Sanity barrage (as inspired by stateside legends of yore) or maybe it’s the streetwise grit that underpins everything on offer that sets the group apart. Either way, it rules." Chris Dick, Decibel Magazine
credits
released October 14, 2022
MOTHER OF GRAVES:
Brandon Howe - Vocals, Keyboards
Chris Morrison - Guitar
Ben Sandman - Guitar
Corey Clark - Bass
Don Curtis - Drums
WHERE THE SHADOWS ADORN:
Recorded and mixed by Ben Sandman at GLB Studios
Mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound AB
Drum tracks by Wesley Heaton at 1857 Studios, assisted by Marcus Bowden
Artwork by Paolo Girardi
Layout by David Jaggar
supported by 298 fans who also own “Where the Shadows Adorn”
An outstanding Extreme doom death album, in the best tradition. The funerary atmosphere reminds of Evoken ('Centuries of ooze" bears striking similarities, for my delight). It is overall sharp, dark, hypnotic and unrelenting. One of those rare convincing new bands that hold proud the legacy of the biggest names. Bertrand Marchal
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What an impressive piece of black metal. This one-man hurricane is pure art. Sgah‘gahsowáh creates an haunting atmosphere. He puts so much soul in his music. Sælzer Bub