Soliloquium – Famine Review: Melodic Death/Doom Metal from Sweden (2025)

 

Soliloquium – Famine album cover, melodic death doom metal Sweden 2025

Artist: Soliloquium
Origin: Sweden
Label: Meuse Music Records
Released: April 11, 2025
Genre: Melodic Death/Doom Metal
Rating: 8/10
Listen/Buy: Bandcamp

There is something about lying on the beach and just enjoying life that makes me reach for something a bit calmer and more melancholic, maybee it is the sun, the sound of the sea and the fact that everything moves a little slower, but Famine ended up following me here in Spain.

Not exactly typical beach music, but this album somehow fitted the moment perfectly. It is dark, emotional and heavy, but also has enough space in it to just sit back and let it sink in.

This is a melancholic death/doom album, and when Soliloquium move into the more melodic death metal parts, it feels almost like a revelation. Those moments really hits me. There is a lot of emotions running through this record, and the more you listen, the more you start to feel the desperation, the loss and the sadness behind it.

I can also hear progressive elements hidden throughout the album, but they never take over. They are just there to give the songs more depth and make the whole thing feel bigger. 

The production does a very good job with this as well. It brings the desperation and emotions to the surface and gives you the goosebumps.

"Imposter Syndrome" is probably the strongest track for me. There is just something about the whole sound of that song that hits perfectly. "2 A.M." is another great track, but honestly, the whole album is strong from start to finish.

The clean vocals can be a little distracting for me at times, but I also understand why they are there. They are the feelings of desperation and longing that hangs over the album, even though they do not always work for me.

Famine is an emotional, dark and beautifully heavy album. A record that needs a little time, but gives you a lot back when you let it in.

Rating: 8/10

I'll be spinning more albums — stay tuned!

Hauk

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