Skepticism is also a
Finnish band of the
funeral doom metal genre. They are known for playing some of the
heaviest,
slowest, and most
depressing music out there. Their song
The March and the Stream is considered by many
doom metal fans to be one of the
most depressing songs ever recorded. They are also one of the few funeral doom bands that are able to release albums in
regular intervals (Doom metal bands in general are not a very motivated bunch, but funeral doom bands are the worst!) It is not generally known who the
members of Skepticism are, as their
website and
albums lack that information. Perhaps that sort of thing is not important to them.
Discography:
1991 - Towards my End - (7 inch) - Self Released
1993 - AEOTHE KAEAR - (Demo Tape) - Self Released
1995 - Stormcrowfleet - (CD) - Red Stream
1997 - Ethere - (Mcd) - Red Stream
1998 - Lead and Aether - (CD) - Red Stream
1998 - Aes - (Mcd) - Red Stream
2002 - The Process of Farmakon - (Mcd) - Red Stream
2003 - Farmakon - (CD) - Red Stream
As well as having the basic guitars, vocals and drums of a metal band, they also use organs to instill an incredibly dark and depressive atmosphere. Their plodding, slow melodies and almost-dead-heartbeat drumming are the hallmarks of funeral doom metal, and Skepticism are definitely recognized as masters (if not partial creators) of the genre. Like most doom metal bands, their songs have very long running times – Aes, for instance, is one 28 minute long track.