Maestus - Voir dire (2015)

Atmospheric funeral doom from sunny Portland, OR. At the start, a mix of ethereal female vocals, drifting keys, and death growls immediately brought to mind Shape of Despair circa Angels of Distress. Then the more sinister, death-doom-influenced riffs hit, followed by some quasi-operatic male vocals and blackened tremolo picking, and it became apparent that Maestus has forged their own depressive path through the misty Cascadian mountains. Free/name your price via bandcamp.

Track listing:

1. Shrouded by Peaks, Valleys Speak

2. Weeping Granite

3. Tears of Sky

4. Algid Lungs

5. I: Overcast Fields Ridden with Dew

6. II: Specie Æternitas

7. III: Water Sifting Though Iceladen Veins

8. IV: Per Æternitas 

Lightless hope recedes

Also listen to:

Darkflight - Perfectly Calm (2008)

The Austrasian Goat - Stains of Resignation (2010)